Analysing Magazine Covers 2

Magazine 2

The first thing on this magazine that captures people's attention is the image of the famous Jessie J - it is centralised and takes up majority of the cover. Evidently, the genre is Pop as the name of the mag is called Top of the Pops. The style of this masthead is glittery, pink and girly, therefore appealing to females. The target audience is more towards the girl generation because of the theme and colours used. The main used are white, purple, pink and red, creating a happy mood which reflects the genre Pop. As the colours used throughout are the same it makes it consistent. Even though the colours used are feminine, there are some males that like Pop meaning that it is not directly aimed at girls only. Other images used are of other pop stars, such as Rochelle from The Saturdays, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles and Lady Gaga. Beside/below each one has an interesting storyline to attract the audience and make them buy it to read more about each story. As there is quite a lot of text and images used it could be said that it is rather crowded but in a way the layout is still clear because nothing is difficult to read. It is very busy compared to the previous magazine cover I have analysed.

Jessie J's make-up is known to be bold - her eye make-up is black and her lipstick is bright red. Also, her earrings are red matching her lips. This suggests that not only is she musically inspiration, but also a fashion icon. Right below her face has the text in capitals "I'VE BEATEN MY HATERS!" The colour used again is girly, red, purple and pink. Jessie J is a well known artist who is known to have worked hard to get where she is right now, and the fact that she has those words right next to her could suggest that she is more inspirational than people thought. The puff used beside her again, uses the colour bright pink attracting people - "Jessie J tells her own incredible story" to me, is interesting and I personally would buy the mag to read it. The other puff used, "Get summer's hottest trend, now!" draws in the attention of those into the latest fashion which could link to pop stars as people are also interested in the clothing they wear.

Although the magazine is a very busy one, it doesn't seem to take the attention away from the stories - in fact it seems as though the magazine is packed full of gossip and therefore would appeal to those highly interested in the music industry and what celebrities get up to, such as myself. The majority of the straplines include an exclamation mark which I personally think makes it more interesting. "Your most embarrassing body worries SOLVED" involves the audience as it is directed to them ("your"). I particularly think the connotation of the titles draws in the attention of people because they aren't boring - they're short and snappy.