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Signs and Signifiers 
Music Magazine 
Annie Myatt
The Genre of the NME Magazine cover is Pop. 
The magazine title is ‘NME’. This is written in 
eye-catching, big, bold white capitals. NME 
stands for ‘New Musical Express’, this appeals to 
the magazines audience because it shows that 
NME is A ‘music’ magazine. A symbolical sign is 
the use of colours, which are pink, therefore 
stereo-typically sway towards a female target 
audience. Pink is a more feminine, elegant and 
Magazine Cover Analysis 
girly color, which contradicts the fierce, 
aggressive looking image of Noel Fielding. 
The Optional Reading of these colours may 
dismiss the actual target audience however, 
because the pink may associate it with females a 
lot more, making males feel less invited to read.
The preferred reading would be that they are just trying to 
appeal to the female audience and grab the attention. As the 
main image is quite masculine and violent that the pink produces 
more of a connection with both the female and male audience. 
The cover lines are written in a column, starting with the larger 
text at the top of the column and then decreasing in sizes at the 
lower area of the column. This is an indexical sign because they 
are trying to develop a sense of importance of each subject. 
This let’s the reader know what and who is involved in the 
magazine but also emphasis the importance of each subject 
or person featured. For example ‘Noel Fielding’ is in big and 
bold letters forcing us to realize he is featured a lot more. The 
central image is of Noel Fielding from the band ‘Loose 
Trapestries’. From this is can see his dress sense is rather 
eccentric therefore grabbing the readers interest even more. 
The anchorage ‘NOEL FIELDING IN HIS WEIRDEST INTERVIEW 
YET’ lets the audience know who is the central image for 
anyone who may not know him.
The oppositional reading of the cover lines is that it may be too hard on 
the eye, people don’t want to be uncomfortable with reading their 
magazine, if people suffer with eyesight or are colour blind, they may 
feel its difficult to read it. However the preferred reading is that they 
made it BIG bright and bold, to create emphasis on certain areas and 
subjects within the magazine. 
The masthead is an iconic sign for the company, because the NME is a 
well known magazine that people are familiar with. The NME is also 
there masthead and their specific logo. So people will understand 
and appreciate their logo. NME is a specific magazine based on 
music, as it’s also a record company, so people will know they can go 
to NME if they wish to hear latest gossip or information to do with 
music. 
The oppositional reading is of the masthead is that the font may be 
slightly childish and not appeal to a slightly elder audience. 
The preferred reading however is that they must appeal to a wide range 
of audience and although it may not look like a classy font, it is still 
smart, clear and understandable.
Magazine Cover Analysis 
The Genre of this magazine is pop. The 
well-known artist on the front page 
signifies the importance of this type of 
music magazine alongside the heavy 
eye makeup which makes her stand out 
even more making people interested in 
the look of the front cover. 
The colour of the image on the front page 
is very bright and vibrant which catches 
peoples eye, it is a symbolical sign 
because the colours may give off a 
feminine vibe but not really with-hold 
many masculine colors, however the 
bold white lettering really jumps out to 
the audience.
Although the colours aren't stereo-typical boys 
colours like blue or green, boys may still be very 
much interested in the magazine because they 
stereo-typically may find women on the front of a 
magazine cover attractive and still enjoy reading 
it or scanning it. 
The Optional Reading of these colours will be that 
people will assume that as there is a female artist 
on the front it is aimed towards the female and 
more feminine audience.
The masthead is an iconic sign for the company, because the ‘Q’ 
symbol for the magazine is worldwide known and people will 
know clearly of the ‘Q’ magazine. It is specific to magazines. 
The oppositional reading is that people although they may 
recognize the symbol itself, may not know or understand the 
meaning behind the one letter symbol is! 
The preferred reading is though people may not know the 
meaning behind it but they know it’s an easy to remember 
symbol for a well-known magazine, therefore unless it’s fully 
necessary for them to dig deep into the company, the only 
way they need advertisement is for their label to be 
completely on show and promoted around, so people 
recognize the logo. 
The preferred reading would be that the producers are trying to 
make it appropriate for both genders and so have made the 
female look really attractive on the front cover so males will 
be interested but females will also envy her.
