Analysing

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Magazine Covers

Hello!Lifestyle Magazine

Target Audience - Women aged 16-45

Masthead•Bright – stands out

•‘Hello’ seems

conversational –

speaking to you, can

relate to the audience,

like having a chat with

your friend

Cover Image•Of a celebrity with her

new baby – makes

people want to see more

pictures inside

•Image takes up the

whole page

Cover Lines•Few cover lines – all

relate to front cover age

with is clearly the main

feature

•Not necessary to have

lots of cover lines

because the typical

buyer of this magazine

would buy it regardless of

what it says – often a

subscribed magazine

Colour Scheme•Plain natural colours

used – doesn't need to

stand out as ‘Hello!’ is

such a well known brand

Pull Quote •Shows there’s an

interview inside

NowGossip Magazine

Target Audience - Women aged 16-34Masthead•Bright- stands out

•‘Now’ indicates that its

current

Cover Image•A celebrity paparazzi

picture – shows a feature

inside

•Grabs attention as it is

someone who is knows

for being glamorous

looking bad Cover Lines•Lots of cover lines with

images to support them

•They are all about gossip

•Small fashion feature at

the bottom appeals to

older women as well Colour Scheme•Bright clashing colours –

grab attention, stand out

Small Images on the

cover •Paparazzi pictures –

show celebrity invasion

which is what people

want to read about

Vogue Fashion Magazine

Target Audience - Women aged 25-54

Masthead•Iconic logo – colour

matched the rest of the

cover

•‘Vogue’ means fashion

in French so people know

what its about if they

have never heard of it

before

Cover Image•Of a celebrity or model

(in this case a celebrity)

looking glamorous and

fashionable

Cover Lines•Quite a lot of cover lines

written in different styles

but stick to the colour

scheme

•They are all to do with

features inside which are

all fashion related

Colour Scheme•All issues have a

different colour scheme

but they all stick to it from

the masthead to the

clothes on the model on

the cover

•In this case it is pink ,

white and black which is

very elegant