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There is a pink, black and white colour scheme. This is used because it is simple yet effective; it shows that the magazine is sophisticated yet able to meet the needs of the target audience.

The barcode and price are at the bottom right of the page; it is usually one of the smallest things featured on the magazine. Anything printed in the bottom right hand corner are not visible when placed on the shelf.

Other artists’ names have also been put on this cover, this draws in attention from another type of audience.

The band on the front of this magazine holds an audience in the age range of 14-26. They are young themselves so they prefer to aim at a younger target audience.

This music magazine is called Nylon, the masthead doesn’t need to be on full show because it is obviously a well-known magazine, and this is why the image of the artist tends to cover the masthead. This is done because it maximises the impact to the viewer and gives a good first impression to the magazine; especially if it is featuring an artists that you like.

The masthead has been written in white writing so that it will stand out from the background, colour has been used inside a few letters to stop it from being plain and boring. The masthead is the most eye-catching point of the whole magazine, it is written in big bold letters to provide a sense of familiarity and recognition. I think that the masthead being in lowercase makes it look more professional and sophisticated.

‘Billboard’ is quite a personal magazine for a more mature audience; this is suggested by the direct eye contact image and the calm background.

The colour scheme is suggesting that the target audience for this magazine is not as young as those for ‘Kerrang’ and ‘Top of the Pops’ because it has all white writing apart from the few pops of colour in the masthead. I think that the white writing has been used to balance out the darker colours of the artists’ make up.

The selling lines of the magazine are quite an important part of the magazine; they give the reader an insight to what is going to be inside. “Beyoncé live at Roseland elements of 4” is the selling line for this magazine, as soon as fans of Beyoncé see her name printed in bold letters it will make them want to purchase the magazine.

The main image is of Beyoncé, who takes up most of the page; her pose could be classed as being sexual because she is stood holding something between her teeth. The whole image has quite a tanned look to it, because of her makeup and her hair colour the image has quite a natural feel.