Regional magazinesFront cover

Bold master head but colour blends in with the background. Also goes over the image showing importance

“Brighton” in a different colour so it stands out.

Colour scheme- uses a lot of grey and white with a little bit of peach in her top and text.

Text neatly lined up on left hand side.

Date and issue number

Studio shot photo of a stereotypical women.

Direct mode of address-use and gratification theory.

Photo in black and white other than peach top and the photo is a mid-shot. Heavy make-up and big hair connotes fashion throughout the magazine.

Text in caps lock makes it more eye catching

Using the peach font will attract more females as stereotypically it is a girls colour.

The page is layed out so you start at the top and read down- narrative conventions

Bold master head at the top of the page goes over the image showing importance

Email address so people know where to look for more information.

Colour scheme- uses a lot of grey and white with use of purple to make the magazine eye catching.

Studio shot photo

Direct mode of address-uses and gratification theory.

The two people match in the photo- Both wearing purple, dark hair, light skin. The photo is a mid-shot

Text in caps lock makes it more eye catching

List of things that feature in the magazine making you want to

read about them.

Using the purple font will attract more females as stereotypically it’s a girls colour.

Different fonts makes it more appealing

The page is layed out so you start at the top and read down-narrative conventions

Bold master head on the left hand side.

Barcode and price.

Direct mode of address (uses and gratification theory) and a studio shot mid-shot photo of a celebrity trying to use this to sell more magazines.

Colour scheme-mainly red black and white making the magazine eye catching.

Having a black background makes everything else stand out.

Makes you want to buy the magazine by the word “free”Different fonts and

colours make the magazine more interesting.

Date and issue number.

Using words like “special” and “plus” makes it more appealing to buy- using “buzz words”

More pictures makes it more interesting.

The word “your” makes it more direct to the person buying it.

Barthes enigma code- as you want to know more information from what it written on the front page.

“free guide” making want to buy it to get the guide-hermeneutic codes

Barcode

Using words like “plus” and “special” makes it more appealing to buy- using “buzz words”

It is a full body shot but the body is fowled in so it fits on the magazine nicely.

The master head is always the same every issue making it easy to recognise.

Date and email, so people know where to go for more

information.

Colour scheme- many colours in the background but using yellow and white font makes it stand out.

Using different fonts, colours and boldness makes the magazine eye catching.

Putting a question mark like your asking a question is more direct to the reader.

Muscle man will attract females to buy the magazine, but the sport side of it will attract malesas it connotes that sport will be inside.

Barthes enigma code- as you want to know more information from what it written on the front page.

Bold master head makes the magazine stand out.

Colour scheme- red black and white, by putting black and white with red it makes the magazine stand out.

The picture is an extreme close up of a lady's lips and bottom face.

Number of issue on magazine.

Putting the word “win” makes people want to buy the magazine.

Using the word “free” makes people want to buy the magazine.

Using famous names attracts people to buy the magazine.

Using different fonts and boldness makes the magazine more eye catching.

Date of magazine

List of things that feature in the magazine will attract people to buy it.

“exclusive” makes you think its only in this magazine.

Barthes enigma code- as you want to know more information from what it written on the front page.

Barcode and price.

Mid-shot of the lady who is a celebrity so using her to sell more magazines.

Direct mode of address-uses and gratification theory.

Studio shot photo.

Bold master head, makes the title stand out, so it is clear what it is called.

Using words like “win” make you want to buy the magazine.

Celebrities name in a different colour making it stand out because it will encourage people to buy the magazine.

Colour scheme- the background has many colours but the text uses lots of white, pink and black so it stands out against the background.

Use of cover lines on the left hand side.

Barthes enigma code- as you want to know more information from what it written on the front page.

Barcode and price

Bold master head, the white text stands out on the blue background making it very eye catching.

Using another picture makes it more eye catching.

The picture is of nature and looks like it has been taken by a photographer.

Using different, fonts, size and colour makes the text stand out.

List of things inside the magazine make it more appealing.

Date and email under title.

Colour scheme-mostly blue and green background with white and green text so it all matches.

The magazine looks sophisticated aiming it at a older audience.

Codes and convention for front cover.• All magazines have there header at the top of the page and all put “time out”

have it in the centre.• All of the magazines had a colour scheme that they would stick to, most used

2 or 3 main colours for there magazine. • Most front pages use buzz words like “exclusive”, “free” and “plus” and would

only tell you a little bit of information so you would want to read more inside-(Barthes enigma code)

• If they had a person on the front page (which all but one did) they used a mid-shot with direct mode of address and studio shot photos which helped build a personal relationship with the model (uses and gratification theory)

• On all the magazines the text was neatly lined up and they normally used different font sizes and colours to make the magazine look more eye catching.

• Most had the barcode and the price of the magazine on the front cover, normally in the lower corner.

• They all have issue number and date on the magazine in a small font.• The page is layed out so you start at the top and read down- narrative

conventions• Lots use hermeneutics codes so you will want to read on and find out more

information.

From looking at the magazines I wish to carry forward...

• A colour scheme with 2 or 3 main colours as this makes the magazine look smart and together.

• The use of words like “plus” “special” and “free” because it makes people want to buy the magazine more.

• I will also have a barcode, issue number and date on the magazine because this makes it look like a real magazine.

• I will use different text fonts and size to make different bits of the magazine more eye catching.

• I will have my header at the top of the magazine and use a bold font to make sure it is clear and eye catching.

• I will also use a mid-shot of a person on the front of my magazine which I will take in a studio and use direct mode of address because this attracts people to the magazine.