This magazine cover features Cheryl Cole with red lipstick and water on her face against an out-of-focus background to attract male viewers. Key elements include the red masthead and headline emphasizing important stories, additional stories listed on the left side separated by gutters, and a banner at the top with the word "biggest" to grab consumers' attention. The dark eye makeup and water create a sultry look enhancing Cheryl Cole's appeal according to Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory of representation.

1. Magazine Cover
Research -
Cheryl Cole Q

2. The masthead is located in the
top right corner and the use of
the color red has now formed it
to turn it into a house style. As
“rocks” which is the main story
headline is also red which shows
importance to them two
features.
The use of the red lipsticks
signifies danger and can be seen
as quite sexual.

3. These are other
story lines that
are featured
down the left
side of the
magazine cover
and have used
gutters to
separate them.
The use of a
puff has also
been used to
show other
important
storylines.
The use of a banner has been used at the top
and has a buzz word of “biggest” and uses a sell
line to help attract more consumers.

4. The main image of Cheryl Cole links into
Laura Mulvey’s representation theory of
male gaze and supports them. This is due
to the us of water and the darker eye
shadow make up look creating a sultry
effect.
The image has been edited to enhance the
red on her lipstick and the water on her
face which makes it more appealing to
men.
The background is not on focus to
emphasis further the effect of Cheryl Cole.

5. How this has influenced my planning and creativity:
Although Laura Mulvey’s theory is very old fashioned, it clearly has become
very effective as the magazine cover has attracted a male audience. The
magazine is sultry and is links into the genre of rock but doesn't follow
conventions as it has a high appeal to a male audience in a very different
aspect.