Front page
L- Large masthead at the top of the page on the left – the first thing the audience may say when looking at the cover (reading left to right) – making it noticeable.
Image of artist (close-up) covering the entire page, making eye contact with the audience – by connecting with them in this way it may give them the urgency to buy.
Strap line on the left hand side – lists famous artists under “the state of music today”; may make the audience want to read on as well as letting the audience know that the magazine is up to date with new artists.
All text on front cover is written in capital letters (Strap line, cover lines, masthead, headline)– adds urgency, makes it easily noticeable and easy to read from a distance – will grab the attention of the audience.
No real colour scheme is present (page is entirely dominated by the image of the artist, all other features on the page are either white or black) – makes the deep red colour of the artist’s hair stand out so much more.
Bar code present in the bottom right hand corner - conventional.
Price is written in the top left hand corner (really small – hardly noticeable).
Contents page
-Large masthead at the top of the page in capital letters – stands out from the page, makes it bold and noticeable. (“This week” suggests it is a weekly magazine)
“Band Index” written in list form, covering the length of the page on the left hand side. May relate to the audience (helpful to know the names of the bands included in the magazine).
Large image in the centre seems to be the focus of the page with a title beneath it – shows it is the main article (and also what page it is on).
Page is dominated by small text (listing what is in this issue along with a band index etc.) hard to read, not affective – audience may lose interest when coming across this page, nothing stands out to them.
The bright red colour from the front page is continued – only part of the text, brand name etc. – may suggest the more important features of this page as they are more noticeable, stand out to the page, therefore reaching out to the audience and can be useful.
Advertisement across the bottom – very conventional, may show the popularity of the brand, companies are willing to invest in advertising.
Date is evident at the top of the page – conventional, shows the magazine is up to date; this may be helpful to the audience.
Double page spread
-Extremely large image (full body of artist) covering the majority of the left page and part of the right – stands out as being the most dominant feature, tells the audience what this article will be about at first glance, very useful and eye catching.
Extremely large background text (“USA”) behind the image, gives the audience a little more insight on what the article may include, links with the red and white stripes in the image.
Masthead at the top of the article (“Got the love”) links perfectly with the artist, being her song lyrics, shows the whole double spread is dedicated to her, almost personalises the article.
The red colour is continued (red stripes in the image) again links with the brand name/logo – keeping a secure colour scheme, linking all three features together (no matter what issue).
Article written entirely on the right page, contains quotations – adds a personal touch from the artist, may make the audience want to read (along with the sub heading, containing a rhetorical question about the artist)
Logo/brand name is evident in the bottom right hand corner – shows the audience the continuity of the brand as well as making it noticeable (brand will literally be at the audience’s finger tips when turning over the page).
L- Large masthead at the top of the page on the left – the first thing the audience may say when looking at the cover (reading left to right) – making it noticeable.
Image of artist (close-up) covering the entire page, making eye contact with the audience – by connecting with them in this way it may give them the urgency to buy.
Strap line on the left hand side – lists famous artists under “the state of music today”; may make the audience want to read on as well as letting the audience know that the magazine is up to date with new artists.
All text on front cover is written in capital letters (Strap line, cover lines, masthead, headline)– adds urgency, makes it easily noticeable and easy to read from a distance – will grab the attention of the audience.
No real colour scheme is present (page is entirely dominated by the image of the artist, all other features on the page are either white or black) – makes the deep red colour of the artist’s hair stand out so much more.
Bar code present in the bottom right hand corner - conventional.
Price is written in the top left hand corner (really small – hardly noticeable).
Contents page
-Large masthead at the top of the page in capital letters – stands out from the page, makes it bold and noticeable. (“This week” suggests it is a weekly magazine)
“Band Index” written in list form, covering the length of the page on the left hand side. May relate to the audience (helpful to know the names of the bands included in the magazine).
Large image in the centre seems to be the focus of the page with a title beneath it – shows it is the main article (and also what page it is on).
Page is dominated by small text (listing what is in this issue along with a band index etc.) hard to read, not affective – audience may lose interest when coming across this page, nothing stands out to them.
The bright red colour from the front page is continued – only part of the text, brand name etc. – may suggest the more important features of this page as they are more noticeable, stand out to the page, therefore reaching out to the audience and can be useful.