The cover lines are very elegant and look classy, producing more 
of a sophisticated vibe which will again develop audience 
numbers. 
This is an indexical sign because it points out very specifically 
that the whole magazine is aimed at the more feminine and 
glamorous target audience. 
The oppositional reading is that people may feel that the 
language may be to advanced for what the magazine is. The 
teen age is usually the common age for interest in music, 
however this magazine, based on music is still rather formal 
and sophisticated for the teen age range. However, the 
preferred reading is that they wanted to make it formal and 
posh so that people were impressed and that it didn’t seem 
‘young, and chatty’ because that wouldn’t be professional of 
them.
Contents Page Analysis 
The genre of this magazine contents 
page is Pop. It consists of an eye-catching 
but tense image of Adele on 
the front. This will straight away 
develop readers, as the audience will 
be especially intrigued to know and 
read about famous artists. 
The colours within the page ranges 
from grey to red, these are colours 
that stereo-typically I would call ‘uni-sex’ 
this is definitely a positive when 
trying to gain a wider target 
audience of both female and male. 
This is therefore a symbolical sign is 
the colours give us an idea and 
opinion as to who and what the 
target audience should be aimed at, 
in this case, both male and female.
• The oppositional reading of these colours may be that 
the page on a whole is quite dull looking, with blacks and 
greys and only a little red, the colours still sway more 
towards males stereo-typically, the picture of the boys at 
the bottom of the page also looks a lot more of a boys 
interest from the way they are positioned, they aren’t 
trying to look appealing towards girls, meaning they are 
trying to produce ‘males’ to be envious of them.
The typography within the contents page is rather plane and dull 
again, but also is the same throughout the whole page. 
There's no verticality, this is therefore an indexical sign 
however because the’ average’ font is supposed to suggest 
more of a masculine vibe meanwhile the bright red gives off 
that feminine idea. 
The oppositional reading would be the idea of such similar 
fonts with no change, for the younger age group, they may get 
bored easier, or expect something a little more adventurous. 
However the preferred reading would possibly be the wise 
choice of having such clear fonts, therefore making it so much 
more understandable and easy to read.
The layout of the magazine on a whole is rather formal giving us 
a sense that it should be aimed at an elder audience, however 
this contradicts the colours used as they aren't very 
sophisticated colours and wouldn’t really appeal to elder 
audiences. 
Within the layout, the centre image of Adele is an iconic sign as 
her mood and persona she is giving off through her facial 
expressions match the dullness and theme of the page as a 
whole. 
The oppositional reading of this would be that maybe her mood 
within the image matching with the dull background and 
theme may be seen as ‘boring’ leaving the readers 
unimpressed and thinking its not ‘grabbing’ the readers 
attention, however the preferred reading would argue that 
and suggest that the theme and layout of the page is all in 
sync and attracts a very wide audience for the fact alone that 
it is understanding and clear enough to navigate around.
Contents Page Analysis The Genre of this magazine contents 
page is pop. It consists of a huge 
title taking main masthead. This will 
straight away interest audience 
members as the target audience 
will be music lovers, musicians and 
seeing ‘DRUMMER’ would straight 
away attract audiences. The body 
language coming from both the 
male playing the drums and the 
males at the bottom gives off a 
sense of pride, as though they wish 
to develop envious fans and expand 
there fan base a lot more. This is 
therefore a symbolical sign as the 
understanding of males body 
language and stance isn’t always 
obvious and easy to pick up.
• The oppositional reading of this will then be that the 
target audience of this page is aimed more towards boys 
and their interest to be like the artists they see on the 
page. However the article can still appeal to women and 
their interest in the males appearance, they may be 
intrigued to see weather the male is ‘attractive’, or not 
only that but they themselves may also be interested in 
‘drumming’ and may want to know more, this would be 
the preferred reading.
The main image on the front of the page is an indexical sign 
because it explains straight away from one glance at the page 
that the magazine involves music. Therefore people will be 
intrigued straight away. The oppositional reading of this would 
be that it will detach other types of audiences just because of 
such a huge image of drums on the front cover. Singers may 
feel uninvited to view. However the preferred reading would 
be that it is specified towards the music area, and a male sat 
with a drum kit is suppose to encourage passion and people 
to pick up an instrument and learn, its not suppose to detach 
singers, but make them want to develop their skills. 
