For AS Media Studies we analysed different magazine covers, contents pages, articles in order to help us create our own.

1. Magazine
Analysis

2. The word ‘Win’ is in block
The headline ‘Paramore’ separates capitals in a yellow bubble
her from the rest of the band, which also would attract
making her stand out as the more attention making them want
The masthead stays dominant person. to read inside.
the same in every
issue, using a
shattered effect.
The subhead of ‘Secret
conflict revealed’ is
highlighted with a bright
pink to draw the readers
attention instantly.
The colour scheme is
stereotypically female as
usually the magazine is
targeted at boys however the
lead of the band on the front
cover is female appealing to The lead of the band
both genders. The cover uses is dressed in bright
pinks and yellows which are clothing as well as her
usually used in magazines outrageous hair
targeted at females. The use of colour, focusing all on
the pink attracts male her. The rest of the
attention as well as promoting band are smaller,
her as a role model for females dressed plainly
which would then sell the showing that she has
magazine to both genders importance.

3. Heavily sexualised
The masthead image to appeal to
immediately men. Her lack of
stands out against clothing would draw
the white attention, this is also
background which how women might
would catch the want to look. Her
readers eye name is written in
instantly. lipstick also seductive
to appeal to male.
The headline
‘Jessie J’ is
brightly
coloured pink
giving the The list of artists
cover down the side of
femininity as the cover would
well as making also draw in a
her name reader, the reader
stand out may be a fan of the
against the band/artist, forcing
white them to read on
background

4. Large image to
appeal to the The simple colour
Oasis fans, scheme helps the
corresponding words to stand out
with the extract against the white
itself making the background. The
audience want purpose of yellow
to read on text is to promote
the magazine; trying
to persuade the
reader to subscribe
for a copy every
week
The main story is
larger, using a
larger font size to
catch the
audiences The stories are
attention, the aligned neatly so
headline of the it is convenient
storyline must be for the reader to
exciting to appeal find the story
to the reader they’re looking
for

5. The page has a
column along the The contents has a
left side which clear, plain layout
contains the music which is effective
in the charts at as the reader
that particular won’t find it hard
time to look for what
they want
The use of
bold colours The page
like black and includes four
blue is different photos
effective as it from inside the
stands out magazine. This
against the will draw
white attention from
background the reader as
meaning the well as make it
font is easier to easy to find the
view for the article they’re
reader searching for

6. The Billboard magazine cover is usually music in the charts whereas Kerrang! Is a rock magazine, the front covers are
very different but share similarities.
This magazine uses bright colours as well as a Contrasting with Billboard, this magazine uses
sexualised image to attract male attention but also dark colours and sharp fonts which is very
to promote a role model for how women may masculine. Rock magazines are usually aimed at
want to look. The cover uses stereotypically males. The black and white image is very different
feminine types of fonts as the magazine is aimed to Billboard again to attract a different type of
at teenage girls. Like Kerrang! The subhead is audience. Both magazines include other stories
larger that the other fonts which is promoting the which are being promoted on the front cover
main story within the magazine

7. Large image to appeal to
fans of the band, the
whole article is based The masthead uses a
around her bold font to attract
attention and also to
fit in with the genre of
the magazine
Colour scheme is The fonts are the
simple, dark same to keep to the
colours. The use simplicity of the article
of green stands rather than clashing
out against the against the image
dark colours
creating a ‘rock’
feel
The subheading
uses a larger font
to draw the reader
in, the best quote
The interview itself is from the interview
much smaller, this is to is chosen to make
make the article look the article look
exciting instead of the exciting making
text taking over the the reader want to
whole page, the use of read on
images does this

8. The whole article is based around the main The masthead and the bands
image using a double page spread, attracting name have been used in bold,
the readers attention using the band’s image, striking fonts to draw the reader
this would attract female attention who are into the article
fans of the band as well as male
The title
exposure
attracts
the
Quotes reader as
from the within
interview the
are larger article
to make they’re
the article able to
seem more find out
exciting more
about the
band
The colour scheme is very plain, using The article itself uses colloquial language and slang
dark colours bar the yellow. The yellow which would appeal to a teenage audience. Also how
is used to make the masthead stand out they band are dressed would also appeal to a younger
to a reader audience

9. Immediately the colour
The image is heavy sexualised , she is wearing tight
scheme allows the whole
clothing and bright lipstick as an act of seduction in order
article to be stereotypically
to appeal to a male audience; they are more likely to read
female using different
it if the image of the artist is attractive
shades of pink.
The text is
The image based
dominates the around
whole page to her; the
attract image is
attention as more
soon as the important
reader see’s that the
the page, they actual
have used her article
appearance to
make the
reader
interested
The font is simple; black. This is so that it doesn’t clash with the femininity of
the article, her name is in a bold pink font to emphasise her importance
whereas the article is just simple