2. Content and Articles- On the front cover:
My front cover has information on the latest pop
celebrities are artists. This appeals to the target
audience because they will see this and then be
interested and attracted to the magazine
because it has an artist that they like on the
front. From seeing an artist that they like on the
front makes them think that the magazine is
appealing to them and they will be able to easily
identify what the magazine contains.
The cover lines and headline clearly tell the
audience what is inside the magazine, this is on
the front cover so the audience will see who and
what is inside straight away. The pull quotes used
on the front cover will also influence them to
read the content and look inside the magazines
because the content that is included is
conventional so it will appeal to them. Due to the
target audience of my magazine being pop, all of
the content and articles, along with the
celebrities and artists are all pop genre.
3. Content and Articles- On the contents page:
All of the information that I have included on
my contents page appeals to the target
audience because all of the information is
about the artists and celebrities that are
featured inside the magazine, it also includes
other information such as telling the audience
that there is fashion and make-up articles with
celebrity artists, by having this content on my
contents page it will appeal to the target
audience because they find this interesting
and are appealed to this type of content. The
audience want to find out about the latest
trends and looks so by including this content
the magazine will be very appealing to them.
4. Content and Articles- On the double page spread:
The target audience will find the content
of my double page spread interesting
because it is an interview with a very
popular pop artist, from this content
they will find out about the celebrities
life. The interview with the celebrity has
the latest gossip and going on’s in her life
which will appeal to the target audience
because this is what they like to read
about.
5. Images- Front cover
The images that I have used on the front
cover of my magazine are all conventional,
they will also appeal to my target audience
because they are relevant images of the
latest pop artists and celebrities that the
target audience are interested in. The
images are also conventional because they
all have cheerful, friendly and happy facial
expressions. The main cover artist is posing
but also smiling to give a positive and
friendly look to the readers. The images
also have a conventional mise-en-scene, as
bright, very feminine clothing is worn, they
look very girly and happy and they are
posing in a friendly manner.
6. Images- Contents page
The images on the contents page are all conventional for
the magazine, all of the images that have been used are
either of pop artists, relevant people related to the
magazine or of props to go with the content on the page.
All of the people that I have used in my images are wellknown popular artists that appeal to the target
audience, the images also all have a friendly and happy
tone to them which makes the audience attracted and
appealed to the magazine. The use of props in the
images is also suitable and conventional, for example the
image of shopping and make-up is conventional and will
also attract the target audience because they will be able
to clearly see that the magazine contains make-up and
shopping, this will appeal to them because this is
something that the audience is interested in.
Captions that I have used on the images will also make
them appeal to the target audience because they will be
able to quickly identify who the artist is and then they
will know that these artists are featured inside.
7. Images- Double page spread:
The image that I have used on the double
page spread is suitable and conventional for
the genre of pop because the images are of
pop artists that have the correct mise-enscene and style. The artist in the image is
wearing very feminine and up-to date
fashionable clothing which will appeal to
the target audience because they are
interested in the subject of fashion and be
able to see that the artist are up to date and
fashionable, this will attract the target
audience and make them appealed to the
magazine because they will want to be like
the artist, so therefore they will want to
read about them.
8. Fonts- Front Cover:
The fonts that I have used throughout the front
cover are appealing to the target audience and
also conventional for the genre because they
stand out, they are also bright and bold colours
used with them. The font used is Serif. This is a
very feminine font which will appeal to the target
audience because the target audience is all
females. The fonts are large and very brightly
coloured in colours such as pink and yellow
which makes it stand out to the audience.
All of the font styles and font colours that I have
used connote the positive, happy and bright
feeling to the target audience which they will
find appealing.
9. Fonts- Contents page
The fonts that I have used on my contents page
are also conventional, this is because they are
big, bold and bright fonts in the serif font which
is conventional to the target audience because it
connotes femininity. The target audience being
all females will be appealed to this font due to it
being very feminine and bright.
The font colours used are all conventional and
colours that are typical seen and associated with
pop music. They are all happy colours which gives
the magazine a conventional happy feel.
10. Fonts- Double page spread
The fonts that I have used in my double
page spread are also conventional, the
fonts are smaller in some places which
is in the actual interview questions and
answers to make it look more clear and
organised. However, the pull quote and
stand first are much larger and brighter.
The Heading and pull quote stand out to
the audience through the serif font and
the bright colours used.
11. Colours- Front cover
The colours that I have used on my front
cover are conventional to the genre of the
magazine which is pop, all of the colours that
I have used are feminine, bright and bold
colours which stand out to the audience. The
main colour that is used is pink and yellow,
which both are extremely bright and feminine
colours that will appeal to the target audience
and also are conventional to the genre
because the connote happiness.
The other colours that I have used on my
front cover are purple, black, white and
green.
12. Colours- Contents page
The colours that I have used on my contents page are
also conventional, they fit in with the pop genre and
make the contents page appealing to the suitable
audience. The background colour that I have used on
this is white, I used this to make the main texts and
images that the audience should notice stand out the
most. With a white background the audience are more
attracted to the content of the contents page and will
be more attracted to what is on the contents page,
which means that they will find out what the magazine
contains and this will make them want to read it.
As all of the colours used stand out to the target
audience really well, this will help to show the happy
and friendly tone which the target audience find very
appealing.
13. Colours- Double page spread:
The colours that I have used throughout my
double spread are all suitable and conventional
for my genre of the magazine. I have made sure
that all of the colours that I used throughout my
magazine were all conventional because this will
add to the target audience and make it more
appealing to them. The main colours that I used
were pink, purple, yellow and orange. I chose to
use all of these colours because they are all bright
colours that all connote happiness and positivity.
However, my background is all white. I have used
a white background to connote positivity as this is
what the colour connotes. Also, the white makes
the bright colours stand out more and look a lot
brighter which is conventional and suitable for my
magazine.
14. Mode of Address- Front cover
The overall mode of address of my front cover is
happy/friendly because of the colours, images and fonts
that I have used throughout. The colours have a big
impact on the mode of address, because they set
whether the magazine is a bright, happy and friendly
magazine or if it is a dull and dark aggressive magazine.
My image on the front cover is conventional because
the artist comes across friendly to the audience. All of
the image on the front cover, such as the cover story
images are all positive images with artists that are
smiling and showing happiness. By the artist smiling
they come across as welcoming to the target audience
which will also appeal to them. The fonts are all
feminine fonts that connote femininity also and give it a
happy girly feel.
15. Mode of Address- Contents page
The contents page also has a happy mode of
address due to the elements and features on the
page. These elements that show the mode of
address are the colours and images and also the
language that is used throughout the contents
page. The language that is used in the contents
page is very informal and chatty, which makes it
appealing to the audience because they will be
interested and appealed because it is the same
language that they use themselves. The images
that I have also used also give a friendly and
happy ton through the body language and facial
expressions. All of the facial expressions are
smiley and friendly facial expressions that shows
they are happy which therefore makes the
magazine look positive.
16. Mode of Address- Double page spread
The mode of address of my double page
spread is also happy and friendly, this is
due to the colours, images and language
that I have used throughout. The
language that is used is very chatty and
welcoming to the audience, this will
appeal to the audience because they will
feel like they can relate to the artists that
are being interviewed and also they will
feel that they know them. The fonts are
large and bright colours that are feminine
and stand out which will also appeal to
the target audience. The main colours
that are used, again make it look bright
and colourful.