The camera shots are quite professional but have been taken in 
dark areas, this may decrease the readers because the camera 
shots are mainly of males… this may intimidate women and 
make them think they aren't as capable as males therefore 
this is an iconic sign. The oppositional reading of this that 
females may feel that the lack of females used as images may 
intimidate females. However the preferred reading is the 
producers trying to inspire other artists.
The ‘Exclusive’ written inside brackets Is an iconic sign 
because it represents that the magazine, may be a 
one off, or is important, this increases viewers as it 
makes the magazine sound more important, 
therefore it will be more appealing to the audience. 
An oppositional reading of this may be that it’s giving 
the reader false hope because it isn’t clearly stated 
as to which part of the magazine is ‘exclusive’. 
However the producers want to gain audience and 
so will let the audience know its an exclusive 
magazine as a whole.
Two-Page Spread 
Analysis 
This double page spread is from the 
genre of pop. The glamorous, 
talented Artist on the front, will 
produce the magazine to develop a 
much more varied audience. The 
image of the artist spread across a 
whole half a double page is really 
effective and would inspire other 
females viewing it to be as 
glamorous and talented as her. This 
is therefore a symbolical sign as 
people will envy her and be forced 
to think that they are the 
expectations they need to work up 
to.
The oppositional reading of this is that it may make teenagers 
insecure about there appearance or force them to change it 
due to societies expectations, however the the producers 
aren’t trying to make people feel uncomfortable they are just 
trying to grab the viewers interest and real their attention in. 
So they can then aspire into that artist. 
• The colour scheme and theme of the page is very eye-catching 
for both a younger and elder target audience, it is 
formal and smart however still looks fun and interest to 
navigate around. This is therefore an indexical sign as it 
represents the theme of the magazine as a whole and gives 
the audience a real idea of what its involving. The 
oppositional reading is that people may think involving such a 
stereo-typical glamorous female on the front may detach the 
magazine from any male audiences. However the preferred 
reading is that the producers expected males to find the 
image appealing and interesting but also the more feminine 
males to envy them.
The overall typography used over the double page spread looks very 
professional and sophisticated. The ‘got to love’ has been used 
with a sort of elegant swerved font to show elegance and glamour. 
This works and is a symbolical sign because it is a stereo-type and 
opinion that the ‘soft curl’ of the ‘g’ is glamorous. 
This oppositional reading of this is that the elegance in the font, may 
not welcome males as much as females and so may detach the 
page from its target audience of both male and female. However 
the preferred reading is that it has been made to develop a more 
professional theme matching vibe, it matches the classy body 
language that ‘Florence and the machine’ gives off. 
The ‘Exclusive’ written inside brackets Is an iconic sign because it 
represents that the magazine, may be a one off, or is important, this 
increases viewers as it makes the magazine sound more important, 
therefore it will be more appealing to the audience. 
An oppositional reading of this may be that it’s giving the reader false 
hope because it isn’t clearly stated as to which part of the magazine 
is ‘exclusive’. However the producers want to gain audience and so 
will let the audience know its an exclusive magazine as a whole.
The genre of this magazine double 
spread page is pop music. 
The big bold masthead develops a 
sense of importance in the title. 
It drags the readers attention 
straight to it. This is a symbolic 
sign because the ‘FIERCELY’ is in 
a font that look ‘fierce’. 
The oppositional reading of this 
may be that with such smooth 
looking skin and hair on the 
image, this may contradict the 
straight, sharp, harsh lettering in 
the title. 
Two-Page Spread 
Analysis
However the preferred reading may argue that 
‘opposites attracts’ and so the sharp fonts, were used 
to compliment such perfect skin and perfect hair. So 
that people compared the sharp with the smooth. 
The overall layout and theme of the double page spread 
on a whole looks professional and the white font 
contrasts well against the purple backdrop. The 
gradient of purple, that goes from light to dark is an 
indexical sign as it represents the idea that Beyonce 
filling the whole of the left page of the double page 
spread, is becoming more gloomy, dark and fierce, this 
correlates to how she looks in the image.
