The two magazines I am analysing are Smash Hits and Top of the Pops. The layout and design of these magazines are both very similar and they are both targeting at the same audience. The use of colour on both covers of the magazines are within a range of many bright bold colours, both of them have a bold colour and repeat it , this is because readers like the repetition and things to be kept the same. There are things that differ between the two covers though, for example Top of the pops magazine has a more girly appeal using pink and purple and a glittery font , from this and the target audience research I did you can tell Top of the pops is aimed more at girls. From the research you can also see more girls read Smash hits magazine but could possibly be aimed more at boys than Top of the Pops and it uses colours like yellow, black, blue and pink.
On the two magazine covers there is many different font styles instead of just one or two, this makes the magazine appear full of stories and makes you look and focus on all the different ad’s and stories instead of just the one.
The use of language in both magazines is quite simple with just short sentences and words to tell you about things, this is because it is aimed at a slightly younger audience, who would be interested more in images and short texts.
Both the magazine covers have a large use of images they both have a main image usually taking up the whole page, which will be of a pop star or celebrity that the target audience would look up to. They both also use smaller images normally one with every other story they include on the cover this it to attract the audience to look at the text and read more inside.
The contents page’s of both magazine are also quite similar using bold texts, bright colours and a large use of images, these all appeal to the reader as it is more about the images and colour than the actual text they want to read.
On the two magazine covers there is many different font styles instead of just one or two, this makes the magazine appear full of stories and makes you look and focus on all the different ad’s and stories instead of just the one.
The use of language in both magazines is quite simple with just short sentences and words to tell you about things, this is because it is aimed at a slightly younger audience, who would be interested more in images and short texts.
Both the magazine covers have a large use of images they both have a main image usually taking up the whole page, which will be of a pop star or celebrity that the target audience would look up to. They both also use smaller images normally one with every other story they include on the cover this it to attract the audience to look at the text and read more inside.
The contents page’s of both magazine are also quite similar using bold texts, bright colours and a large use of images, these all appeal to the reader as it is more about the images and colour than the actual text they want to read.
At the top of the contents page t says, ‘Check all this out!’ It is in a bold, noticeable font and because it is in informal language it appeal to a younger audience. The Editors letter is in the top left hand corner of the page and it consists of what is going on in the issue and artists that feature in the magazine.
There are three images of celebrities surrounding the Editor’s letter and the celebrities pictured are involved in the issue. The page number they are on is shown beside the image to advertise the story. The other stories and features are listed in a smaller font at the bottom in another section. The main colours used in the contents page are pink and orange. These are used because they are popular colours with Smash Hits target market.
There are three images of celebrities surrounding the Editor’s letter and the celebrities pictured are involved in the issue. The page number they are on is shown beside the image to advertise the story. The other stories and features are listed in a smaller font at the bottom in another section. The main colours used in the contents page are pink and orange. These are used because they are popular colours with Smash Hits target market.
The first thing the reader notices when reading the double page spread interview is the bright coloured background. The majority of the first page is covered by a photo of the featured celebrity. There are three other images of the celebrity splashed across the pages. The main title is spread along the centre. It is big and in a bold, clear font. The text is a certain so it matches the background but it is on a bright coloured banner so that it stands out.
Like the two other double page spreads I have analysed, there is smaller text that accompanies the title, that gives a brief introduction and explanation of what is going on in the text. The main text is split into different sections to make it easier to understand. The language used throughout the interview is simple and informal, so that it is easily understood and slang words and phrases are used to appeal to the target market.
Like the two other double page spreads I have analysed, there is smaller text that accompanies the title, that gives a brief introduction and explanation of what is going on in the text. The main text is split into different sections to make it easier to understand. The language used throughout the interview is simple and informal, so that it is easily understood and slang words and phrases are used to appeal to the target market.
Finally by analysing the features of Smash Hits and top of the pops magazine I can see how its denotations, connotations, ideologies, codes and conventions are kept constant throughout the issue because they represent the same image of a music magazine aimed at young teenage females.
Overall the design it tailored to meet the needs of the target audience in many ways. The use of colour, text and images attracts the audience to look at the magazine in the first place, then the use of celebrity images attracts the readers to actually read the magazine as they want to read about the people they look up to.
