Justin Bieber on the cover of Billboard magazine
1) Magazine Analysis
On
this magazine front cover the colours that are used are bright and help catch
the eye of the potential reader. They have used the colour red to highlight
certain headings. Yellow's and blues have been used as these are all primary
colours they are quite bold and are likely to draw the attention of potential
readers. With the attention drawn to this magazine the potential audience may
result in buying this magazine. The main image used is a picture of Justin
Bieber. Justin Bieber is directly looking at the audience in the picture. This
makes the audience feel like they have a connection with Justin Bieber as he is
looking directly at them. I like this picture of Justin Bieber as he looks like
he is trying to attract the attention of the magazine audience. The magazine
draws my attention mainly due to the fact is has a big picture of a global
superstar (Justin Bieber) and also as I am someone who likes to know all the
current stories on celebrities I will most likely pick up this magazine to find
out how Justin Bieber's music career is progressing. The main target audience
of this magazine is young girls between the ages of 12-14 years old. The reason
for this is that Justin Bieber is the main image of the front cover, and many
young girls enjoy his music and his personal appearance. Therefore because
Justin Bieber is the main image girls are more likely to buy this particular
issue magazine. The style of this magazine does appeal to me as I like bright
vibrant colours and like to know the latest in the music industry.
Adele on the cover of RollingStone magazine
2) Magazine Analysis
This Rolling Stone magazine cover featuring Adele draws
audience by the colouring as it is extremely dark which brings out the paleness
of Adele' face. The background is a light blue this put all the attention on
the image of Adele as her dark hair shadows the magazine cover. These colours
don't appeal to me as I do not find dark colours attractive. The only image
that is used is the close-up of Adele's face. Adele has a blank expression on
her face, this leaves it up to the audience to think what she may be feeling. I
like this image as it leaves the reader to question that Adele is feeling. The style
of this magazine does appeal to me because the font is eye catching due to the
red RollingStone title. The target audience of this magazine is American fans
who enjoy Rock/Pop music also for people who are interested in famous American
figures. RollingStone appeals to people greatly passionate about music.
Bruno Mars on the cover of Billboard magazine
3) Magazine Analysis
In this magazine front cover the background
colour used helps Bruno Mars to stand out, as his Burgundy shirt over shadows
the dull background this helps catch the eye of the potential reader. They have
used the colour yellow to highlight certain headings this helps to draw the
reader’s attention to particular headings. With the attention drawn to this
magazine the potential audience may result in buying this magazine. The main
image used is a picture of Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars is wearing glasses which
shows his superiority over the audience. This makes the audience feel involved
with Bruno Mars as he looks like he is trying to attract the attention of the
magazine audience. The magazine draws my attention mainly due to the fact is
has a big picture of a global superstar (Bruno Mars) and also as I am someone
who likes to know all the current stories on celebrities I will most likely
pick up this magazine to find out how Bruno Mars' music career is progressing.
The main target audience of this magazine is girls between the ages of 12-17
years old. The reason for this is that Bruno Mars is the main image of the
front cover, and many young girls enjoy his music and his personal appearance.
Therefore because Bruno Mars is the main image how the main picture stands out
against the dark background, but both colours work perfectly together.
4) Magazine Analysis
The front cover of ‘Elle’ suggests that the
magazines genre is young women’s fashion and style magazine. The front cover of
‘Elle’ catches attention in many different ways by using bold text and graphics
e.g. images and text boxes. This makes the magazine appealing to its audiences.
‘Elle’s audience for this magazine would be young girls/women between the ages
of 16 – 25 as they would be interested in fashion, health, beauty tips and celebrities.
The colour layout and content flagged up in the cover appeals to more style
conscious and sophisticated female readers. The theme of this front cover is rock star. We
know this as Emma Watson is dressed in Gothic/punk style clothing. This
actress would usually not be perceived in this way. Emma Watson looking
directly at the viewer and suggesting a strong, assured and secure person. Usually
she will be seen as classy, elegant and modern. This helps interests the reader
into buying this magazine as they want to find out why Emma Watson is dressed
like this and it may inspire them to follow the magazine trends. The colour red
could represent the passion and aggression in this picture, this then links to
the theme of rock star. The Pink/red girlie colours in the masthead connote the
gender of the magazine to be female. Style is emphasised by the large headline ‘The
New Trends’ with new in a lower case friendly font and in the trademark
pink/red of the masthead. In the main imagine on the magazine is Emma Watson.
This means they cannot be any flaws or blemishes in her beauty appearance. As a
result of this Emma Watson has been airbrushed to give her the magazines
stereotypical look that a ‘perfect’ woman should look like. By Emma Watson
sitting on a stool helps emphasises her independence and her sexuality. The house
style of the magazine is consistent as the same sort of layout appears on every
‘Elle’ magazine. ‘Elle’ may do this as it makes their magazine have their own
sort of trademark layout which helps make it noticeable to the reader. The house style could also be considered
attractive this could also mean it makes Emma Watson look more attractive. On the
left hand side of the magazine the headline stating ‘EMMA WATSON’ is in large
dominating and serious black top case. This helps the audience to know what celebrity
will be in the magazine. This could influence the purchase as if the reader
doesn’t like Emma Watson they may not buy the magazine. The sub headings seek to answer the concerns
of readers e.g. “Is it OK to cry at work?” “Can stress ruin your looks?”
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