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The editors letter in this magazine like a short interview with questions and answers keeping it short and simple for the reader. The questions are quite informal such as "How many middle-of-the-night panics did you have while redesigning this issue?" showing the reader that even someone with a great job can still procrastinate about her work just like any regular person, this creates an informal relationship so that the reader can feel familiar with the editor without actually meeting her in person. She also appeals to a younger demographic stating that on Instagram people write "Long captions and heaps of hashtags" showing her annoyance toward people who do such on social media to the point where it sounds like she is talking to a friend. A professional photo of her is shown at the top giving the reader a face to put all the text to with her name and position at Marie Claire shown beside it.

The double page spread of this magazine is about Britney Spears which takes up eight pages with four being just photographs of her. The title of the double page spread is "stronger than yesterday" written in type writer font without any capital letters to give a more editorial effect, the title is a lyric from her 2000's hit "Stronger". The writers state she has "risen back to the top of her game" and in her "only UK interview" showing the reader that Marie Clarie has the inside scoop on what her secret is. On the third page we see one page full of text and the other with a photograph taking up the majority of the page with inspiring quotes for young people such as " I care more about feeling sexy than looking sexy. That all comes from within" showing the readers that even a huge celebrity doesn't seek approval from others to how she looks, she only listens to herself which sends a positive message out to the readers. The in...

In the contents page we see images scattered across it in no particular order but it still manages to look artistic and modern, they have been equally spaced out allowing the page to breathe so its minimal and simplistic for the reader. From this we can see that the audience is people aged 20-30 because they just want to get straight to what the articles are about and not get distracted by other things. They've used a simplistic black and white background with the font being black and the background being white so they contrast from each other, the images have very neutral brown and brass tones in them so that they compliment each other without it being an eyesore to the reader. The contents is laid out in the centre going vertically down making the text easier to read but also making the images beside it appear more dramatic and interesting due to our eyes not being pulled focus on to one point on the page. A typewriter font has been used giving simplicity and an editorial feel t...

The image on the front cover is Britney Spears centred in the front smiling whilst wearing a stylish coat in front of an orange background. The audience can see that she looks content and fashionable showing a different side to the Las Vegas performer that looks much more subdue, the audience can see this and think to themselves that they can aspire to look great even after being through so much in their lives. Due to her smiling it makes the front cover more inviting to the reader so that they are more likely to want to pick up this edition. The title "Fashion Special" has connotations of style and limited edition due to it being a "Special" making it a one time thing giving the audience urgency to purchase it to find out the latest trends in fashion and style. The reader would be attracted to this title because the magazine states "90 pages of gorgeous looks" underneath the title letting the reader know that they are offering a lot fashion wise so it w...

The colour used on the front cover of the Marie Claire magazine is orange nude, that colour often represents happiness and joy but also fascination and stimulation. This makes the audience feel like the magazine has this intelligence to offer to the reader but in a fun joyful way. This edition is the fashion edition so the use of orange suggests to the audience that they have the most intelligent fashion to offer that is also fun and not drab and boring. Throughout the magazine mostly black and white are used making it look very editorial and professional to the audience so that they will trust what what Marie Claire has to say. to make the text stand out they also use hints of orange to underline important facts, they also use a lot of nude tone colours such as pink which has been a very popular trend of 2016 so Marie Claire is up to date with the latest trends making them appeal to a much younger audience who may not know of them. The pink is used in boxes behind text to make it st...

The colour used on the front cover of the Marie Claire magazine is orange nude, that colour often represents happiness and joy but also fascination and stimulation. This makes the audience feel like the magazine has this intelligence to offer to the reader but in a fun joyful way. This edition is the fashion edition so the use of orange suggests to the audience that they have the most intelligent fashion to offer that is also fun and not drab and boring. Throughout the magazine mostly black and white are used making it look very editorial and professional to the audience so that they will trust what what Marie Claire has to say. to make the text stand out they also use hints of orange to underline important facts, they also use a lot of nude tone colours such as pink which has been a very popular trend of 2016 so Marie Claire is up to date with the latest trends making them appeal to a much younger audience who may not know of them. The pink is used in boxes behind text to make it st...

The content page is split into six sections which are: On The Cover, Features, Elle Edits, Beauty, Fashion and Travel. For "On The Cover" it talks about relatable topics such as "Can losing half a stone make you happy?" and "Style for less" which makes the reader question whether losing weight makes you happier or not and to go with that new weight loss fashionable clothing for a cheaper price. "Elle Edits" is divided into fashion with "Elle loves it"  "Style spy" and "Fashion notes" this again is appealing to women in there 20's who want to find out which clothes are popular by a repeatable source, the use of alliteration in "Style spy" adds to the mystery because spies often find things tha are protected and sealed away so the reader will feel like that Elle has some secret fashion trends to give the reader. In "Features" we see "Elle daily" and "Elle Q&A" th...

