1. This would largely
appeal to a
younger target
audience, girls
aged 14-19. This is
because the way
its set out and
looks makes it
easier for them to
read it.
The colours used in these are very bright and
colourfulwhich represents whatNicki’s
personality could be like. Sheis also known
for loving the ‘Barbiepink’ colour which is
the background colour of the article. The
colour of her lipstick also matches the
writing which are both pink. The useof
vibrantand feminine colours could state that
this article is mainly aimed towards females.
The main image of Nicki is placed
almost in the middle of both pages and
the text frames her. This shows that
because shetook up more space, her
image is more significant. She’s
wearing a black and white stripped
tight shirtwhich shows off her body.
The structureof the article went against the
conventions of normalmagazine because they
tend to havethe picture on only one page of
the double spread but this article has Nicki
spread across both pages. This was
exaggerated with her elbows sticking up,
covering the last letter of her name. This also
highlights her fame becausepeople would be
able to know whatit says withoutreading the
full name. The bold writing also takes up most
of the space.
The fonts used also representNicki’s
personality because there is a range of big
bold fonts as well as smallcurly ones. This
could state that even though she does music
fromthe samegenre as whatmen are mostly
associated with, shecan still be very
feministic. The word ‘Gospel’ used in the
masthead could symbolisethat people view
her in a holy form, like a God, which shows
how influential she is.
Muna Mohamed
