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BY SHANNON SLOYANBY SHANNON SLOYAN

This magazine front cover is the Rolling Stone and it features Justin Timberlake also known as JT. The colours of the front cover are white, blue, red and black. It is effective because it is just plain and simple, people are willing to buy this magazine because it is popular. The masthead ‘Rolling Stone’ is a certain font and it well known, because it is a well known brand the editors decides to hide the capital ‘S’ of the stone. As they felt that Justin can promote the magazine. The text is on both sides of page but mostly on the right where it has plugs. It has what is going to be in the magazine, for example “JOHN MAYER, Rock’s Hot Soul Man’’. It’s also the same on the left. But the magazine is about Justin Timberlake being ‘the new king of sex gets loose’. The targeted audience would be the fans of JT. The type of shot of Justin would be a wide shot as it shows his body.

This front cover features Beyoncé and it is the magazine ‘VIBE’. The colours are red, black, has a white background and a little browny gold text. Its effective because the colour red is bold and eye-catching. The fonts are all the same because the magazine has never has to change the font because it always catches the reader attention. The writing is on both sides of the cover. The targeted audience would be the fans of Beyoncé, mainly the males fans because the cover is promoting photos of B that no one has seen before. As the plug explains that it could have been photos of Beyoncé’s sexual side. The shot of this model is a wide shot as we can see her body. The magazine is a typical brand because many people would buy it.

This magazine cover is ‘Billboard’ and I notice that it is about Ryan Tedder, the leader singer of One Republic. The colours used are red, white and black. It’s effective because the background goes with the vintage black and white photo of Ryan. The font are in different sizes but the masthead is big and bold so that the audience can recognize it. The text in this front cover is at the bottom and also at the top of the right hand side. The targeted readers of this particular cover would be the fans of the music genre Pop and also the fans of One Republic. The model in this case is Ryan Tedder. We can see this face and his top half of his body. It looks like he’s posing for the camera but the magazine must have taken the photo from some where else. It looks like he is praying.

I notice that this magazine is called ‘Billboard’. I also notice that Taylor Swift is featuring in it. The colours that have been used are black, white, green, and yellow. The black background is effective because it can attract people’s attention. It is just plain and simple. The style of writing is in all different sizes to drawn the audience to read the magazine. It’s effective because many people would have brought it as Taylor is famous. The targeted audience would be ‘Swifties’ (Taylor’s fans) and also the haters because they would want to find something to hate about her. I notice that this image of Taylor Swift looks as though she has been drawn. Billboard is a typical brand because people are will to buy it to find more about today’s music artists.

I notice that this magazine is called ‘Billboard’. I also notice that Taylor Swift is featuring in it. The colours that have been used are black, white, green, and yellow. The black background is effective because it can attract people’s attention. It is just plain and simple. The style of writing is in all different sizes to drawn the audience to read the magazine. It’s effective because many people would have brought it as Taylor is famous. The targeted audience would be ‘Swifties’ (Taylor’s fans) and also the haters because they would want to find something to hate about her. I notice that this image of Taylor Swift looks as though she has been drawn. Billboard is a typical brand because people are will to buy it to find more about today’s music artists.