The document analyzes the front covers of various magazines to determine the targeted audiences. Key details that indicate the audience include the images, colors, layouts, font styles and sizes. Teenage girls are often the target for magazines with bright pink colors, revealing celebrity photos and simple designs. Magazines with band or rapper images on the cover target teenage boys. Older audiences are indicated by magazines featuring older celebrities or bands in darker colors with more text.

2. This magazine immediately comes across very ‘girly’ with the bright pink background and the attractive, young celebrity in the centre. The co-ordination of the colours is pink, white and black which gives a glamorous look and could indicate that the targeted audience for this magazine is teenage girls from the ages of 13-18 or maybe younger. The image in the middle is quite seductive as she has a revealing playsuit on and a made up face. The camera, held as a prop, adds the glam and fashion to the scene. Adding to the effect, Ciara is the model, grabbing the audience’s attention even more and showing a clue to what style of singers will be included.The text around the image is in mainly black and white keeping to the colour theme. The words such as ‘oh snap’ relate to the image in the middle and the larger font reading ‘Ciara’ stands out to grab the audience’s eyes. The mast head ‘RAPUP’ is original and tells the audience what the magazine will be based on. The font is in ‘sans serif’, bold and coloured in black to stand out more. -4324356091555The front cover comes across quite ‘dark’. The colour range is mainly blacks and navy blues as well as white. The main image on the front is of the famous band ‘The Beatles’. As this band is an old fashioned band it could attract an older audience to read the magazine. The image fills the whole page and draws the audience’s attention in as they are a very well known and famous group. The smart suits and glasses, as well as the typical cigarette also tells us that this could be aimed for an older audience.The masthead ‘MOJO’ is styled in ‘sans serif’ font and is arranged along the top of the page. The font is large and coloured in white making it stand out from the rest of the page. The text ranges from cover lines to small text selling and explaining to the audience what is featuring this week. -4324352635885The front cover immediately comes across as having a busy and loud feeling. The colouring of the red and black makes it look quite dramatic and because of the whole page being covered by something it looks very cramped.The masthead is sans serif font, printed across the top of the magazine in a ‘skyline’ formation. Part of the mast head is covered by the large image on the front which could given the impression of the magazine being well known.The front cover features a large photograph of three individual men, two of which, are hidden behind the man in the centre with only their faces being revealed. The way they are dressed and their general style tells us that the appropriate audience could be aimed for teenagers who are interested in rock theme.-428625-807720

3. -341630-563245Noticeable masthead, with infill’s of colour in the sans serif lettering. Colouring mainly disorganised, a different selection of colours unlike the other magazines with a strict colour co-ordination. Close up image of ‘Kesha’s’ face, pulling a seductive pose, with heavy eye makeup.Targeted audience could be women and men as all the magazines have a different approach on their front pages. The most popular age range would most likely be teens and early 20’s.Serif cover line featuring the stars name on the front, giving the audience a feel of what and who may be inside. Different layout to many of the other magazines. Masthead in serif writing in a ‘fancy’ style slightly relating to the fact that opera is a posh and desirable activity to be able to do. Large long shot photography of the famous opera, placed slightly to the right. Her outfit of a luscious red dress sets the scene and creates a slightly higher class atmosphere. As well as this, her dress is fairly revealing showing the attractive side of the middle aged women.The colouring of the text ranges from reds to oranges which keeps it quite co-ordinated and also matches the celebrities dress.Simple layout of the magazine. Mainly the colour of white, not too confusing and ‘busy’.Mast head written in ‘serif’ writing, partly hidden by the image, maybe representing that people know what the magazine is called already.Large image centred slightly to the right. Medium shot of an attractive celebrity. Attracting the female audience with this photograph.Large sans serif cover line, coloured in red making the line stand out more, attracting the audience’s eye.The image on the front of ‘Zac Efron’ tells us that this may be targeted for young girls although could be for all teenagers. -4254506261100-3492502705100The cover comes across very feminine. The main colours of pink, white and black give the magazine a ‘girly’ feel. This could tell us that the targeted audience is aimed for teenage girls.The photograph in the centre of the front cover shows a female model posing in a slightly awkward position. The revealing outfit she is wearing could draw the eyes of a man as her flesh is on show. She holds a Chihuahua as a prop for the photo, representing typical rich celebrities with small dogs such as these to look like an ornament. The masthead is styled in a different way. The lettering is in small letters and looks slightly distorted. It is coloured in pink to represent the colouring theme. Above the masthead a prompt line is styled in a skyline trying to sell the magazine. Around the model there are large, enhanced words such as ‘celebrity’ and ‘DJ’ to draw the readers eye in.-428625-514350