How my magazine appeals/attracts the target audience:

By Kellie Willows

Content and Articles- On the front cover:

My front cover has information on the latest pop celebrities are artists. This appeals to the target audience because they will see this and then be interested and attracted to the magazine because it has an artist that they like on the front. From seeing an artist that they like on the front makes them think that the magazine is appealing to them and they will be able to easily identify what the magazine contains.

The cover lines and headline clearly tell the audience what is inside the magazine, this is on the front cover so the audience will see who and what is inside straight away. The pull quotes used on the front cover will also influence them to read the content and look inside the magazines because the content that is included is conventional so it will appeal to them. Due to the target audience of my magazine being pop, all of the content and articles, along with the celebrities and artists are all pop genre.

Content and Articles- On the contents page:

All of the information that I have included on my contents page appeals to the target audience because all of the information is about the artists and celebrities that are featured inside the magazine, it also includes other information such as telling the audience that there is fashion and make-up articles with celebrity artists, by having this content on my contents page it will appeal to the target audience because they find this interesting and are appealed to this type of content. The audience want to find out about the latest trends and looks so by including this content the magazine will be very appealing to them.

Content and Articles- On the double page spread:

The target audience will find the content of my double page spread interesting because it is an interview with a very popular pop artist, from this content they will find out about the celebrities life. The interview with the celebrity has the latest gossip and going on’s in her life which will appeal to the target audience because this is what they like to read about.

Images- Front cover

The images that I have used on the front cover of my magazine are all conventional, they will also appeal to my target audience because they are relevant images of the latest pop artists and celebrities that the target audience are interested in. The images are also conventional because they all have cheerful, friendly and happy facial expressions. The main cover artist is posing but also smiling to give a positive and friendly look to the readers. The images also have a conventional mise-en-scene, as bright, very feminine clothing is worn, they look very girly and happy and they are posing in a friendly manner.

Images- Contents page

The images on the contents page are all conventional for the magazine, all of the images that have been used are either of pop artists, relevant people related to the magazine or of props to go with the content on the page. All of the people that I have used in my images are well-known popular artists that appeal to the target audience, the images also all have a friendly and happy tone to them which makes the audience attracted and appealed to the magazine. The use of props in the images is also suitable and conventional, for example the image of shopping and make-up is conventional and will also attract the target audience because they will be able to clearly see that the magazine contains make-up and shopping, this will appeal to them because this is something that the audience is interested in.

Captions that I have used on the images will also make them appeal to the target audience because they will be able to quickly identify who the artist is and then they will know that these artists are featured inside.

Images- Double page spread:

The image that I have used on the double page spread is suitable and conventional for the genre of pop because the images are of pop artists that have the correct mise-en-scene and style. The artist in the image is wearing very feminine and up-to date fashionable clothing which will appeal to the target audience because they are interested in the subject of fashion and be able to see that the artist are up to date and fashionable, this will attract the target audience and make them appealed to the magazine because they will want to be like the artist, so therefore they will want to read about them.

Fonts- Front Cover:

The fonts that I have used throughout the front cover are appealing to the target audience and also conventional for the genre because they stand out, they are also bright and bold colours used with them. The font used is Serif. This is a very feminine font which will appeal to the target audience because the target audience is all females. The fonts are large and very brightly coloured in colours such as pink and yellow which makes it stand out to the audience.

All of the font styles and font colours that I have used connote the positive, happy and bright feeling to the target audience which they will find appealing.

Fonts- Contents page

The fonts that I have used on my contents page are also conventional, this is because they are big, bold and bright fonts in the serif font which is conventional to the target audience because it connotes femininity. The target audience being all females will be appealed to this font due to it being very feminine and bright.

The font colours used are all conventional and colours that are typical seen and associated with pop music. They are all happy colours which gives the magazine a conventional happy feel.

Fonts- Double page spread

The fonts that I have used in my double page spread are also conventional, the fonts are smaller in some places which is in the actual interview questions and answers to make it look more clear and organised. However, the pull quote and stand first are much larger and brighter. The Heading and pull quote stand out to the audience through the serif font and the bright colours used.

Colours- Front cover

The colours that I have used on my front cover are conventional to the genre of the magazine which is pop, all of the colours that I have used are feminine, bright and bold colours which stand out to the audience. The main colour that is used is pink and yellow, which both are extremely bright and feminine colours that will appeal to the target audience and also are conventional to the genre because the connote happiness.

The other colours that I have used on my front cover are purple, black, white and green.

Colours- Contents page

The colours that I have used on my contents page are also conventional, they fit in with the pop genre and make the contents page appealing to the suitable audience. The background colour that I have used on this is white, I used this to make the main texts and images that the audience should notice stand out the most. With a white background the audience are more attracted to the content of the contents page and will be more attracted to what is on the contents page, which means that they will find out what the magazine contains and this will make them want to read it.

As all of the colours used stand out to the target audience really well, this will help to show the happy and friendly tone which the target audience find very appealing.

Colours- Double page spread:

The colours that I have used throughout my double spread are all suitable and conventional for my genre of the magazine. I have made sure that all of the colours that I used throughout my magazine were all conventional because this will add to the target audience and make it more appealing to them. The main colours that I used were pink, purple, yellow and orange. I chose to use all of these colours because they are all bright colours that all connote happiness and positivity. However, my background is all white. I have used a white background to connote positivity as this is what the colour connotes. Also, the white makes the bright colours stand out more and look a lot brighter which is conventional and suitable for my magazine.

Mode of Address- Front cover

The overall mode of address of my front cover is happy/friendly because of the colours, images and fonts that I have used throughout. The colours have a big impact on the mode of address, because they set whether the magazine is a bright, happy and friendly magazine or if it is a dull and dark aggressive magazine. My image on the front cover is conventional because the artist comes across friendly to the audience. All of the image on the front cover, such as the cover story images are all positive images with artists that are smiling and showing happiness. By the artist smiling they come across as welcoming to the target audience which will also appeal to them. The fonts are all feminine fonts that connote femininity also and give it a happy girly feel.

Mode of Address- Contents page

The contents page also has a happy mode of address due to the elements and features on the page. These elements that show the mode of address are the colours and images and also the language that is used throughout the contents page. The language that is used in the contents page is very informal and chatty, which makes it appealing to the audience because they will be interested and appealed because it is the same language that they use themselves. The images that I have also used also give a friendly and happy ton through the body language and facial expressions. All of the facial expressions are smiley and friendly facial expressions that shows they are happy which therefore makes the magazine look positive.

Mode of Address- Double page spread

The mode of address of my double page spread is also happy and friendly, this is due to the colours, images and language that I have used throughout. The language that is used is very chatty and welcoming to the audience, this will appeal to the audience because they will feel like they can relate to the artists that are being interviewed and also they will feel that they know them. The fonts are large and bright colours that are feminine and stand out which will also appeal to the target audience. The main colours that are used, again make it look bright and colourful.