Advertisement across the bottom – very conventional, may show the popularity of the brand, companies are willing to invest in advertising.
Date is evident at the top of the page – conventional, shows the magazine is up to date; this may be helpful to the audience.
Double page spread
-Extremely large image (full body of artist) covering the majority of the left page and part of the right – stands out as being the most dominant feature, tells the audience what this article will be about at first glance, very useful and eye catching.
Extremely large background text (“USA”) behind the image, gives the audience a little more insight on what the article may include, links with the red and white stripes in the image.
Masthead at the top of the article (“Got the love”) links perfectly with the artist, being her song lyrics, shows the whole double spread is dedicated to her, almost personalises the article.
The red colour is continued (red stripes in the image) again links with the brand name/logo – keeping a secure colour scheme, linking all three features together (no matter what issue).
Article written entirely on the right page, contains quotations – adds a personal touch from the artist, may make the audience want to read (along with the sub heading, containing a rhetorical question about the artist)
Logo/brand name is evident in the bottom right hand corner – shows the audience the continuity of the brand as well as making it noticeable (brand will literally be at the audience’s finger tips when turning over the page).
Front page/Contents page/Double page spread
I- Evident that the features are provided by the “NME” brand because the name/logo is written clearly on each (top of front and contents, bottom left of double page). The brand publisher is not evident on either of these features but I presume due to the brand being popular (shown through advertising etc.), the pages would be of good quality and the price reasonably expensive. With it being a weekly magazine however, I feel the price may be reduced (needs to be of a reasonable price for the target audience to be able to afford it every week).
I- Evident that the features are provided by the “NME” brand because the name/logo is written clearly on each (top of front and contents, bottom left of double page). The brand publisher is not evident on either of these features but I presume due to the brand being popular (shown through advertising etc.), the pages would be of good quality and the price reasonably expensive. With it being a weekly magazine however, I feel the price may be reduced (needs to be of a reasonable price for the target audience to be able to afford it every week).
Front page
I- I feel the idea of this cover is to simply capture the audience’s attention of this specialised issue by including an over-sized image of the artist. The bright red hair creates much more of a dramatic effect – this paired with the constant use of capital letters in all of the text adds urgency and may make the audience want to pick it up in comparison to another music magazine with a similar audience for example.
The quote “I would never have got through the X Factor auditions” (also in capitals) as a strap line under the image of the artist give the audience a little insight into what the subject of her article may be, further making them want to read on – shocking them into picking the magazine up.
Contents page
-I feel the idea the brand wanted to create with this contents page is to simply make some information come across stronger than others (written in red) to suggest this urgency to read as well as simply displaying the contents of this magazine and what the main article will be about – displayed using a photographic image. I feel the brand used the colour red on its contents page to link it with the red inside the brand name/logo in order to make the audience link importance and urgency with the colour red and their brand name – making their brand easily recognisable. Double page spread
-I feel the idea that the brand has created with this double page article is to make the subject of the article tremendously recognisable by covering a whole page with image and large text – using the artist’s song lyrics to add a personal touch and make it seem as if this double page was created to suit this artist especially. I feel the brand has tried to make the artist come across as a dominant female model (wearing high black, military stilettos and a tight black dress) creating a “wow” affect when opening the page – almost as if you wouldn’t expect this artist to come across so powerful and dominant, therefore making some sort of connection with the audience.
I- I feel the idea of this cover is to simply capture the audience’s attention of this specialised issue by including an over-sized image of the artist. The bright red hair creates much more of a dramatic effect – this paired with the constant use of capital letters in all of the text adds urgency and may make the audience want to pick it up in comparison to another music magazine with a similar audience for example.
The quote “I would never have got through the X Factor auditions” (also in capitals) as a strap line under the image of the artist give the audience a little insight into what the subject of her article may be, further making them want to read on – shocking them into picking the magazine up.
