1. Teenage Music Magazines
Analysis

2. How is the central image presented
How is the central image presented? - Main focal point; black clothing against the white space - Smiling; mood of magazine - Famous; act as role model; increase sales

3. How is the layout presented
How is the layout presented? - Busy; implies you get a lot for your money - Headline; first thing you notice; glitter pink - Banner; some of the contents; giveaways - Splashes; emphasis on some of the main stories

4. How is the typography used
How is the typography used? - No house style - Use of serif fonts showing femininity - Sans- serif for more powerful story

5. How is the colour used? - Pinks and purples; feminine - Strapline is in alternate colours; draws eye to it; makes it harder to read; spend long with magazine before buying - Typography colour contrasts

6. What language is used and to what effect
What language is used and to what effect? - “Fittest”; slang - “Hottest trend”; superlative; up-to-date; popularity - Names of celebrities; gossip - “Embarrassing”; relatable

7. How is the central image presented
How is the central image presented? - Above (almost) all the text; reputation proceeds anything else - Billboard behind central image; focus on him; older target audience - Leaning forward, towards the reader; drawing you in - Simple clothing; keep with the rest of the cover - Heavily photo shopped; selling the perfect image

8. How is the layout presented
How is the layout presented? - Celebrity names; culture - More consistent with lines; structure; older audience - Splashes; smaller - Symmetrical; half writing; half Biebs

9. How is the typography used
How is the typography used? - Sans-serif; cleaner, fresher finish - Capitals; blocking; minimal effort to read; impact

10. How is the colour used? - Clean colour scheme; target audience - White against blue; trendy; fresher - Summery colours; June Names and main details are in bright colours; yellow/red - Shadow behind central image and gradient down page add depth

11. What language is used and to what effect
What language is used and to what effect? - More sophisticated; target audience - Effective summary of main contents - Name dropping; our culture

12. How is the central image presented?
- Childish pose; hand on hip
- Heavily made up; childish
- Wearing bangles; zebra print pleather skirt
- N0 shadowing to give the image depth from the page
- White top; blends in with background

13. How is the layout presented
How is the layout presented? - Busy; attracts younger audiences; spend longer reading cover - Name dropping ‘Katy Perry’ - Bottom banner; better idea of contents - Asymmetrical - Splashes to attract young girls

14. How is the typography used?
- Sans-serif; makes it easier to read
- Capitals; blocking; simple

15. How is the colour used?
- Colour scheme; summery; Aug-Sept
- Contrasting colours; captures attention

16. What language is used and to what effect
What language is used and to what effect? - Name dropping - Ellipse makes you want to read more - Single word sentences ‘Harry’s. Six. Pack’ - ‘Unsensored’ targeting girls