Research - Magazine covers

As part of my research for my project, I have looked at different music magazines to see how they attract the customers eyes and appeal to their target audience.

This music magazine appeals to young girls as the Mise en Scene and colours connect to what young girls like. The pink and glittery letters show the youngness of the magazine and the image of Buffy appeals to young girls because her music is for young girls to older teenagers.

Although, the image on front of the magazine appeals to younger girls more than teenagers, the use of subheadings shows the audience what other stories are in the magazine so they can choose which story they want to read. The use of subheadings appeals to the wider audience so other ages will buy the magazine.

By using bold headings and subheadings, they connect with the audience to bring them into the magazine, also by using direct address it also connects the audience with the magazine. By using a strapline at the top of the page, it shows that the magazine is not only a music magazine it is also a fashion magazine which appeals to more audiences.

As my magazine's genre is a pop magazine, I also have a sub-genre with is gossip. As my magazine is for teenage girls, music plus celebrity news is the perfect combination to appeal to all ages of girls, mainly 13-18.

The bold headings and colours which follow the magazine each week appeals to teenage girls as they know that reveal's colours are pink and yellow and all they have to do is look for them colours. The images are off the most famous celebrities at the moment which makes teenage girls want to buy this magazine. The straplines and images appeals to the audience as they know what is going to be in the magazine without reading the content page.

The reason I am researching celebrity gossip magazine helps me to plan what is going to be in my magazine and how to design my front cover.

The use of colours in this music magazine appeals to the younger audiences aswell as the older audiences. The use of direct address drags the audiences into the magazine before they even open the magazine. The image works well with the magazine as the people in the image are very famous at the moment and young to teenage girls want to know what is happening with them.

As this magazine is a music magazine, it also has a sub-genre of gossip and this shows in the image's on the front cover. The different stories and pages in this magazine appeals to the wider audience and this improves profits and sales.