Magazine Analysis

Magazine Cover Analysis: This magazine is of Teen Vogue which is popular with the younger generation, mainly girls which would make this their target audience. The mast head is adjusted at the top of the magazine and is one of the main focuses on the cover, due to its large size. The typeface of the text on the cover is used throughout the magazine, this conveys that there is a sense of persistence of the design. The colours c olours of the mast head contrast each other as pink is a darker colour than white and this adds to the overall o verall theme of the magazine design. The male gaze may be used here because of the celebrity, Kylie Jenner, being positioned on the front. However, she is also a lot of girls’ inspiration so this would add to the overall attraction o f the magazine. The photo is also quite editorial, suggesting that the magazine is highly respected. Many popular names are also used on the front cover, such as ‘Cody Simpson’, ‘Tyga’, ‘Gigi Hadid’ and ‘Meghan Trainor’. These will attract other niche audiences who may find these celebrities as their inspiration. As the running head is in large text, this conveys that it is the Splash and will feature as a double page spread in the magazine. The way that the model is positioned is quite relaxed and natural, this could represent the magazine as though they are of a natural respect and is quite simplistic. There are only three main colours used and this adds to the simplistic theme of the cover.

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This magazine cover is of a simplistic nature and consists of only two colours; white and black. As there is not much featured on the page, it allows readers to focus on two main aspects- the mast head and the model. It also will make the reader want to know what is inside the magazine and what it is about. The typeface of the mast head reflects the actual word of sassy as the font is quite typical of a sassy aspect. The main target audience of this magazine would be a young generation, which may be the reason as to why they had used a young Johnny Depp on the front as he is classed as eye candy. The use of the wob makes the text stand out to the dark background which will catch the readers eye and make it stand out more. The use of the rhetorical question on the front cover will make the reader seem intrigued towards what is inside the magazine and this will may make them want to read it. The model is posing as being relaxed to add to the simplistic and minimalistic tone of the magazine. Furthermore, the hairstyle of the model reflects the theme of naturalism as it appears as though not much has been done to it.





The title of this magazine is quite a popular indie magazine and people who mainly listen to indie music will know more of this magazine. It would be mainly an audience of a younger generation who would read t his magazine which would be why the focus of it is of a male who would be classed as eye c andy. This will bring in the female gaze to further the sales of this magazine. The masthead is one of the main focuses of this cover as it contrasts with t he colours in the background. White is a widely popular colour that is used on Indie magazines as usually the colour is darker, however, on this occasion, as t he writing is positioned on top of the models face, some bits are quite hard to read such as the names that go down the side. Other artists are mentioned on the front to remind the reader that the magazine is not just aimed at one artist- The 1975, this will allow people who are fans of other music to have a look at the magazine. As the main image is of someone from The 1975, it will convey to the readers that there is most likely an article on this band. The colour scheme that has been used is quite quirky and bright and the writing is of a more neutral colour and this contrasts so that it catches the readers eye.





Contents Page Analysis:

This contents page is from a magazine called ‘Vibe’ which is mainly an urban styled magazine, therefore, this design would have been made to attract a younger generation target audience. The mast head is adjusted to the right of the page to allow room for the mo dels legs and is in a white typeface; this will reflect the rest of the magazine as the colour and ‘3 word ‘3 word split’ is used throughout the magazine. The white font makes the mast head stand out against the dark background and this will attract the readers e ye. It uses a simplistic design to maintain the reader’s attention. The title ‘contents’ contents’ is a conventional feature of the Vibe’ magazine and the layout of this word being ‘Vibe’ broken into three lines adds an edge t o the magazine and is consistent with the sleek style of Vibe Magazines. The contents list has been made into two categories which makes it easier for the reader to navigate round and avoids any confusions that may arise. The headings are bold and in a larger text, this will allow the reader to easily scan over the page instead of having to read the whole te xt, for if they were looking for something in particular. The main focus is Ciara’s Ciara’s positioning which is of a ‘V’ shape and this reflects the ‘V’ in the background. Having her against the white background highlights her and this will show the readers the importance of Ciara and that she is the main selling point of this issue.





The mast head ‘Vogue’ Vogue’ is one of the focus points of this page, this is not normal as usually it would be ‘Contents’ Contents’ as that is what the page is about. However, this is not essential as a m agazine should be recognisable from the masthead which is placed underneath ‘contents’ contents’. The front cover is what people see first therefore the job of it is to draw people in whereas the contents page is just to give detail of what the article will be. The red date can be clearly seen next to the black text which makes it easier for the reader to see when it was released. A subscription has been used at the bottom of the page to signal to the readers that they have other magazines that they can sign up to. This also allows them to contact the magazine company for any queries. The use of t he page numbers next to the context list is conventionally used throughout all magazines. The colour scheme of the contents page are black, white, red and grey; these colours emphasise sophistication which make the magazine look more stylish. The main image of this page is t he model in the middle, she has been styles so to attract the male gaze and inspired female viewers.





As the same font is continued from the cover page and now on the contents page, it supports the connection of style throughout the magazine. Previous issues from the magazines are featured at the top of the page to outline to the readers that there are other issues to this magazine, this is marketing the previous issues. ‘Contents’ Contents’ contrasts the typographical font to the rest of the page, allowing it to stand out for its individuality and lets the reader easily be able to see that this is the contents page. The colour scheme of this page is white and black with a little colour in the top left corner. This adds to the minimalistic theme of an Indie magazine. It also makes it seem more mature and sophisticated which is aimed at their target audience of a younger generation (17-25). The layout of the magazine consists of lines which creates a sense of professionalism and adds to the clear structuring of the page. The whole page is filled with content to make it look eve nly spaced and does not get ruined by blank spaces. The headings categorise the page and allows the reader to locate what exactly it is they are looking for, or what they want to read. Furthermore, the bold font makes the headings stand out from the white background, gaining more attention from readers.







Double-Page Spread Analysis:

This double page spread contains many different images that are scattered across the page, as these all have bright, contrasting colours, they make it easy to catch the readers eye, instead of the text next to them. Ariana Grande is pictured in all the photos as she is the main image of both pages, her name is also put in bold in the main caption above t he story. This allows readers to know the models name for if they did not know before. The colour scheme of this double page spread is mainly white, blue and pink as I find that these are the three colours that stand out the most when glancing at the page. These all contrast with the





A common feature of having one side a picture and the other side consist of te xt is used in this double page spread which makes it seem more sophisticated, however not so unique. There is also the use of a drop cap to let the reader know where the story starts. The tombstoning of the article on the opposing side allows the article to follow the house style of magazines as this is a generic convention. Both features create a smart sense, therefore, I think that I may incorporate it into my magazine.





The whole left of the article is taken up by an image which is a common convention of music magazines. This also clearly establishes who the article is about and builds iconography. The name of the artist is mentioned in the to p right corner as is in a large, bold typeface and stands out to the original writing in the article. It displays to the r eader who the musician is without any confusion. A short introduction is set next to t he article to sum up the objective it’ it’s approaching. The creators have used a bolder and larger font to differentiate the two.

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