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TEXTUAL ANALYSIS Front Cover

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Page 1: Contents analysis

TEXTUAL ANALYSISFront Cover

Page 2: Contents analysis

The colour of the mast head ‘VOGUE’ has been kept the same as the additional cover lines and the shirt of the model which is pink, connoting this edition of the magazine is aimed at woman even more than usual.

The masthead has been placed on top of the main focal point implying the magazine does indeed

As this issue is released in July the main cover lines and features are all to do with summer and beaches.

As this specific issue is aimed for the female audience they have also put this cover line in as it is known women are likely to look at horoscopes and stars.

Page 3: Contents analysis

Specific style and colour theme throughout the whole cover, red, white and black, bits of grey too, these are intense colours

Large Q Logo overpowering the front cover also overlapping the main image shows that the prestige of the magazine is more important than the main image and its features.

The sell by line adhering to the usual conventions of a magazine

Unusual placing of the barcode going against the usual placements of the other magazines

The main image is not adhering to the usual image of the star, no longer showing her as England's Sweet Star but more on the feisty side

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The M connoting the stars name is an attractive feature.

The title of the magazine has been covered by the main image showing she is the main focal point of the magazine as well as by an advert

A sell by line, a question different from usual conventions about the artists featured, this makes the readers want to purchase the magazine and read more on what is the article about