Summary of detailed research.

Typical features :
- Big & Bold Fonts ( colour co-ordinated with model )
- Models dressed in latest fashion
- Models are the genre icons
- Straplines on side feature other well known artists.
- Models wear similar styles of clothing with similar poses.
- Models keep straight face, with no facial expressions or emotions showing.

Detailed Analysis

- This magazine is called XXL and is sort of focused at the same kind of target audience as my magazine, the genre of GRIME does not really have many magazines out on the market but the hip hop magazines are very close. This front cover definately stands out and will appeal to the target audience mainly because of the main image of Birdman and Lil Wayne. The picture itself will appeal to everyone who likes this genre of music because of the fact that they are 2 of the biggest stars in the hip hop industry.The "Bling" they are wearing gives a impression of wealth and ganster looking. The top left corner has the title saying 10th Anniversary our biggest issue ever, which draws our attention too it making us believe it may be better than other magazines. What the models are wearing is very steriotypical , it is usual gangsta clothing. A flat peak cap , baggy jeans , chains , lots of tattoos this means the target audience would most probably wear the same kind of thing because these are there icons.


-This magazine Rap-Up is a magazine on the genre of rap which again isn't my genre but is close enough. The main model is T.I who is a well known rapper, this makes the magazine more appealing because they may want to read about the well known rappers. Also the title RAP-UP is covered up by part of the modles head, but because its such a well known magazine it just adds to the effect and makes it look trendy. The taglines and straplines feature names of other well known artist's which makes the magazine more appealing. The Font style and colour scheme of the magazine with the the pink, black and white makes the magazine appeal to materalists. The magazine is appealing to all the people in its genre or people who like the artists mentioned.





- True magzine is a Hip hop magazine but also has fashion in, this is a good idea because it will appeal to a much bigger niche. 50 Cent is also a major artist in the Hip Hop industry so the title "50 Cent : The Real Curtis Jackson " is appealing to the target audience because they will want to know more about the artist. The colour scheme on this magazine is excellent, the white background makes the blue font stand out, also the way the model is dressed in different shades of blue makes this cover appeal to the people who like fashion and hip hop. As in all the magazines of my genre there are other artists names down the side which will make the target audience even more interested. The strap and taglines also stand out, this will draw the target audience to the cover making them want to read more.


Typical reader :
- Listen to Grime / Rap music.
- They are materialists.
- They are hedonists.
- They are post-modernists.
- They prefer to be out all night than in at home
- They may take drugs and drink privately but openly with friends.
- They like to enjoy themselves by drinking , smoking , partying and taking recreational drugs.

Initial Analysis.

- Grime

- Teenagers / Young Adults ( 14-21)

- The cover appeals the target audience because it has a good main image that suits the genre of the music. The main picture is one of a Mc and in a studio which makes it look fresh and stylish, also the way the Tagline's stand out and how the name of the magazine is writen down the side in a stylish way.

- R&B

- Appeals to people

- The magazine will appeal to the target audience because of the main image which is of Chris Brown who is a R&B/HipHop artist. Also the main tagline stands out to us and the straplines are quite detailed so we know what will be in the magazine. The colour scheme is very stylish with the black gold and white theme, also the main title stands out because it is red. Even tho the N in EBONY is covered up because the magazine is so popular and well known. The Car lights in the background also make the main image stand out more, also because the main models body has been photoshopped so it looks perfect which will draw customers to it especially females.

- DJ Magazine.

- Appeals to people who are interested in Dj's and the music they produce.

- This magazine cover will definately appeal to the target audience because it has so much going out. The main name of the magazine stands out in bold red writing, also there are many taglines and screamers that are in bright colours and therefore this will attract the audience. The main image of the 2 DJ's stands out aswell because they are both looking at the camera which draws our attention to them.

- Hip Hop / Rap

-Would appeal to many people, particular those who are interested in hip hop or rap or possibly people who are just interested in particular artists.

