Assignment 16: Research Of Magazines

Abigail MenziesPamela Younes

Jodie Foster-PiliaLaura Cuk

Stage 1: Research of Magazines

WiredAbigail Menzies

Contents of the magazine• Information on new technology for e.g. new apps

• Articles on education

• Food• Business• Science

Target audience of the magazine

• Looking at the cover, adverts and length of articles the target audience could be males aged 30-45

• This magazine would target a niche audience as it based on technology and this would mostly attract those who work with computers or are interested in science

Structure/organisation of the magazine

•The magazine is divided into 3 different sections: ‘start’, ‘test’ and ‘play’•Each section covers different topics for example: humour, technology, gadgets and science

•Most pages include technology and science articles

•My double page spread would go in the ‘play’ section put alongside the other technology section as my double spread will be about the video games

•Latest technology and gadgets

•Cars

•Gaming gear•Phone deals

Adverts in the magazine

Where the magazine is available

•Bookstores e.g. WHSmiths, Waterstones, Foyles•Buy Online: Amazon, subscribe through their website•Download onto different platforms: ipad/ iphone, android, kindle etc

Time OutAbigail Menzies

Contents of the magazine• Things to do in London• Style Things to do• Film• Music• Comedy• Theatre & Dance• Art• Places to eat & drink

Target audience of the magazine

• Looking at the cover, adverts and length of articles the target audience could be females and males aged 23-35

• This magazine would target a mass audience as it can be found for free in London tube stations therefore this magazine appeals to those already living in London as well as tourists who want to know about places to visit in London

Structure/organisation of the magazinePages 5-30 = the week in London Pages 31-36 =

style sectionPages 37-47= things to do in London including film time showings

Pages 47-76 = entertainment section

•My double page spread would go in the ‘week in London’ as that were featured article and interviews go

Adverts in the magazine•Phone deals•Cars•Travel agents

•Food and Drinks

Where the magazine is available

•Selected locations around London•Can be downloaded through ipad/ iphone•Available for free at London tube stations zones1-2

List of locations timeout magazines can be found including museums, theaters, cafes etc

Stage 2: Research into double page spreads

Layout design

Use of capital to show start of paragraph

Use of a rhetorical question as the title of the article is eye catching

Important quote

Subtitle

Pictures that help support the article

Small intro to the article

Style of fontSimple black font that doesn’t distract the reader from the background image

Use of another colour to allow the quote to stand out on the white background

Use of same font for title, subtitle and body text to keep consistency

Photo Manipulation

Blurredbackground so the reader focuses on the image of the woman hugging her son

Use of border to let the image stand out

Photos are laid out like a collage so it reflects the family theme of the article

Font follows the shapes of image and does not go over the photo

Organisation of informationThe title and short intro to the article is the 1st thing that is read

The capital letter that indicates the start of the paragraph and the quote is the 2nd thing read as they are the only coloured text on the page

The photos are placed at the corner of the page and are most probably the last thing the reader looks at before reading the bulky text of article

Layout design

Use of lines to divide columnsPage number and issue month

Caption to explain picture

Important quote Caption to introduce person in the photoSubtitle

Different coloured background to emphasize the different subtopic

Style of fontBold blue font that stands out on the page to highlights its importance

Change in font colour so it readable on the background colour

Photo Manipulation

Text is placed around the photo rather than over it

Edges of photo is rounded

Top of the man’s head isn’t cropped as it wouldn’t a good close up shotThis photo isn’t placed in a

frame like the other photos

Organisation of informationTakes up a third of the page and is at the top so this would be the 1st thing read

Different coloured background takes up nearly half of this page so this would be 2nd thing read

This would be 3rd thing the read would see as it’s the only coloured text on both pages

Rock AORWhat are most of the pages about in the magazine?

