Type: Children's Magazine (Girls)

Publisher: Susan Ma

Target Audience: Girls 7-12

Just4Girls magazine appeals to their target audience because it stand out by the bright colours and the big font. The magazine has used big font and a small choice of words top there not filling the page, but you can still notice what magazine it is by having very short sentences. This way they can make the font even bigger.

Magazine ResearchJust4Girlz Magazine

Type: Fashion MagazinePublisher: Susan PlagemannTarget Audience: Women 20-30Vogue magazine appeals to their target market because there is usually a famous woman on the front like a model, actress or singer. On this cover is Emma Stone an actress who features in The Amazing Spiderman. The magazine Photoshop's the woman on the cover to make her look more attractive and make her look better in the featured clothes. They can make her thinner so she looks better in certain clothes, then customers will want to buy them clothes if they believe they can look as good as the woman on the cover.

Vogue Magazine

Type: Music MagazinePublisher: Target Market: Men & Women 18+Billboard magazine appeals to their target market because it has a famous and well known music artists on the front cove, every issue. Younger people wouldn’t know who they were that’s why the audience for the magazine is older. They use only a few colours on each magazine to keep it simple but effective. Besides the title, the magazine only use a small variety of colours and this one is just simple white, grey and black.

Type: Baking MagazinePublisher: Target Market: Women 30+This magazine appeals more towards women then men because the magazine is pink and has pretty cupcakes on, that little girls would eat or buy. Although men can bake too, baking magazines are mainly pink because stereotypically women are instrumental??? And are supposed to be in the kitchen.

In the first section, in the left hand corner of the mag, there is the first letter of the name of the magazine. It is in big, bold, white writing to stand out to the viewers; also it can be easily recognised this way. Because the name of the magazines goes behind the picture, the writing that we can see is made big so it stands out, so we can at least see some of it to be recognised.

In the rectangle section at the top of the page, it has the full name of the magazine stretching across the cover, in big, bold writing and in front of it is the artist ‘Justin Bieber’. The makers of this magazine have made this issue stand out to girls as it has an attractive, young boy singer on the front which thousands of girls listen to. When seeing the cover of this magazine they would want to buy it and read all about him and his songs. Also, next to Justin is some artists that will be featured in the mag, and some information that it holds.

In the triangle section, cutting in to the rectangle is Justin Bieber’s head and face. We can see that his face had been edited as it is very light and had dark shadows around his chin, eyebrows and cheekbones. This would appeal to girls because it makes him look more masculine. He is posing at the camera to show that he photogenic and can get a good photo which people will like, without smiling.

In this Magazine, the first letter of the magazine title is in the left hand corner. In every issue of the magazine, the title of it is in exactly the same place so people know where it is, if they are looking to buy the magazine. It will be also easy to recognise because the letters are all in big, bold, black writing.

In this section of the magazine, it is the top third. There is the full title at the top so it’s easy to read and recognise and there is also the face of the singer. As usual, her face would be photo shopped to make her look better. They would make her cheek bones stand out more, put more makeup on her, make her more tanned and fix her hair so it isn’t messy and so the colour looks just perfect. The name of the singer on the front is put next to her in pink writing to represent she is a typical girly girl.

In the triangle section, cutting into the rectangle is Katy Perry’s face. On a lot of other music magazines, they put the face of their model in similar places. Usually, in the centre at the top. As we can see, they have put more makeup on her face, darkened her eyebrows and made her cheek bones stand out more, to make her look more feminine and more attractive.

Miley Cyrus-

In this media Miley is at the VMA awards. She is performing on stage in a small top and hot pants; I think she is dressed in appropriately especially because some younger audience members could also be watching. Miley wears a lot of revealing clothing that shows off her chest, belly and a lot of her legs. A lot of girls do wear revealing clothing but because Miley use to be on a kids TV programme and was an idol to younger kids , she gets judged for what she wears.

Representation

Kanye West-

From the picture, you can see that he is singing/rapping at a concert. He is wearing a leather skirt, baggy t-shirt and leather trousers. I think he looks a bit strange because he has a got a skirt on and skirts are made for girls, other than kilts but you can see this isn’t a kilt. He looks very individual because you don’t really see other men wearing skirts. As we can see he likes the colour black and he looks unique because it’s his own style.

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This palette has light blue, red and white. It will make the magazine look brighter and more vibrant instead of looking boring and dull.

Colour Pallets

This colour palette consists of black, white and red. Although the colours aren’t very imaginative or colourful they go together well and create a nice effect.

This palette is red, yellow and green to give off the impressions that the magazine will have a bright, summery atmosphere and have interesting articles in.

This palette is also bright with yellow, red and light blue. These 3 colours mix well as they are all light and it makes it easy to be written over.

Unlike the rest, this palette contains purple which is a dark colour that stands out, especially when mixed with green and black.

The big bold writing at the top says ‘girl’ which again suggests that the article is about the girl on the next page. The font is also similar to the writing on the contents page and the cover, which makes it look neat and easy to recognise.

The writing on the main article is in a very small size so they can get lots of information on one page and not have to go onto another page, so they can use it for a big picture. On some pages there might be long articles full of gossip like this one, and there might be others with less gossip and less writing and just a few paragraphs explaining about artists and their music.

The colours scheme on this double page spread is the same on both pages which is black and white, with exceptions of the blue writing which might say names of the artists or the issue number.

The photo of the music artists take us the whole page, which suggests the article, is about her. She has her fits up like she is fighting which might also suggest that the article could be about a struggle or about her life and she has pulled through.

