2. Colour Scheme:
The colour scheme of my front cover suits the target
audience as the use of red/black throughout all three
of my magazine pages are alternative and modern,
which represents youth. This is good as I aimed for my
magazine to be targeted at young males.
Masterhead:
The masterhead ‘Streetmag’ fits my target audience as
the word street is often associated with working class
people who are interested in hip-hop (for example
people often refer to hip-hop artists breaking away
from the streets and making a better life for
themselves). This then is relevant and attracts my
target audience as I aimed my magazine at young
working class males interested in hip-hop.
Key image:
The key image is important in attracting my target
audience as the subject looks angry into the camera as
folds his arms. As well as this the clothing of the subject
of the subject and how he is wearing them (for
example wearing the hood over his cap) represents a
typical hip-hop artist as hip-hop artists are often
perceived as being arrogant and and times even
aggressive. This will attracts my target audience as
people who are interested in hip-hop culture will be
drawn in to the fact that the subject is realistic to the
genre.
3. Font Style
The style of the font within my contents page is sans serif.
This is an informal style of font, which suits the target
audience as I aimed the magazine at young people and a
more modern font would most likely be more attractive to
them.
Key Image Caption
The key image caption is important when thinking about
my target audience as the fact that Dolla is ‘rebellious as
ever’ implies that he has been known to be deviant and
controversial in the past. This attracts the target audience
as it is an accurate representation of a typical hip-hop
artist, which is key as it means that people who are
interested in hip-hop will see it as a realistic and genuine
magazine, which is important when attracting people who
are passionate about the genre.
Features/news
The features/news on my contents page are also important
when focusing on attracting my target audience as the use
of language is quite informal and easy to read. This is
important as I aimed my magazine at teenagers and young
adults, who perhaps will appreciate language that is easier
to understand. As well as this, the subjects that are
presented in my features are also tailored to a younger
audience as the fact that I talk about headphones and
music festivals would usually be things that
teenagers/young adults would appeal to.
4. I used a pull out quote to attract my target audience as the pull out quote says ‘One of
hip-hop’s realest albums of the past decade’. This will attract the target audience as
the fact that the album is being promoted as being one of the ‘realest’ creates the idea
that the music is of a good quality, which will attract fans of hip-hop towards my
magazine. As well as this, the continuity with the colour scheme again is informal due
to the vibrant colours. This will be better suited to a younger target audience, which is
important as I aimed my magazine at teenagers and young males.