Analysis of Top of the Pops magazine!

Front cover, contents page and double page spread!

Masthead, is very bold on the page it interacts with the main image which is highly important on the page which then shows the importance of the masthead. The masthead is important on the page because this is what people remember when they are going to buy the magazine again. The masthead is also very catchy and tells us what genre of music this is for which tells us the music genre is pop.

Main Image, this is important to the magazine because it tells us who the main interview is going to be with. This can also make people want to buy the magazine who may not usually get it as they may like the artist etc.

Header, which gives us more of an insight to the magazine and other things that may interest people.

Usage of the second person pronoun you, makes the reader feel like it is speaking to them.

Cover lines are used to give more of an insight into the magazine and people may want to buy the magazine as they are interested in what it says in the cover lines

Price/barcode/issue number/date

Use of rhyme makes it memorable and catchy

The use of other images on the page suggests the maturity of the magazine, shows how the target audience of the magazine is of a younger age, as it is much visual and they stand out.

The background colour of the magazine is the same colour as Justin Biebers top this suggests that he is the main image but is also part of the background. Although there is a plain background there the images and colours hide this and works well with the colour scheme.

The colour scheme is of white, black, pinks and red, this tells us that the target audience is for girls and of a young age

Pull quote

The target audience for the

magazine is:

Youth aged 11-15 years.

It is mainly aimed at young girls this can be seen from the colour scheme and use of language

Seen as a pre-teen innocent magazine

For people who are interested in celebrities and ‘teen stars’

85% of readers are girls and only 15% are boys

Doesn’t just look at the music side of the artist it also looks at the gossip, includes the reader with cringe stories and true life stories, also competitions and very female orientated.

Methods used to attract this target audience:

The colours used are very girly as the colours of pinks and reds are feminine colours, they are very bright and positive colours. They are the sort of colours you would link with young girls and they are also connote love. They are happy and vibrant colours.

The cover uses block capitals and is quite bubbly which supports the youngness of the target audience, as they don’t want sophistication they want fun. Also the curly ‘S’ shows the girly side of the magazine.

The other fonts used are also similar to this but there is also the use of some font that is quite scribbly, like it has just been quickly written down which is like what many young girls do in there diaries.

The language used in the magazine is colloquial, informal and simple. They used slang words such as ‘cringe’ which appeals to the target audience as that is the way that they will speak and it is simple language so they will buy the magazine and understand it.

There is many images on the front cover as well as the main image this is because it is a younger audience who will look at the pictures when buying the magazine instead of the text.

Has a copy f the magazine front cover on the contents page and shows where certain articles can be found in the magazine, this is more visual and will appeal more to the target audience.

The font used for this part is scribbly but girly with the curling ‘y’ this also reminds them of writing in diaries etc.

The magazine is organised as the contents is split into different sections, the number are not in order which shows how the more interesting articled etc. will be towards the top of each part of the contents page.

1 2 3Rule of thirds!

Usage of little images, to add more colour to the page and attract the readers attention as a younger audience, pictures are more attractive, also the usage of numbers on the images tells us where we can find certain articles etc.

The colour scheme of pink, black, white and red are used again to show the house stye but the colour yellow is used to highlight anywhere with important articles etc.

Font used is very pretty, curly and girlie!

There is the usage of little shapes i.e. the hearts, which attract the reader and is recognisable to young girls as many young girls doodle hearts on the notebooks etc. also appeal to the audience because of the crushes they may have.

Pull quotes are used to show the important parts of the article and the messages that are being sent across, they are used to create more insight and highlight important or funny factors of the article.

In the image he is carrying books and a basketball which is trying to send the message that even though he’s famous he still went to school and it is important.

Even though this magazine is for a younger audience it still follows the magazine conventions of the rule of thirds.

The double page spread still has a similar colour scheme with white and black, however instead of using pink it is using blue this is because there is a male artist being interviewed however the colour blue is also likened a lot by girls.

The colour of his clothing reflects the colour scheme of the double page spread.

http://www.totpmag.com/It was launched in February 1995 and published after the TV show

It is published monthly and it’s cover price is £2.99

Circulation 98,030Readership 298,000

Mainly focused on pop music

The main content of this magazine includes gossip, cringes, fashion and beauty advice, articles on celebrities, quizzes, horoscopes, posters and song lyrics.

It was originally marketed as the missing link between Smash hits and NME, but gradually changed, with less music content and has moved to the interests of young girls.

The title has had several editors over the years, including Peter Lorraine, Corinna Schaffer and Rosalie Snaith, and contributing editors including Adam Tanswell. Its current editor is Peter Hart.