Contents page
-I feel the idea the brand wanted to create with this contents page is to simply make some information come across stronger than others (written in red) to suggest this urgency to read as well as simply displaying the contents of this magazine and what the main article will be about – displayed using a photographic image. I feel the brand used the colour red on its contents page to link it with the red inside the brand name/logo in order to make the audience link importance and urgency with the colour red and their brand name – making their brand easily recognisable. Double page spread
-I feel the idea that the brand has created with this double page article is to make the subject of the article tremendously recognisable by covering a whole page with image and large text – using the artist’s song lyrics to add a personal touch and make it seem as if this double page was created to suit this artist especially. I feel the brand has tried to make the artist come across as a dominant female model (wearing high black, military stilettos and a tight black dress) creating a “wow” affect when opening the page – almost as if you wouldn’t expect this artist to come across so powerful and dominant, therefore making some sort of connection with the audience.
Front page/Contents page/Double page spread
A- I feel the target audience of these three main features of this magazine will be aged 15-24 mainly because I feel this is the main age group that will recognise the image of the artist, therefore being the most interested in the story and wanting to read. Demographically, I feel these features will be mainly aimed at those in the semi-skilled manual workers section of the National Readership Survey entirely because I feel that this is the section in which (stereotypically) most teenagers will belong to – they are not yet higher than simply manual workers in the world of work.
I feel this audience will consist of those who are outer-directed mainly because (stereotypically) I feel this group of teenagers may feel they are “belongers” because I feel they are confident in who they are – therefore enjoy music, not because it is present in the charts, but because they personally enjoy it, therefore feeling confident with what interests them and who they are as people.
In Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ I feel the target audience will be those in the ‘Esteem’ section. This means those who have admiration of others and have a high self-esteem (confident within themselves).
A- I feel the target audience of these three main features of this magazine will be aged 15-24 mainly because I feel this is the main age group that will recognise the image of the artist, therefore being the most interested in the story and wanting to read. Demographically, I feel these features will be mainly aimed at those in the semi-skilled manual workers section of the National Readership Survey entirely because I feel that this is the section in which (stereotypically) most teenagers will belong to – they are not yet higher than simply manual workers in the world of work.
I feel this audience will consist of those who are outer-directed mainly because (stereotypically) I feel this group of teenagers may feel they are “belongers” because I feel they are confident in who they are – therefore enjoy music, not because it is present in the charts, but because they personally enjoy it, therefore feeling confident with what interests them and who they are as people.
In Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ I feel the target audience will be those in the ‘Esteem’ section. This means those who have admiration of others and have a high self-esteem (confident within themselves).
Front page
R- The brand is represented positively because of the affective close-up shot of the artist, along with the clever layout of the page – making the cover much more noticeable and effective.
I don’t think the target audience will be represented either positively or negatively with this front cover – there is nothing in particular to represent them negatively (bad language, nude images etc) or particularly positively. However, I feel the brand may come across as stereotypical towards the audience with the quote about the X Factor – presuming that all of the target audience are interested in the show.
Contents page
-The brand may be represented positively with the clever linking of colour with the colour of the logo/brand name, making the audience recognise them both as a link, therefore making the brand easily recognisable. However, I don’t feel that the target audience is represented either positively or negatively with this contents page; there is nothing that stands out to me as representing the audience in a specific way.
Double page spread
-The brand may be represented positively with this double-paged article, however not specifically. There are no inappropriate images or use of text so I don’t feel the brand or the target audience will be represented negatively. However, the clear colour choice may make the brand come across positively along with the clever use of text and lay out style – making the audience able to relate to the brand and the purpose of this article much more easily.
R- The brand is represented positively because of the affective close-up shot of the artist, along with the clever layout of the page – making the cover much more noticeable and effective.
I don’t think the target audience will be represented either positively or negatively with this front cover – there is nothing in particular to represent them negatively (bad language, nude images etc) or particularly positively. However, I feel the brand may come across as stereotypical towards the audience with the quote about the X Factor – presuming that all of the target audience are interested in the show.
Contents page
-The brand may be represented positively with the clever linking of colour with the colour of the logo/brand name, making the audience recognise them both as a link, therefore making the brand easily recognisable. However, I don’t feel that the target audience is represented either positively or negatively with this contents page; there is nothing that stands out to me as representing the audience in a specific way.
Double page spread
-The brand may be represented positively with this double-paged article, however not specifically. There are no inappropriate images or use of text so I don’t feel the brand or the target audience will be represented negatively. However, the clear colour choice may make the brand come across positively along with the clever use of text and lay out style – making the audience able to relate to the brand and the purpose of this article much more easily.
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