By Ro man y War d
The Ja nua ry cov er of su ga r con ta ins … • Pictu res • Fa sh ion it em s and pr ices • Com pe ti ti on s • Ce le b gossip • Hor osc op es • Ti tle • Tr ue stor ies
Layout • The c over is ba la nc ed wi th pi ctures a nd text so t here are no g aps. • The ma in pi ctu re is c ent ra l. W hic h c atches t he fo cus of v iewers. • The t itle is a t th e to p of t he c over , so i t i s o ne o f the fi rst thing s y ou rea d. • Text and mini pi ctu res are set a round the c over , thi s is s o t hat the focu s poi nt rema in s on the ma in pic ture and t itle. • The o ver all layou t is c lea rly pr es ented fo r “ea sy rea d” .
Use Of Images Th e us e of images… • Draw atten tion to a spe cific loc ati on . • Cl ea rly indi cate the con te nt of the maga zi ne . • In te re st a vi ew er
Disp lay th e lat est st yl e of clo thi ng et c. • Sh ow what so rt o f mag azi ne it is . • Ar e relat able to peo ple and so cat ch the ir e ye. •
Use Of Text • Cl ear ly indi cat es what t he mag azi ne mi ght include . • Pe rsuade vi ew er s t o buy . • Gi ves i mp orta nt info rmat ion t o vi ew er s.
• Rel ate t o the audi ence, “How far would you go to fi t in ?” • Alli ter at ion … add s effe ct t o the writing “Fa shi on Fr en zy ” • Allo ws t he use of sub- titles to sep ar at e info rmat ion.
Colour And Font Choice
• Colour displa ys the v ibe o f a ma gazine (E. g.) br ight colours fo r gi rls ma gazine, da rk colours fo r a rock mu sic ma gazine. • Brig hter colours a re ey e c atc hi ng and m ake the Ne on ma gazine seem colou rs st and out exc iti ng !
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The Font choice determines the type of magazine.. (Some magazines have a signature font). The size of the font could demand immediate attention or something to be read at anytime.
Target Audience Th is mag azi ne successful ly at tr act s the female t een audi ence… • Th e co lour s indi cat e Mat ur ity mo re so th an a chi ld ren’s Mag azi ne . • Th e mai n pi ct ur e is o f a young adult . • Th e tex t is se rious yet no t bo ring . • Th e imag es of the items di sp lay ed ar e to the li kin g of a young ad ult aud ience . • Th e co lour s ar e appe ali ng t o