1. Victoria McColl’s AS Media Work 1177
Masthead
The name of the magazine is Blender.
I think this could suggest the magazine
covers a range of music in the articles.
I think this because of the variety of
artists advertised on the cover.
Cover-star
The cover star used is Taylor Swift, a
Popular teenage singer who sings
mainly pop and country music. This
further proves the range of music
covered as many other artists featured
are from other genres as music, such as
rock. She is also staring directly at the
camera luring the reader in.
Costume
Taylor Swift is wearing black and white
to fit in with the colour scheme of the
magazine. Her outfit is simple yet trendy,
showing she is the typical ‘girl next door’ figure
as described in her article.
Cover-lines
The magazine advertises different artists from a variety of genres of music, for
example Nirvana (rock genre) and Michael Jackson (pop genre). The eye grabbing
articles highlight certain words in the colour blue, to contrast with the white
background.
Audience
The target audience for this particular magazine cover would be teenage males and
females aged 16-19. This is because of the use of the young attractive cover star.
Taylor Swift is a role model to many young people and represents youth in a positive
therefore appealing to the younger audience. However stars such as Michael Jackson
may appeal to an older audience.
Representation
Blender magazine represents the many different genres of music through the artists
and articles featured in the magazine. There is also a suggestion of female power as a
the cover star has an article about her impact on the music world. However this
contrasts with the name of her article as it suggests Taylor Swift to be a typical
teenager comparing her as ‘the girl next door’.
Splashes
There are many different articles highlighted in blue to grab the reader’s attention.
This contrasts with the background colour and emphasizes the importance of the
article. For example,‘D’oh!’ draws attention to the article on the ‘stoopidest music-
biz blunders’.
Ideology
The magazine contrasts with the idea that men are superior, featuring a female as the
main article and cover star. This can be reflected in the contrasting colours worn by
the star and the confident pose.