The oppositional reading of this is that people may think the 
sharp stop of background colour from grey to purple is 
completely discarding the idea of her smooth skin and ‘silky’ 
looking hair. However the preferred reading maybe that the 
severe change between both colours is used to add affect and 
exaggerate the perfections Beyonce possesses. 
The fierce look on Beyonce’s face is an iconic sign because it is a 
reference to the subject of the magazine on a whole. The 
fierce glance in her eyes give off an idea, we look at the face 
and relate it to the ‘FIERCELY’ font. This is an oppositional 
reading because it may distract the audience into them 
thinking she is looking aggressive rather than fierce. However 
the magazine have tried to provide passion and motivation to 
progress, rather than a negative outlook on it.

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Presentation1.pptx signs and signifiers

  • 1. Signs and Signifiers Music Magazine Annie Myatt
  • 2. The Genre of the NME Magazine cover is Pop. The magazine title is ‘NME’. This is written in eye-catching, big, bold white capitals. NME stands for ‘New Musical Express’, this appeals to the magazines audience because it shows that NME is A ‘music’ magazine. A symbolical sign is the use of colours, which are pink, therefore stereo-typically sway towards a female target audience. Pink is a more feminine, elegant and Magazine Cover Analysis girly color, which contradicts the fierce, aggressive looking image of Noel Fielding. The Optional Reading of these colours may dismiss the actual target audience however, because the pink may associate it with females a lot more, making males feel less invited to read.
  • 3. The preferred reading would be that they are just trying to appeal to the female audience and grab the attention. As the main image is quite masculine and violent that the pink produces more of a connection with both the female and male audience. The cover lines are written in a column, starting with the larger text at the top of the column and then decreasing in sizes at the lower area of the column. This is an indexical sign because they are trying to develop a sense of importance of each subject. This let’s the reader know what and who is involved in the magazine but also emphasis the importance of each subject or person featured. For example ‘Noel Fielding’ is in big and bold letters forcing us to realize he is featured a lot more. The central image is of Noel Fielding from the band ‘Loose Trapestries’. From this is can see his dress sense is rather eccentric therefore grabbing the readers interest even more. The anchorage ‘NOEL FIELDING IN HIS WEIRDEST INTERVIEW YET’ lets the audience know who is the central image for anyone who may not know him.
  • 4. The oppositional reading of the cover lines is that it may be too hard on the eye, people don’t want to be uncomfortable with reading their magazine, if people suffer with eyesight or are colour blind, they may feel its difficult to read it. However the preferred reading is that they made it BIG bright and bold, to create emphasis on certain areas and subjects within the magazine. The masthead is an iconic sign for the company, because the NME is a well known magazine that people are familiar with. The NME is also there masthead and their specific logo. So people will understand and appreciate their logo. NME is a specific magazine based on music, as it’s also a record company, so people will know they can go to NME if they wish to hear latest gossip or information to do with music. The oppositional reading is of the masthead is that the font may be slightly childish and not appeal to a slightly elder audience. The preferred reading however is that they must appeal to a wide range of audience and although it may not look like a classy font, it is still smart, clear and understandable.
  • 5. Magazine Cover Analysis The Genre of this magazine is pop. The well-known artist on the front page signifies the importance of this type of music magazine alongside the heavy eye makeup which makes her stand out even more making people interested in the look of the front cover. The colour of the image on the front page is very bright and vibrant which catches peoples eye, it is a symbolical sign because the colours may give off a feminine vibe but not really with-hold many masculine colors, however the bold white lettering really jumps out to the audience.
  • 6. Although the colours aren't stereo-typical boys colours like blue or green, boys may still be very much interested in the magazine because they stereo-typically may find women on the front of a magazine cover attractive and still enjoy reading it or scanning it. The Optional Reading of these colours will be that people will assume that as there is a female artist on the front it is aimed towards the female and more feminine audience.
  • 7. The masthead is an iconic sign for the company, because the ‘Q’ symbol for the magazine is worldwide known and people will know clearly of the ‘Q’ magazine. It is specific to magazines. The oppositional reading is that people although they may recognize the symbol itself, may not know or understand the meaning behind the one letter symbol is! The preferred reading is though people may not know the meaning behind it but they know it’s an easy to remember symbol for a well-known magazine, therefore unless it’s fully necessary for them to dig deep into the company, the only way they need advertisement is for their label to be completely on show and promoted around, so people recognize the logo. The preferred reading would be that the producers are trying to make it appropriate for both genders and so have made the female look really attractive on the front cover so males will be interested but females will also envy her.