They would have a big title, so the audience would know what its about

They would have a big Letter, can make it clear where to start ready, this is consistent throughout the whole magazine

The text are in columns makes it easier to read, representable, organized

Quotes, made it easier to read as the picture is the background

This magazine is about Music, you can tell from the quotes given

Rock AOR

The title is animated, fitted into the magazines theme

The photo used has taken more than one half of the double page spread Its layout is easier to read as there in

columns and good amount of space is between the columns

The position of the quote is really eye catchy, and that’s what I saw first

Made the beginning letter big, easy to know where to start reading

What are most of the pages about in the magazine?

PrimaWhat are most of the pages about in the magazine?

Used different fonts, colours and text size. This was to engage the audience by making it read the article

There’s a quote in the middle of the page, and its bold makes it easier to see while the text goes around it

The text is in columns, easier to read

The picture overlaps some images in the background while the text goes around the image

The images are linked to the topic, where visulas is always good to have in an article

Vogue

A little caption is also overlapping the image

The image is taking more than half a page on the double page spread The text is in columns making it

easier and more understandable to read

The start of the big letter, makes it easier where the reader should start reading

Title is overlapping the image, gives it a sense of creativity.

What are most of the pages about in the magazine?

http://www.englishandmedia.co.uk/mm/

Good use of the visual hierarchy. All information is organised well.

Style of graphics is clever by using a record which is in relation to the article.

Subtitles are shown in a different colour to make them stand out above the body text.

The whole layout of the article is effective and eye catching because of the use of the creative graphics, the quantity of photos and the different colours produced.

Attitude magazine

What kinds of things are in the magazine?

• Male models (In underwear/ showing bodies)

• Celebrity interviews i.e. (Elton johns first interview regarding his wedding to Attitude, naturally

• Personal stories and experiences

• Aftershave and watch advertisements

• Attitude award winners 2013

• Gay athletes leading Britain to Gold

• Gay rugby players

Gay rugby player

Who is the target audience? How do you know

Target audience

This magazine is targeted at Gay Men aged between the ages of 18-35

This magazine is for a Niche audience as there are not as many gay people as heterosexual people, therefore there are only a specific group who would be interested in this sort of magazine.

One of the posters inside magazine is of two gay lovers holding one another.

There are articles in the magazine ‘called how to be gay and happy’ clearly advising gay people.

There are only ever men on the front cover, never females. These males are always young and attractive with nice bodies.

How do I know?

How is the magazine ordered/structured

The title is bold, to capture audiences attention. The colour of ‘IM GAY’ has been changed to white in contrast to the black. The word also has inverted commas to immediately indicate what the article is about.

•At first your eyes are drawn to this massive photograph of a man.

•It is a close-up so the audience are able to see what he looks like in greater detail, and indicates his facial expression showing he's happy.

The text has been altered in order that it goes around the outline of his body. This Looks quite appealing, as writing isn't just boxed

Smaller image in-between text, so it isn't just a massive bulk of text.

Where could your double paged spread fit

• Probably near the middle-back, as our documentary which is based on video games, doesn’t really correspond to the gay articles and models that are in the magazine

• However the men that are the target audience, may be intrigued by video games.

What are most of the pages about in the magazine

• Most of the pages are articles, regarding life experiences.

By looking at the adverts what do they advertise

• After shave,Makes men smell appealing, aimed at males• Watches Men tend to like having trendy bulky watches, so this aimed at males• CarsMen are usually associated with being fascinated with cars so this is targeted at males• Men's clothes (jeans, briefs,)All these close are aimed at the male audience

• All these products that are being advertised in this magazine, are aimed at the male audience. This magazine is targeted at gay people so most people who read the magazine will be male and therefore, these adverts benefit them.

Where is the magazine available

Attitude magazine is available online Attitude magazine is available in Asda

Attitude magazine is available on eBay

Attitude magazine is available on WHSmith

Attitude magazine is British and is only available in the uk

How much does it cost to use a full double page spread in the magazine

Hammer magazine

What kinds of things are in the magazine?

• Male bands (heavy metal Rock)

• Posters of male (punks)

• Free greatest hits album

• Tattoos

• Ozzy Osebourne article

• Free CD

• Moterbikes.

