The cover uses color, fonts, and images to represent its target audience of young girls. Miley Cyrus' natural, girly appearance attracts this audience. Her curly hair and flowery top portray a playful personality. The magazine aims to show girls as young and playful rather than trying to appear older. The Eminem cover uses his intimidating facial expression and body language to represent his raw, difficult music. His image dominates the page, blocking some text. Red text stands out against black, white, and gray, signifying danger and supporting his representation. Beyonce's powerful image on the women's music cover uses royal blue to portray women in a sophisticated, mature

1. Representations in music magazines
On this front cover, the artist is positioned centrally with text
wrapping her face shape. This draws attention to her face, so we
are drawn into the magazine. The colours used on the text match
her image. By using the same pink tone that we see on her lips
and the same yellow we see on her top make the image blend in
more and bring all aspects of the cover together. This magazine is
aimed at young girls. This is represented on the cover by colour,
fonts and images. The colours are playful, and pink is known as a
girly colour. The fonts are all bold and simple, making it easy for
young people to read. The text is also simple so it is easy for
young people to see what is inside the magazine. The image of an
icon who is admired by this generation, Miley Cyrus, is what will
mainly attract the correct audience. Through the mise en scene
on this image, she has been made to look natural, girly and
young. Her make up highlights her main features and shows
simple, natural beauty. By having her hair curly gives off the
impression of a playful personality. A flowery top also supports
this representation. The lighting is also very natural, which makes
the whole image appropriate for this audience. By showing Miley
Cyrus as a young, playful girl, the audience are not addressed with
false images of girls trying to act older with more sex appeal. This
keeps the overall feel of the magazine playful.
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2. Representations in music magazines
By using a plain block of black or white for the background, any
images and colours stand out, which has been done in this magazine.
The mise on scene of the image of the artist match the font and
colours. Black and grays are used on the text which are also on the
image. This makes the text support the atmosphere the image
creates. By showing the artists tattoos and skin makes the image
more personal and raw because, although it is very simple, the facial
expression and body language speak for itself. The image represents
Eminem’s music which is known as quite raw and talks about his
difficult life experiences. His facial expression is frowning straight into
the camera, this grabs the audiences eyes straight to his eyes and
creates a feeling of intimidation. His body language is also intimidating
and straight on meaning we can see a full mid shot of his body and
features. This gives us an idea of the representation of his music. The
way that the image is in front of everything else on the page, meaning
that in some places he is blocking parts of text, also support the
intimidating, upfront atmosphere created. This intimidation does not
scare us off from buying the magazine, but instead would attract the
target audience because they may enjoy his music and what he stands
for. It also incises us to see whats behind this hard front. The red on
the cover breaks and black, whites and grays, which means we
immediately notice the title and important text. Red is also known as
a colour accosted with blood and danger which supports the
representation of the artist.
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3. Representations in music magazines
Firstly, on this cover, is says clearly at the top ‘women’s music’. This
issue is trying to promote strong women in the industry, this is done
in many ways on the cover. Royal blues are known as sophisticated
colours, and because they are used often on this cover, we can tell
they are trying to represent women in a mature, classy way. Beyonce
is known as one of the leading female artists who has influenced
many women. By having her on this cover, bring in attention instantly
because she is so well known, not only is she very famous, but she
also is known for her views on strong women standing up for
themselves and being equal to men. By putting her in a plain white
dress with her hair slick back and simple make up on shows her a
women who doesn't need lots of distractions to make her look good.
The image speaks for itself. Her body language shows importance and
domination. Having her head over some of the text shows how the
image is more important then the title itself. The image shows quite a
cold facial expression and is also slightly tinted blue, which is quite a
cold, icy colour. This shows the hard face of women sticking up for
themselves, which is something Beyonce’s music represents.
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