- The front cover would definately appeal to the target audience because it has a big picture of Lil Wayne on the front cover, who is a very popular artist at the moment. The title of the magazien XXL stands out aswell because of the red background around it and the bold white writing. Also the big tagline of "Lil Wayne - Im not hot, Im Great" attracts us to it because of the fonts and writing. Also there are straplines on the side with other artists mentioned which makes the magazine appeal to the target audience even more.

contents page.




main cover

Contents page research.

Contents pages normally have the features that have been advertised on the front cover of the magazine these are usually very clear so that you can find what you want very easily. The contents page would normally have a main picture or possibly 2 which would relate to the magazines genre or the topics on the cover page. Seperate from the main headlines there will sometimes be the regulars which will usual be in the same place. Also there will normally be a specific font throughout the contents page.The magazines appeal to there target audiences because they are both very trendy and cool fonts that will appeal to they young target audiences. The designs of both magazines are very trendy and modern and will appeal to the younger generation the layouts are also very modern and would appeal to its target audience. The pages are very different but you are able to tell what there target audience is, the contents page on the right is from VIBE magazine however i am not sure about the magazine on the left. I am not able to compare the front covers to the contents pages because i was unable to find them however on the VIBE magazine it has a small image of the front cover in the corner and you can see the similarites.

Preliminary Project

http://katiejacobs.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/tell-cover.jpgAbove is the link to the magazine cover that i believe suits my target audience. As you can see from the text below the magazine weve chosen is affective with use of colours and content. Also the use of coverlines and straplines linked with images is affective as younger audiences will be attract immediately to images and use of colour.Also the masthead is effective as it uses lower case lettering which gives a softer more friendly feel to the magazine, appealing to the target audience.

As the producers of "I Love College" magazine we believe our readers to be people:

-Who love college
-Between the ages of 16-21
-Who go on nights out without any idea of how they are getting home
-Who are constantly looking for savings
-Who prefer action to romance
-Who celebrate occassions with a weekend with no sleep rather than the family
-Who are able to distinguish the difference between different genres of music
-Who appreciate having a good time, with no regards to consequences.

Student Magazine Analysis

Both the Chinese magazine and the Indian magazine use lots of coverlines and straplines together. Also these two mags both use basic names maybe suggesting that the content is more important than the presentation to the people who produced it.
Also both of theses use only one main image on their cover whereas 'tell' magazine uses a number of smaller images aswell depicting the text.
The 'tell' mag uses serif font, emphasising the magazines focus on design and presentation. the other two mags use sans serif which is a basic text.
I would prefer to read 'Tell' magazine in my own opinion. This is due to the presentation of the magazine, the bright colours and use of images attract me to the magazine if seen in a shop etc. Also by reading the coverlines you can see that the magazine has interesting content that 'student' aged people will be willing to purchase it as it is worth reading. Also the main image is more appealing as it is an action shot of the women out in public whereas the other two are either studio produced images or plain background.
'Tell' Magazine
Teenagers/young adults would read this magazine due to the presentation and content. I feel aspirers/radicals/underachievers would all read this magazine as it has interest and not everyday content. It also talks about relaxed topics rather than world issues meaning that this will attract these types of readers. I also feel that this type of magazine would attract hedonists and post-modernists as these are open minded, outgoing people interested in unusual/specific topics. On the Jicnar scale i would put the readers of this magazine at around C1 as i would imagine them to be around the middle class.
Main image
The image appears lively and full of fun as it is very colourful and a very busy image. It is of a women on a merry-go-round at butlins which is impotant as it goes onto talk about this within the magazine. The women is shown smiling portraying happiness which will also help in attracting readers.
Use of colour
There is alot of use of colour on the cover of this magazine this is due to the type of reader the publishers are trying to attract. It also portrays fun/excitement when there are a large number of different colours used.
The Masthead
The masthead in in lower case serif font, the serif font show sophistication and the lower case softens up the text, this is because the targeted reader are most likely to be students, these people like to be sophisticated yet also modern/trendy.

Audience Profiles

My magazine is essentials

- It is a magazine for Mothers roughly late 30's mid 40's.
- Aimed at aspirers, the adverts are all about low budget things and ways to save money.
- The Gender would definately be Women.
- On the Jicnar Scale they are probably C1&C2 people who are earning a standard amount of money but nothing special maybe wantin to earn more.