Billboard is a popular music magazine brought by large amounts of people everyday. Every issue of this magazine has a contents page to inform the viewers of what the layout in the magazine will be, and what articles and pictures will be in it.

Even though the writing is small it is set out into paragraphs and in a neat order so it is easier for the reader to see and read.

This magazine tends to stick to then colour scheme of red, white and black, with some exceptions where a blue and a pink has been used to draw the reader’s attention to titles or to other paragraphs.

This magazine tends to stick to then colour scheme of red, white and black, with some exceptions where a blue and a pink has been used to draw the reader’s attention to titles or to other paragraphs.

The font on the contents page is similar to the font on the magazine cover. this maybe because they are saving money and time for article and photos, but the fonts look good as they match which makes it look professional and not messy. Also, the readers will be able to recognise what the magazine layout to the cover and be able to read it easily.

The title of the magazine is in big, bold writing and in a bright colour to stand out more; it also stands out a lot because it is right at the top of the magazine and not in the way of anything.

The puppies are there to show that the boys are loving and caring and good with animals, which girls might like. The puppies are a yellowy colour like the writing at the bottom of the page. This matches which is good as the nice colours attract the audience.

The main colours on this cover are light ones such as pinks, oranges and then the light colours on their jumpers and the soft colour of the puppies.

The font on the cover is almost all the same as the rest of the text besides the name of the magazine so it will stand out to the public more than the rest of the writing.

The font on the cover is almost all the same as the rest of the text besides the name of the magazine so it will stand out to the public more than the rest of the writing.

The barcode is under the title so it’s out of the way. If it was at the bottom like normal magazines it would be covering the small print and the name of the band.

The lighting is soft to make the boys look cute and sweet and to make them look like they wouldn’t do anything wrong.

The main colours in this magazine are blue, red and white to make the cover look professional as it only uses certain colours, and there aren’t loads of colours just randomly thrown on.

The photo on the cover is of Rihanna. It has an edit on it to make her look better and to make her skin look smooth so you can’t see any spots or blemish’s. She has also got makeup on soften her up and make her look ‘perfect’. The edit has made her hair brighter so she stands out when the magazine is on the shelf. She is also wearing little clothes which would attract more male viewers to purchase it. We know that there is an edit because the lighting is darker than it would be and her shadow is very dark.

The name of the singer on the magazine is in bold writing and blurs as it gets further down so make it look good. The name fits right across the page and is near the bottom so it isn’t in the way of anything or on her face or over anything important.

The writing down the side is in the same colour as all the other writing. The text informs us what is in the magazine. It is a sneak peek of what will be in the magazine before we buy it. It isn’t right next to the side of the magazine because that’s where the border would be.

The writing down the side is in the same colour as all the other writing. The text informs us what is in the magazine. It is a sneak peek of what will be in the magazine before we buy it. It isn’t right next to the side of the magazine because that’s where the border would be.

The title of the CD is just the name of the band which is ‘The Lumineers’. The font is all capitals and it stands out because it is at the top of the cover and it is in white and the background is white.Institution-The record label is Dueltone Records. The company have been producing CD covers since 2005.Audience-The audience to The Lumineers, are between 20 and 40. I would say some teenagers still listen to them because they may like American folk music. Personally I could listen to them all day. I like folk music but I also love pop music, this is why it could mainly be aimed at older people.Representation –Their CD cover represents the band because of the picture which is American. Also, it looks old fashioned and folk music has that type of old fashioned sound, so that also represents them.

The Lumineers CD Cover

Language-The language in this media is consistent to a CD Cover. We can see straight the way what media it is. The main picture is of a mother and child, it looks American because of the way they are dressed. The picture is in the middle of a black square and the title of the cd cover is sat on top of the photo.

Institution-The producers of ‘take a break’ magazines are Bauer Media Group. This company was founded in 1875 and are still working. They produce media in Europe, USA, China and Russia. Their headquarters are in Hamburg, Germany. They work as a multinational media company, which operates in 16 countries worldwide.Audience-The audience for this piece of media is aimed at women, because it’s a women’s weekly magazine. I would say the age range is between 20 and 50 mainly because teenagers would rather read magazines more like: Teenage, Sassy, Shout, Teen, Sugar and Top of the pops. Some younger viewers do like to read magazines aimed at older people, maybe because they enjoy them more, they have more gossip or because of the amazing stories inside. Some older viewers around 60+ would probably prefer to read books than magazines.Representation –This media is set out to look like a magazine that includes true stories and tons of gossip. The woman is a normal woman, who ismaybe a bit prettier that other people because she would be photo shopped, and is probably in her early 20s. She is just a normal woman, someone who would probably buy the magazine. They haven’t used a glamorous superstar because that type of woman wouldn’t buy the magazine. Also, they have put all the big headlines on the front because they want it to look like a true storymagazine full of gossip.

Take A Break Magazine Cover

Language-The language in this media is consistent to a magazine because of the techniques it uses. It has big bold writing for the mag title and also for big headlines. It uses the biggest and more exiting or interesting articles at the front to advertise it better, so more people will want to read it. It includes photographs to pull the readers in and helps to bring the writing to life. The magazine is eye catching and makes it stand out more; also in every issue they have the same or similar colours. Another thing which is always included is a woman in the top right corner of the magazine.

Questionnaire1.) What is your gender?

Female

Male

2.) How old are you?

15-20

21-25

26-30

31+

3.) What is your favourite type of music?

Pop/Chart music

Rock

Acoustic

Classical

Electronic

Indie

Other

4.) Do you buy any music magazines? If so which ones?

Billboard

Blender

Vibe

NME

Clash

Other

5.) What would you expect to see in a music magazine?