The document discusses the characteristics of a magazine targeting primarily new mothers aged 18-50, within the 'real life' genre, which is stereotypically female-oriented. Key features include vibrant graphic elements, a consistent house style emphasizing femininity through the use of pink, and a clear layout that highlights main and subheadings for reader engagement. Additionally, various advertisements and special features are strategically placed to attract the target audience's attention.

1. Conclusion:
Audience: All target audiences range from the ages 18-50. A large proportion of the readers are new mothers or mothers
of children aged 0-15.
Genre: The genre of the magazine is 'real life'. All magazines use similar codes and conventions in representing the genre
which is stereotyped as a female genre.
Graphic elements: The masthead is always on the front page as well as, the price for easy access and brand identity. Box
out stories attract attention due to bright colors used. Also, the stories are normally the most appealing to the
reader/target audience. Subheadings are the stories within the media currently that aren't as popular as the main
headlines, but still have some acknowledgment within the magazine. Main headlines are stories that are currently big in
the media and draw in the most interest. Flashes are presented as shapes or design elements that deliberately stand out
from the rest of the cover. Used to flag 'special' features. The Barcode is always on the front cover of the magazine.
Advertisements are normally on the back page.
House style: Pink is presented on both the cover and content page of all magazines analyzed. This is due to the female
target audience and the stereotype of pink being representative of women. A variety of fonts are used including sans serif
and serif. Adding to this, female representation has been used numerously across most magazines (mostly mothers or
celebs). The main image are also, women which links to the target audience.
Contents: Contexts sections have been divided to separate context on the cover and, the rest of the magazine content.
The masthead is included as well as, the month of the magazine it was published. This helps emphasize brand identity of
the magazine. Also, appears to be the main feature of the magazine with bright colors so it is eye-catching to the reader.
The main image includes an advertisement, or a photo of a female (celeb) and subheadings included number pages for
easy access. The footer includes information such as, masthead, dateline and number page. Adding to this, flashes are
frequently used to draw attention to deals or advertisements.