Who is the target audienceTarget Audience

This magazine is targeted at Male Punks preferably those interested in heavy metal between the ages of 14 - 45

This magazine is targeted at a Niche audience, as it is specifically for those who have a punk type interest.

The posters in this magazine clearly indicate that it is based at a heavy metal target audience

The use of the electric guitar and the way his facial expression is, appears to be quite aggressive

This heading indicates that inside the magazine are things to do with metal.

How do you know

How is the magazine ordered/structuredThe background is black, therefore the text is white in order that it is clear and is fairly easy to read.

Here I like the use of the fire graphics due to the fact that it ensures the page is far more creative and therefore appealing to look at.

The way in which the text has been presented in columns means that the writing is tidy and organised instead of being all over the place, giving the page structure.

The photography here goes nicely with the theme of the rest of the page, the lighting done in such a way, that the photo has black and white contrasts

Where could your double paged spread fit

• Our double page spread based on video games wouldn’t really suit well with this magazine, but if so it would probably go somewhere of less importance for example the middle two pages of the magazine

Where is the magazine available

Only available in the united kingdom, no other countries

This magazine can be purchased in Asda

This magazine can be purchased in Sainsbury's

This magazine can be purchased on eBay

Magazines I will analyse…

Vogue Prima Rock AOR

Rock AOR

• This is the ‘Rock AOR’ front cover magazine.

Old fashioned Black and white photography Links to the U.K A couple f years ago, in the 80’s Even some of the background is

black and white

Rock AORTarget audience

The audience would be 20 – 30 year old. This is due to the case as its formal, noticeable and simple font sand text size

This also looks like for 20 – 30 year old, because of the people who are in the photography, and the amount of texts there is.

Rock AORTarget audience

Niche audience because…

Not everyone is interested about the 80’s only a small amount of people who would prefer to read this

Most audiences would prefer colour as it makes it more visual

Most audiences would want to look at the magazine as there may be interest in it, whereas black and white make it seem dull

Rock AORThe structure of the Magazine

I would place my double page spread near the front where most people can see

my article

They have a reasonable good amount of Images

They have clear subtitles, the font, and the text size are all consistent

They are consistent with the UK flag on each side of the page

Prima

• This is the ‘Prima’ front cover magazine.

Colourful Use different kind of fonts and

colours for creativity Many images In some pages they match the

colour of the text with the photograph

Prima Target audience

As it says fostering, it immediately means mothers who want to foster 30 year old+ as people in those age would want to foster

Niche target audience?

Niche target audience because…

Because its talking about a specific topic, where it only links to one specific segment

Not everyone would want to read about fostering such as teenagers who pick up magazines

Mainly mothers would look at this magazine and really small percentage of males

PrimaThe structure of the Magazine

Use the quote in the middle of the text makes it stand out

The text would go around the picture 7 Use different colours to make specific words

stand out

They match the title colour with the image used The text Is laid out in columns, makes it easier

to read They have separated the columns with a purple

line

Vogue

• This is the ‘Vogue’ front cover magazine.

Colourful Use different fonts depending

on the article Some titles overlap the image,

which makes it creative visual

Vogue Target audience

This suits for people who have moved into there new homes as they are redecorating.

Adults as they are more likely to have a home for themselves

Mass target audience?

Mass target audience because…

Because everyone is re-decorating there homes as new furniture is getting better and better

Many people have started to movie in with there partners therefore needs decorating

They would keep up to date with the new furniture designs

PrimaThe structure of the Magazine

They used this photograph on half a page This makes it clear the text on the opposite page

is about the women in the photograph

They used the quote in the middle of the text

This makes it stand out, first thing to read

The body text is around this quote.

Magazine #1 Nintendo

What kind of things are in this magazine?In this magazine, they include the top games on Nintendo, competitions, interviews

Who is the audience/target audience? How do you know?Nintendo is specifically designed for smaller children who like to play video games.

What does this magazine advertise?This magazine mainly advertises different games on Nintendo

What is the cost for a double page spread?