 This magazine is a collage of many other magazine images with a musical note positioned in the centre, this lets the audience know that the magazine must be music related.The fact that the note is made of newspaper could also mean that the magazine has a lot to say about new music so the audience can rely on them to provide good content. The red and black colour scheme has connotations of mystery and excitement, red often referring to heightened moments and usually anger contrasting with the black which is often used for impurity and deception, which entices the audience to want to pick it up and find out what the magazine is about. The lack of cover-lines and taglines make the magazine illusive having the reader questioning what could this magazine possibly be about which then makes them more enticed to purchase the magazine. This magazine would most likely appeal to young people aged 16-20 due to the jagged front cover making it look edgy and different compared with neatly disp...

 Q's target audience are mainly 20-30 year old's who love to read about music and music artists. The language used in this magazine is very colloquial with words such as "hookers" and "bastard" used very informally which makes the reader feel very comfortable to read it because it sounds like words they would use with their friends. This causes an emotional reaction of laughter in the audience because its not common for magazines to have this type of language displayed across the front cover for all to see. The phrase "Meet the new Simon Cowell...(and this ones not a bastard)" this sounds like the magazine is introducing us to a new person completely and that the only way you'll find out how different this Simon Cowell is by buying and reading this magazine, the audience will know him from the x-factor and know his behaviour on the show so they'll be surprised to see how he has changed which will appeal to them. "Skrillex dan...

Asos's target audience are mainly young people aged between 15-30 years old who do most of their shopping online. The french used ("Ooh la la") on the front of the magazine is used because France has the connotations of being chic and fashion forward due to Paris fashion week. The adjectives "Fresh" and "Fun" are colloquial which means that the target audience will see this use of language and feel more inclined to read what else is inside this magazine. "Fresh,Fun,Fearless" the use of alliteration makes the reader focus on that particular section of text, the repetition of the "F" sound creates a mood of cleanliness with the opening of the word "Fresh" which is then emphasised by the flowers on the front cover, they often represent purity so they fit perfectly with the text.   the fact that the magazine doesn't display much text speaks for its self because after all Asos is a fashion retailer so the focus is mo...

This magazine has the image taking up the whole page with the girl the main focus and the background being blurred out. The title is placed in the top left corner with a chalk pen style font, with the date and issue number underneath and the website too. All the cover-lines are to the left of the girl framing the magazine better. The first cover-line "Turner: My Big Plans!" creates a familiarity with the students who see this magazine and makes them want to buy it and find out what Turner's plans are. The pronoun "We're" in the second cover-line enforces this idea that this school has the best school results of any school, this appeals to parents who want their children to go to the best schools. The last cover-line "New To The School?" again appeals to parents who have sent their child to this school and want to be able to help them around which buying this magazine is proposing to do.  The colours used are very bright and stand out giving charac...

The editor starts her letter with a description of what she wants to achieve in life one of them being "learning how to play the banjo" showing her more personal side with what she is currently doing with her life, so the audience feels a connection of that she is more than just the editor of a magazine. She has aspirations and goals like everybody else. This comes across very relaxed and easy-going letting the reader digest the information easily. She is also showing the reader that they should set their own goals, she has used her own as an example to encourage them to pursue their own goals. Towards the end she gives advice by saying goals should be 'practised daily' and throughout the year so it takes the pressure of doing it as soon as possible She uses colloquial language to round off the end of the letter with "Cheers!" which is often spoken allowed rather than written down, thus adding a light hearted sense of humour to a somewhat serious topic....

This magazine starts right away with a question about how you perceive yourself in the mirror making the reader start off already thinking, "does your brain send an automatically generated negative response when you're in front of the mirror?", this immediately gets the reader to think similarly to a topic sentence. This also entices the reader to read on and get to the know the editor on a personal level so that the magazine is more personal   and they feel like they can keep buying new issues each time. She then states about her personal life going in detail about "working in a female dominated fashion focused industry can get a little intense" this makes the editor come across down to earth and realistic which is often hard to find when reading magazines since people tend to lie, this makes the audience relate to her even more because she is not afraid to tell it like it is.  In the last paragraph she starts asking questions like "what do you think?...

# In the V magazine cover Britney spears is represented as seductive and sultry, the mise-en-scene assists in constructing these representations. For example she is sitting on a sofa wearing black lingerie posing seductively like she is tempting the audience to look at her, this is re-enforced by her dark smokey makeup. The shot of the picture is slightly from an angle above which she is looking directly into, the v has been placed so its directly in the centre with her inside it making her the main image. The lighting caresses the side of her her face at the top of the picture which contrasts against the shadows at the bottom of the picture. This can be seen as innocents and purity where her face is in the light but her lingerie is in the shadows showing impurity and mystery. Planning;  From this magazine we can see that costume makeup and lighting are very important when constructing a magazine cover because they are what the audience hones in on first when they look art it...

      I  have asked who the magazine should be aimed at because I want to be able to appeal to the majority of what the school wanted to read about and so I  could cater specifically to them using the appropriate language to engage them. Then I proceeded to ask what should the articles about so i can have a page that makes everyone feel inculded in the magazine making them want to buy it more. I think its important to know which colours the magazine should have since that will be the first aspect students will notice, also if the colours represented the school uniform it would be more cohesive. Finding out who is answering this questionnaire is important because if it's mostly boys I can appeal more so to them and visa versa with girls. The rest of my questions were to just find out more specifications on what the content of the magazine should be, with the results I will be able to fully realise what the school magazine...