Acoustic popResearch 2

Language & RegisterInside the magazine of my Acoustic magazine it is very formal because the names are titled their full name in capitals also it has no slang anywhere on the contents page as it is quite a formal magazine. It looks formal because the target audience is looking for people who are interested in calming, casual music.

RepresentationsThe gender target audience is for male and female because people may have been brought up in that lifestyle with this type of music. The age target group is for people who are in their late teens and much older. The front cover and contents page links well because they both have a plain, simple theme which will attract the much older target audience.

ImageThe pictures used on the contents page use images of people using guitars, advertising guitars on there own. Also, on the contents page they have the number of the page which the story is on. The guitars are being used on the front cover and contents page and this shows that the guitar is a huge part of the magazine.

ColoursThe colours used inside the contents page is quite bright and eye catching colours. A lot of the colours are used on the images because it attracts the buyers. The background is white and this will give the images more colour and brightness to the contents page. I think the white background gives a positive feel towards the reader. This is very important for the contents page to use interesting, cold colours.

Cover storyThe cover stories and all the stories told in the magazine are numbered in order from the front of the magazine to the end of the magazine. A lot of the cover story's that are on the contents page are of artists who writes this type of music and also the target audience will be interested to see other artists who write this type of music.

Links to front coversThe contents page and front cover both link well to each other because there are pictures of men with guitars but not only men there is also women which shows its not just men who write this type of music women also. Another reason that they both link in well is the date the magazine was issued it is on the front of the magazine and inside the the magazine at the bottom of the page. The same picture of the guitars is used on the front cover and on the contents page it has the same image also. They also use the same type of font for the headings for each section of the contents.

Text wrappingOn my contents page they don’t use any text wrapping. Text wrapping is information or writing used over the image.

Font style and sizeThe font size is a medium size text so it is readable and clear to the reader. The font style used on the contents page is sans serif and serif. The serif is used on the headings of the sections. For example the section gear is using serif and underneath it is using sans serif which makes the font look more formal and mature. It needs to look more mature because the target audience is for much older people.

columnsThe columns inside the contents page are spaced out over the 2 pages. They have spaces in between the page number and the story or artist. The columns have not just writing and the page but it also has pictures in columns.

Page numbersThere are page numbers labeled at the side of the contents page because this shows what page the story is on and this will help the reader flick through the magazine quickly and not waste time trying to find the story they want to read about. The page numbers start from the front cover and makes its way through because no one wouldn’t buy a a magazine with only 22 pages, this is why the count the front page.

How this research has influenced my planning and creativity:

1. I like how the have used pictures and images in columns for layout.

2. I like that they have stuck to the theme of acoustic pop.

3. The background layout colour I think shows a lot of brightness and you can read the writing much better.

4. I also like how they make the heading stand out by making it bold and attracted to the reader to show what section the story is on.

TheoryI think that Laura Mulvey theory about seeing the magazines as just men shows that this isn't true as inside this contents there is a image of a girl pictured in the column of images and she also shows that she is wearing a dress and this supports my thought about her theory. Also the girl in the image is wearing red lipstick that indicates and represents bright, blood, danger etc.