regional magazine connotations

1. Regional
magazines
North East of England

2. North East Life
– North East Life is a regional magazine that celebrates the finer things in life.
Published by Archant Life, Britain's biggest publisher of regional magazines,
North East Life champions all that is best about the region.
– People, places, heritage, landscape and quality of life all feature prominently,
along with platform sections covering Property, Food and Wine, Interiors,
Fashion and a comprehensive What's On guide. Beautiful design and fabulous
photography make North East Life essential reading each month.

3. Sell line
Main image- photograph is
of a bridge that relates to
the cover lines.
Cover lines
Price and barcode
Small images
Colour scheme – Earth colours (blue, greens and browns)
suggests that they are trying to represent that there is a lot
of sight seeing opportunities throughout the North East.
Alliteration – “wonderful walk”
“Tyne” relates to the river which runs through
the North East, colloquial langauage.
website
Masthead – immediately
suggests what the
magazine is about

4. – Pros of North east life
– Photo relates to the context
– Sell lines relate to context
– Image represents that the north east is a happy / cheerful place
– Cons of north east life
– Context isn't interesting
– Main image / sell lines don’t draw reader in, aren't intriguing

5. Cornwall today
– Cornwall Today is an award winning sophisticated magazine based in the heart
of Cornwall that prides itself on its combination of superb photography and
inspiring editorial. Cornwall Today is the biggest and best-selling monthly
magazine for Cornwall, bringing you fascinating features and stunning
photographs covering walks, wildlife, art, food, leisure, wellbeing, homes,
gardens and more.

6. Masthead – immediately suggests what the magazine is
about.
“today” suggests the context and information will be
updated and frequent
Alliteration – makes it sound more
interesting
Tag line – used to persuade you to buy the
magazine
Main image – colorful image represents Cornwall is a
happy and cheerful place
Barcode and date
Tag line
Sell lines relate to Cornwall
Sell line
Pink blossom is a femine color which can
relate to how most of the sell lines are
related to women

7. – Pros about Cornwall today
– Has two tag lines which will help sell the magazine
– Colour of font match the main image, makes the cover as a whole fit
in together
– “TODAY” suggests the magazine is current which will therefore
advertise this as a modern magazine
– Cons of Cornwall today
– No people in the main image, makes it less interesting

8. The Crack
The Crack magazine is a free culture and listings
magazine. The magazine was started in 2009.[1] Published
monthly in print and online, it covers entertainment and
culture for the North East region of England. It provides
comprehensive listings and previews on music, art, film
theatre, dance, comedy, gay-interest concerns and clubs,
as well as articles relating to local fashion and local
issues.

9. Masthead – bold writing to attract audience, sticks to
a specific colour code
Website – used to advertise the magazine more
Date of magazine issue
Main image – looks directly at the audience,
makes audience intrigued
Advertises what is expected inside this magazine
Sell lines match the colour scheme, makes it more
professional

10. Pros about The Crack
- Colour scheme – modern and colouful
- Facial expression of model in main image is interesting and intriguing
- Black and white filter on image
- Cons about The Crack
- Not enough information on the cover ( should be more sell lines)
- Sell lines, titles and image have no relation to the North East