My Magazine Research

4. Men’s magazine
• The first slide contains magazines that are
mainly aimed at men. Darker colours are used
like black, dark blue and silver. The magazines
contain things like super heroes, cars and
video games. These are the kinds of things
that men are interested in.

5. Woman’s magazines
• The second slide contains magazines aimed at
women. They use brighter colours like blue
white and pink. They are usually about things
like fashion and celebrity. These are the types
of themes that appeal to a female audience.

6. Children’s magazines
• Theses magazines have a wide variety of
different themes from Disney princesses to
Marvel super heroes. Children are interested
in lots of different things. These magazines
appeal to them because there are lots of
different ones to choose from. They appeal to
boys and girls.

7. Magazine Analysis
• This is “Empire” magazine. This magazines target
audience is mainly males aged 26-40. The magazine
uses dark colours that would appeal to a male
audience. The central image is Captain America
because this issue is about “Captain America: The
Winter Soldier”. The logo, which is red, stands out
to the audience. It stands out from all of the dark
colours on the front cover. The anchorage text
towards the bottom right of the screen tells the
reader what the image on the cover is about. The
anchorage text includes the name of the film that
the magazine is focusing on.

8. Masthead: the
name and logo of
the magazine.
Anchorage text:
text that gives
meaning to the
central image.
Bright colours
stand out.
They catch
the attention
of the
audience
Central image:
The central
image is the
stars of
“Avengers: Age
of Ultron”.

11. Bright colours
that would
appeal to
children.
Characters that
children would
recognise.

15. Cover Analysis
They have used
bright colours like
red and white
against a dark
background so they
stand out and catch
the readers
attention.
It is aimed mainly
at a male
audience. The
“Star Wars” films
appeal to a more
male audience.
A preview of what's
inside the magazine
hooks the readers
attention.

16. Contents page is
clear and easy to
follow.
Preview images
show hats inside
this issue.
Text explaining
what the pictures
are about.

17. Pictures from
Star Wars: The
Force
Awakens.
The text is
an
interview
from the
films
director.
Bright eye
catching
colours.
Quote from
the
interview.

18. Target Audience
• There are lots of different “tribes” in the UK.
Each tribe is very different from the other.
They can like a variety of different things from
gaming to skating. My magazine is aimed at
the “alternative” tribe. These are people who
are fans of gaming, comics and films. They are
also known as “geeks” or “super fans”.

19. My Survey
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L7VLVWB