QUESTION 5

How did you attract/address your

audience?

Front Cover: Masthead and Main cover line

The masthead on my magazine will attract an audience because it is bright and bold and stands out from the photo because it is a contrasting colour. The name note will stand out because it will remind the reader of a musical note which is often used in music and the industry.The main cover line is also used in attracting the audience because it says ‘World Exclusive’ which will force the reader into believing they are reading something that nobody else is reading. The colour also stands out from the image and contrasts with the masthead and the effects I used to make it look interesting and stand out.

Front Cover: Photo

The image I used on my front cover is very apt to the genre of my music – Indie pop. She is wearing the style of clothing that my target audience would usually wear and fits as well as it fitting in with the colour scheme of my magazine.The background is very plain compared with a simple brick background in the background meaning that the focus will be on the artist and not the surroundings in the hope that the reader will want to read it because they like the main image and feel they can relate to it.

Front Cover: Cover lines

The cover lines will attract my audience because whilst doing my research I asked what they would like to see included in my magazine and any artists that they want to see. I have used the artists requested on the front cover to attract the audience because they like the artists used.I have also used a flasher to make the words and competition to stand out from the rest of the cover lines because it is coloured in bright red and the artist was again requested in my research.

Contents page: Pictures

The pictures used on my contents page attract my audience because they are set in interesting places and there are a number of different artists used.They are also dressed in a way that I expect the target audience would dress and the kind of poses I would imagine they would pull and all very relevant to the music genre.The first picture takes up a large space of the contents page meaning attention is drawn to them.

Contents page: Adverts

This is an advert on the bottom of the contents page showing an offer to the audience. The rectangle is the only thing on the page that is red which immediately draws attention from the reader because they want to see what it is about.

Double page: Article

The article is an exclusive with the artist and is in an interview format. This will be interesting to the reader because it is not as difficult and boring to read as an article based on the reader.The introduction of the article is good because the reader can decide whether they want to read on if they are interested by what is being said.The drop down also brings attention to the introduction because it is big and bold.

Double page: Pictures

The pictures used on my double page spread are interesting and will draw attention. The coloured photo fills up the entire page and is dressed like a person my target audience. The black and white ones frame the bottom of the page making it look interesting because the texts wrap around them.

Double page: Masthead

The masthead is interesting to the reader because there are two different fonts and sizes used in it. The first letters of the twp words are in a larger more comical looking than the smaller letters which are written in a more original font and a smaller size.