A magazine cover featuring the soap

Sub-genres, codes and conventions

Two basic types of TV magazines...

“Classy”

The website placed near the masthead gives the audience another way to access the brand, encouraging brand loyalty.

Oldest brand on the market

Trusted by a wide audience

Produced by the BBC

The simple restrained colour scheme creates a high quality product.Red draws readers attention and stands out from white.

All text Including strap is in lower case, more grammatically correct. More mature mode of address

Dates info is valid for this magazine is published weekly.

Masthead extends across the image , dominating image is in front of masthead for brand recognition.

Three subheadings in bold sophisticated font.

Features arranged in negative space next to star.

Main feature: “Tom Hanks” is the largest text on the page anchoring the feature

Star’s image is in middle of the magazine attracting audiences as they recognise his face.His arms are crossed to show he is sophisticated.

A sub feature is cantered across the bottom of the magazine. “Plus” in red to attract readers attention and stand out from white strap.

“Trashy”

All canted text is the same angle and direction

6 Images gives reader value for money

Punctuation creates rhetorical questions and excitement “?!”

Wide banner at top of magazine attracts audiences attention.

“2 weeks revealed” implies value for money

Masthead is lower to provide more space for other features.

• Wide banner a the the top attracts reader.

8 Colours makes the magazine bright cheep and cheerful

Ripped paper gives the effect it was made in a rush, the news is fresh.

“organised chaos” by using boxes then manipulating features and images so they extend beyond the edge