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Mast head Font a sans serif font is used as it is easy to read and a modern type of font which would

ld appeal to the young target audience. Size it is the largest text on the page as it is the name of the magazine which needs to catch the attention of the readers. Colour pink is used as a background colour to the text because its a stereotypical colour for girls and the magazine is aimed at girls. Also the colour white is bright colour which makes it looks happier rather than black for example, which is a dull colour. Sell lines Shopping there are these kind of sell lines even though its a music magazine because the main target audience are girls and most girls are into fashion which will attract them to read the magazine. Gossip the articles are not music related because the main target audience are girls who are more likely to be interested in the singers life rather than their music. Male singers there are always male singers which will be featured on the front cover because it attracts the audience who are mostly female.

Colour scheme The main colours used are pink, white, blue and yellow which makes it very colourful and appealing to the readers. Pink is a stereotypical colour for girls which is suitable because the main target audience are female. The colour yellow connotes happiness which is appealing to the target audience who are female because they are usually associated as the more cheerful gender. Image Facial expression she is smiling because it is a pop magazine which is aimed at girls who will like to see happy expressions as it is more appealing and comfortable to look at. Costume her hair and make up is all done nicely because in the pop genre, the appearance of someone is important and may even exceed the music of the singer. Freebies Posters are a common freebie in pop magazines because the main target audience are girls who will like to collect posters of their favourite singers. Information Barcode it will be scanned at the shop so the price of the magazine comes up. Issue number this informs the readers what issue they are buying. Date this tells the reader the date of the magazine so they know if its new or old and how long it has been out for. Price this is so readers know how much it costs.

Mast head Font it is quite a bold font and its a sans serif which makes it easy to read. Size it is very large so that it stands out to the readers. Its also the largest font on the cover which is important because it is the name of the magazine and therefore needs to catch the attention of the readers. Colour scheme The main colours used are red, while yellow and black. Red is used because it is considered to be a violent colour which is suitable as the main target audience are male who are thought to be aggressive. These are also considered to be the colour for males because it is more harsh. Sell lines Music related e.g. tours the main target audience are male who are into the music rather than other things like fashion and gossip. Reviews the readers who read the magazine because of the music would want to know what people think of certain songs/albums/gigs etc. and therefore is a popular feature in a magazine of this genre.

Freebies Generally they dont have freebies because the readers of the magazine usually buy it because of the content rather than whats free with it, it is considered as an extra if there is one.

Image Facial expression they all have a very serious facial expression on their face. This is because the main target audience are male which means they are more likely to like seeing seriousness . Costume they are all in causal outfits and it sees like they havent done much to their face and hair because this genre is mainly about the music and very little about appearance. The singers and the audience itself will not really care that much about appearance because they care about the music. Information Barcode it will be scanned at the shop so the price of the magazine comes up Issue number this informs the readers what issue they are buying and they are able to keep track of which ones they have or dont have. Date this is a monthly magazine and therefore having the month on it would indicate to the reader whether its old or new. Website the website for the magazine is included so that people can go on it to find more information.

Mast head Font it is quite a bold font and its a sans serif which makes it easy to read. Size it is very large so that it stands out to the readers. Its also the largest font on the cover which is important because it is the name of the magazine and therefore needs to catch the attention of the readers. Colour scheme The main colours used are black, white, blue and yellow. Black is used because it is a fairly dull and serious colour which is suitable for the target audience because they are mainly male who are thought to be really into their music. In addition, blue and yellow are used to balance out the black and white as these are more positive looking colours which would appeal to the female target audience. Information Barcode it will be scanned at the shop so the price of the magazine comes up Issue number this informs the readers what issue they are buying and they are able to keep track of which ones they have or dont have. Date this tells the reader when the magazine was released and therefore informs them how long it has been out. Website the website for the magazine is included so that people can go on it to find more information.

Plug Being able to win a ticket to see your favourite band is appealing to the readers because they are known to be really into the music and therefore would attract them to buy the magazine.

Image Facial expression the expressions on their face are fairly serious but also show a little bit of casualness and therefore makes it not so serious as the audience of the magazine are almost equally male and female. Costume the clothes they are wearing are very casual. However their hair seems to be like it has been stylised as you can see one of the members have their hair gelled up. This may have been done because the target audience are both male and female and therefore they would care a little more about their appearance.

Sell lines Boxing the main target audience are male who are thought to be more aggressive and violent, therefore boxing may be interesting to them as it is a violent sport. Music related the target audience who are almost 50% male are likely to be interested in the music rather than other things like fashion. Therefore most sell lines are about the different singers in this genre of music. Quiz there are some fun features which would be suitable for the readers as it can test their knowledge about the music they like and it is fun for them.

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