MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

We were asked to analysis magazines and to write about different connotations of the different area of the front cover. All magazines have a masthead which is the top section of a magazine that includes the title. Over the masthead there is strap line  that summarizes the magazines ethos in one line. Most magazines tend to use colours that appeals to their target audience, e.g. BLISS is written in a bright pink which attracts teen girls. The magazine looks colourful and bright where as TATLER contains dark and neutral colours which appeals to older men.

Pictures are normally anchored with text that gives meaning to the picture. There are cover lines around the cover picture which tells the reader what is inside the magazine. Some magazines contain human interest stories which are melodramatic stories that are supposed to entice you to want to know more, they are usually real life stories. The stories are targeted at the target audience, e.g. BLISS focuses on stories that would appeal to young teens( "why I had a boob job at 16" ) where as TATLER talks about "Men's issues" I'm pretty sure no girl want to read about men's issues.