This document analyzes the layout and design elements of a magazine targeted towards teenage girls. It discusses features like the magazine cover, table of contents, and a double page spread. The cover uses imagery and text to entice readers and convey the genre of music covered. The table of contents continues the girly color scheme and addresses readers directly to make them feel involved. It also previews content through images and subheadings. The double page spread analyzed maintains the feminine house style and focuses on an interview format to engage the teenage audience.
2. MAST HEAD: PUFF:
The title of the Additional offers
magazine, very within the magazine
girly font and generally used to
connotes what the entice the target
magazine is about. audience.
CENTRAL IMAGE: SPLASH:
The main image of the The main story of
magazine, iconic the magazine, Again
representation ( a band entices the target
most of the target audience and shows
audience would know. Also what genre of music
connotes what the main is covered.
story of the magazine is.
MODE OF ADDRESS:
COVER-LINES: The magazine addresses
Additional features and the target audience
stories located within directly via the usage of
the magazine, entices “YOU” , Makes the
the target audience audience feel directly
again and also again involved with the
connotes what genre of magazine.
music the magazine
covers. BARCODE & PRICE
3. TOP OF THE POPS CONTENTS PAGE:
On the contents page of this magazine there is a letter from
the editor of the magazine which is directly addressing the
target audience which is teenage girls, the mode of address
that is used is informal and direct with use of words such as
“YOU’RE” which is directly addressing the audience and
“PROB’S” which is a form of informally addressing the
audience as well.
There is a small scale image of the front cover which is then
labelled to show what page you’ll find a certain aspect of the
front cover on.
There are also subheadings which show what else is found
through out the magazine, the subheadings make the
magazine easier to read.
The house colour is carried on from the front cover with many
different shades of pink which also connotes again that this
magazine is quite girly aimed towards young teenagers.
There is a use of images which connotes what the magazine
also contains, the images connote it is a very girly magazine
which covers girly topics such as boy bands and fashion etc.
4. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ANALYSIS:
The house style has been continued through the magazine emphasising on the girly nature of the
magazine, also the topic of this double page spread connotes the femininity of the magazine. This double
page spread has a large central image of the topic and a strap-line which is an extra introduction to the
topic. This double page spread is in the form of a interview , with questions and answers, this makes it
easier to read for the audience.