Main Image- This image dominates the front cover of this issue. Its over the brand name of the magazine and features in the centre of the magazine to show who the main artist of this magazine will be. The main image takes up around 80% of the page. When creating my magazine I will consider the positioning of my main image and make it the dominating focus of my front cover.
Hair/Make-up/Costume- Again these play a massive feature within the front cover as the image takes up the majority of the page therefore the picture needs to be presenting the correct image. Her hair is perfect and long to match her flawless complexion. Both these two word together to create the ideologies of the perfect natural women, To the target audience of this magazine Taylor Swift will be a role model and therefore they have to make her image seem perfect as the reader will look up to her. Costume is very important in this image, as she is wearing a t-shirt will a necklace, this is to create the casual look, and to show the target audience that perfection can be achieved without wearing a million pound dress or walking around in high heels. It all looks natural and inspirational. When creating my front cover I will consider all these factor and shall constantly keep reminding myself of the target audience in relation to my image. I need my image to be relatable to my target audience. They need to be natural yet inspirational.
Positioning/Facial Expression- Again, due to the image being so large these factors play a big impact in selling the magazine. Firstly her positioning she appears the have her hand across her chest to possibly suggest that she is very vulnerable and quiet and doesn't like to reveal her feelings.it matches with caption of the image "Grows up in public" it suggests that the article inside will be her revealing stuff about her personal life. The body language implies she likes to keep her feelings hidden and this can be quite relatable to especially girls and therefore they will more likely pick up this magazine and by it. Her facial expression matches her whole image is selling. She is directly looking in to the camera with a serious expression on her face. This shows that it's a personal account and builds up a relationship between her and the audience. Therefore, when I create my front cover I will make sure that the audience will feel personally involved with my magazine and that they don't feel threatened by the image.
Colour- Focuses on 3 main colours; white,yellow and black. These three colours all work in contrast with each to make certain things stand out. The black and white of the image creates a natural calm look and shows Taylor Swift and pure and innocent. The black background allows the main image to be enhanced and makes it more dominating. The yellow is used to make the other articles on the front cover stand out. The titles are in yellow to make them stand out and grab the audiences attention. I will stick to around 3 colours when creating my as it shows professionalism and allows for certain features to stand out.
Font- Tends to stick to just one simple easy read font as it allows the audience easy access to the front cover. Uses capital letters,sizes, bold and highlighters to make certain things stand out for instance the words "Taylor Swift" is in a bigger font size and in bold to show the audience that it's the main focus of the magazine. Font is very important and therefore when creating my magazine I will make sure the audience can read it easily and certain things stand out from each other.
Language- Always important as it shows the main target audience and is the key when selling your magazine as it entices the audience in. It mentions another artists name on the front cover "cee lo" who is a recent current artist just like Taylor Swift. However, what interested to note is that it just says the words "cee lo" not "cee lo green" which implies that the audience will already know his full artist as they listen to his type of music already. Therefore, there is a strong implication that its aimed at a younger audience as they would be the type to use nicknames for artists and to abbreviate, furthermore words such as "windows "iphone" and "apps" are used which conveys a semantic field of words related to technology and therefore we would associate it more will young adults from around the ages of 16.-25 as they are more likely to have iphones and download apps. Language is so important when it comes to selling a magazine and I need to make sure my language matches my audience when creating my magazine.
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