3. Females
 Males
 ‘Fan girls/boys’

A person obsessed with an
element of video or electronic
culture, such as a game, sci-fi
movie, comic or anime, music,
etc; a person obsessed with any
other single subject or hobby

4. Overly obsessed fans are often very
knowledgeable of who they support and
want to know every detail about them. This
is quite common in the pop industry,
especially with fans of:
One Direction: ‘Directioners’
 Taylor Swift: ‘Swifties’
 Justin Bieber: ‘Beliebers’


6. The pop genre tends to attract more
‘fangirls’ than ‘fanboys’ because the girls
are normally supportive of either males
they find attractive or females which they
aspire to be/look like. Whereas males tend
not to be as phased.
My magazine is
aimed at both boys and girls, however I
feel the magazine will more popular with
the female fans.

7. Imagery
‘Fangirls’ are often mostly interested in
males, especially as a boy band. The lead
singer is often the most objectified and is
seen as the most attractive. The lead male
is often portrayed as dominant and
powerful in images, which is what I’ve tried
to re-create here:

8. This is the ‘dominant male’ of the image. I have stood him slightly in
front of everyone else, and his pose suggests a serious attitude and
someone who is in control. His outfit suggests a ‘bad boy’ look in
comparison with the rest, making him seem like the most important.

9. ‘Fan girls’ often aspire to women that
they want to look like or are very powerful
and successful.
Here, I have tried to
portray the ideology
that this girl is new to
pop, innocent and
vulnerable.
However, is
someone ‘fangirls’
may aspire to look
like.

10. However, both of these images create a powerful and successful
ideology of women. These ‘fangirls’ look up to successful artists for
guidance. Both models are in a quite serious and strong stance, for
example the ‘hands on hip’ pose suggests she’s in control. This
ideology of women being strong for themselves and being powerful
independently, and as a group, is what young females look up to.

11. Text
The young adult audience I’m targeting
will be more interested in the content,
however I didn’t make it too boring to
read.
By putting areas of
text in boxes and
changing the text
colours, I’ve made it
more visually
interesting to look
at. This also suits
anyone of any
education.

12. ‘Fan girls’ are also mostly interested in facts about the artist
and try to relate the artist to them and link themselves with their
idol somehow, to feel like they’re on the same level.
I included Q&A’s in
my article, so the
target audience
could find out more
about the actual
artist.
Through
emphasising the
fact she’s ‘16’
makes the
younger target
audience feel
closer to their idol
and like they can
relate.

13. Enthusiastic Headlines
When picking up a magazine, fans look straight for any
artist’s name that they aspire to. Enthusiastic headlines
stand out to the reader, especially ‘fan girls/boys’.
The ‘boy band’
being in bold
immediately
reaches out to
the ‘fangirls’ who
love to know
everything about
their favourite
people.
Emphasis on particular
words makes a big
difference. ‘Ellie
Goulding’ is a well
known name, which
would catch the
readers eye, being in a
different colour.
Underneath the ‘inside’
is in an even larger
font, emphasising the
need to buy the
magazine.

14. Outfits
The outfits I have dressed my models in are
colour-co-ordinated and in fashion. ‘Fan
girls’ often want to dress like their idol and
so the outfits tend no to be too over the
top, but still look expensive. Costume
designers also like the model to wear
matching jewellery and accessories for a
shoot.
I have made the jewellery
match. The outfit is also
wearable for ‘fan girls’ and
is a fashionable dress, that
would appeal to their style.

15. Here, I have
specifically made
the outfit match
and it’s something
her fans could
easily replicate
and find in a shop
themselves.