This document analyzes the design elements of a pop music magazine targeted towards teenage girls. It discusses the use of catchy quotes and headlines about popular artists to attract the target audience. A promotional offer of posters is also meant to draw readers in. The funky pink and white font and color scheme create a cool, pop-inspired feel. Pink and stories about boy bands are intended to appeal specifically to female teenagers interested in music, fashion and gossip about their favorite stars. The cover photo of Taylor Swift, a popular artist, aims to attract her fans while still interesting others with photos of multiple celebrities.

1. Sub headings- use
catchy quotes to pull
the audience in
“Taylor’s first
interview since harry”
this will excite the
target audience which
is clearly young
teenagers as they will
want to know all about
their favourite artists
and the gossip about
her life.
Sell line- “10 posters in every
issue”- this will draw in the
audience as they get something
free with the magazine and
typically teenagers would have
posters in their room of their
favourite artists and they will
therefore want to buy this
magazine.
The font- is used in this
magazine is very funky
with backgrounds of
pinks and whites. This
reflects the genre of a
pop magazine, as it is
very bright and cool font
that would attract
teenagers who typically
listen to pop and current
music. Most of the bold
font is in capitals and
some are on more canted
angle which follows the
theme funky and cool.
Colour scheme -this
magazine is mostly
bright pinks and bold
white writing, the
connotations of pink
are typically girly and
feminine and
therefore will be
attracting a mainly
female audience. This
is reinforced by the
use of headlines “101
facts about 1
direction” and “Justin
beiber scandal” this
will attract female
teenagers who are
fans of the artists and
will want to know all
about them. As the
audience for this
magazine is typically
young girls aged
approximately 13
who are just getting
in to music and
fashion and will want
to be current and hip.
Cover photo-By using the cover photo
of Taylor swift; a very popular artist;
will attract her fan base. Although
others that may not like Taylor swift
would still be attracted to it as it
features many other artists on the
front cover. The medium shot of Taylor
shows her looking straight at the
audience singing into a hairbrush, this
shows her being quite playful and
friendly so its as if she is connecting
with the younger audience as
stereotypically they would sing in their
room into hairbrushes so by showing
her doing the same thing makes the
audience feel familiar.