  • 8. The cover lines are very elegant and look classy, producing more of a sophisticated vibe which will again develop audience numbers. This is an indexical sign because it points out very specifically that the whole magazine is aimed at the more feminine and glamorous target audience. The oppositional reading is that people may feel that the language may be to advanced for what the magazine is. The teen age is usually the common age for interest in music, however this magazine, based on music is still rather formal and sophisticated for the teen age range. However, the preferred reading is that they wanted to make it formal and posh so that people were impressed and that it didn’t seem ‘young, and chatty’ because that wouldn’t be professional of them.
  • 9. Contents Page Analysis The genre of this magazine contents page is Pop. It consists of an eye-catching but tense image of Adele on the front. This will straight away develop readers, as the audience will be especially intrigued to know and read about famous artists. The colours within the page ranges from grey to red, these are colours that stereo-typically I would call ‘uni-sex’ this is definitely a positive when trying to gain a wider target audience of both female and male. This is therefore a symbolical sign is the colours give us an idea and opinion as to who and what the target audience should be aimed at, in this case, both male and female.
  • 10. • The oppositional reading of these colours may be that the page on a whole is quite dull looking, with blacks and greys and only a little red, the colours still sway more towards males stereo-typically, the picture of the boys at the bottom of the page also looks a lot more of a boys interest from the way they are positioned, they aren’t trying to look appealing towards girls, meaning they are trying to produce ‘males’ to be envious of them.
  • 11. The typography within the contents page is rather plane and dull again, but also is the same throughout the whole page. There's no verticality, this is therefore an indexical sign however because the’ average’ font is supposed to suggest more of a masculine vibe meanwhile the bright red gives off that feminine idea. The oppositional reading would be the idea of such similar fonts with no change, for the younger age group, they may get bored easier, or expect something a little more adventurous. However the preferred reading would possibly be the wise choice of having such clear fonts, therefore making it so much more understandable and easy to read.
  • 12. The layout of the magazine on a whole is rather formal giving us a sense that it should be aimed at an elder audience, however this contradicts the colours used as they aren't very sophisticated colours and wouldn’t really appeal to elder audiences. Within the layout, the centre image of Adele is an iconic sign as her mood and persona she is giving off through her facial expressions match the dullness and theme of the page as a whole. The oppositional reading of this would be that maybe her mood within the image matching with the dull background and theme may be seen as ‘boring’ leaving the readers unimpressed and thinking its not ‘grabbing’ the readers attention, however the preferred reading would argue that and suggest that the theme and layout of the page is all in sync and attracts a very wide audience for the fact alone that it is understanding and clear enough to navigate around.
  • 13. Contents Page Analysis The Genre of this magazine contents page is pop. It consists of a huge title taking main masthead. This will straight away interest audience members as the target audience will be music lovers, musicians and seeing ‘DRUMMER’ would straight away attract audiences. The body language coming from both the male playing the drums and the males at the bottom gives off a sense of pride, as though they wish to develop envious fans and expand there fan base a lot more. This is therefore a symbolical sign as the understanding of males body language and stance isn’t always obvious and easy to pick up.
  • 14. • The oppositional reading of this will then be that the target audience of this page is aimed more towards boys and their interest to be like the artists they see on the page. However the article can still appeal to women and their interest in the males appearance, they may be intrigued to see weather the male is ‘attractive’, or not only that but they themselves may also be interested in ‘drumming’ and may want to know more, this would be the preferred reading.
  • 15. The main image on the front of the page is an indexical sign because it explains straight away from one glance at the page that the magazine involves music. Therefore people will be intrigued straight away. The oppositional reading of this would be that it will detach other types of audiences just because of such a huge image of drums on the front cover. Singers may feel uninvited to view. However the preferred reading would be that it is specified towards the music area, and a male sat with a drum kit is suppose to encourage passion and people to pick up an instrument and learn, its not suppose to detach singers, but make them want to develop their skills. The camera shots are quite professional but have been taken in dark areas, this may decrease the readers because the camera shots are mainly of males… this may intimidate women and make them think they aren't as capable as males therefore this is an iconic sign. The oppositional reading of this that females may feel that the lack of females used as images may intimidate females. However the preferred reading is the producers trying to inspire other artists.
  • 16. The ‘Exclusive’ written inside brackets Is an iconic sign because it represents that the magazine, may be a one off, or is important, this increases viewers as it makes the magazine sound more important, therefore it will be more appealing to the audience. An oppositional reading of this may be that it’s giving the reader false hope because it isn’t clearly stated as to which part of the magazine is ‘exclusive’. However the producers want to gain audience and so will let the audience know its an exclusive magazine as a whole.
  • 17. Two-Page Spread Analysis This double page spread is from the genre of pop. The glamorous, talented Artist on the front, will produce the magazine to develop a much more varied audience. The image of the artist spread across a whole half a double page is really effective and would inspire other females viewing it to be as glamorous and talented as her. This is therefore a symbolical sign as people will envy her and be forced to think that they are the expectations they need to work up to.
  • 18. The oppositional reading of this is that it may make teenagers insecure about there appearance or force them to change it due to societies expectations, however the the producers aren’t trying to make people feel uncomfortable they are just trying to grab the viewers interest and real their attention in. So they can then aspire into that artist. • The colour scheme and theme of the page is very eye-catching for both a younger and elder target audience, it is formal and smart however still looks fun and interest to navigate around. This is therefore an indexical sign as it represents the theme of the magazine as a whole and gives the audience a real idea of what its involving. The oppositional reading is that people may think involving such a stereo-typical glamorous female on the front may detach the magazine from any male audiences. However the preferred reading is that the producers expected males to find the image appealing and interesting but also the more feminine males to envy them.
  • 19. The overall typography used over the double page spread looks very professional and sophisticated. The ‘got to love’ has been used with a sort of elegant swerved font to show elegance and glamour. This works and is a symbolical sign because it is a stereo-type and opinion that the ‘soft curl’ of the ‘g’ is glamorous. This oppositional reading of this is that the elegance in the font, may not welcome males as much as females and so may detach the page from its target audience of both male and female. However the preferred reading is that it has been made to develop a more professional theme matching vibe, it matches the classy body language that ‘Florence and the machine’ gives off. The ‘Exclusive’ written inside brackets Is an iconic sign because it represents that the magazine, may be a one off, or is important, this increases viewers as it makes the magazine sound more important, therefore it will be more appealing to the audience. An oppositional reading of this may be that it’s giving the reader false hope because it isn’t clearly stated as to which part of the magazine is ‘exclusive’. However the producers want to gain audience and so will let the audience know its an exclusive magazine as a whole.
  • 20. The genre of this magazine double spread page is pop music. The big bold masthead develops a sense of importance in the title. It drags the readers attention straight to it. This is a symbolic sign because the ‘FIERCELY’ is in a font that look ‘fierce’. The oppositional reading of this may be that with such smooth looking skin and hair on the image, this may contradict the straight, sharp, harsh lettering in the title. Two-Page Spread Analysis
  • 21. However the preferred reading may argue that ‘opposites attracts’ and so the sharp fonts, were used to compliment such perfect skin and perfect hair. So that people compared the sharp with the smooth. The overall layout and theme of the double page spread on a whole looks professional and the white font contrasts well against the purple backdrop. The gradient of purple, that goes from light to dark is an indexical sign as it represents the idea that Beyonce filling the whole of the left page of the double page spread, is becoming more gloomy, dark and fierce, this correlates to how she looks in the image.
  • 22. The oppositional reading of this is that people may think the sharp stop of background colour from grey to purple is completely discarding the idea of her smooth skin and ‘silky’ looking hair. However the preferred reading maybe that the severe change between both colours is used to add affect and exaggerate the perfections Beyonce possesses. The fierce look on Beyonce’s face is an iconic sign because it is a reference to the subject of the magazine on a whole. The fierce glance in her eyes give off an idea, we look at the face and relate it to the ‘FIERCELY’ font. This is an oppositional reading because it may distract the audience into them thinking she is looking aggressive rather than fierce. However the magazine have tried to provide passion and motivation to progress, rather than a negative outlook on it.