Friday, 30 September 2011

500 Word Magazine Cover Analysis.


Vogue magazine have used many techniques to draw your attention more to their cover than any other competitors on the shelves. It is a magazine aimed at women with an interest in fashion.
They include their recognisable masthead which has been carefully designed into an elegant style to suit the style of the contents in the magazine.
The model credit is very different to normal fashion magazines, often you see skinny models who some women desire to look like. The model credit on this issue quotes: ‘Real Women Have Curves, Beyonce at Her Best.’ This just shows how Vogue are trying to draw your attention with a difference.
The main image is a very familiar face with most females and males. She is a well known artist who is also known for her image so most people who see the magazine will know who she is. The background behind the main image has an element of nature to it creating a more natural feel to the magazine which matches what they have written in their cover lines.
Vogue have included the standard barcode on the bottom left of the cover for the shops use.
They have most of the cover lines on the left third of the magazine; this keeps your focus mostly on the main image itself. It is not over cluttered and fairly simplistic which helps keeps the elegant style Vogue is trying to create.
Vogue magazine does not include a selling line on this front cover; they might be hoping the magazine cover design is enough to sell the magazine to their intended audience. Most of the audience they are trying to attract are women interested in catwalk fashions and staying on trend without a low budget. The magazine defiantly does not have a ‘cheap’ look about it and matches the style of their target audience.
The dateline is as simplistic as you can get, they just include the abbreviated version of the month it is for, it doesn’t include the price next to it so you will not know the price of the magazine until you get it to the checkout. This is probably a good tactic as you may be shocked about the price you see on the cover and put it back if it is too expensive for you.
This is a special issue magazine cover which includes fashion for women of all sizes which, stereotypically you don’t normally see on a high end fashion magazine. This is a unique selling point for the issue as people who do not normally buy Vogue may consider it more on this issue.
Vogue have used the main image as the main colour on the magazine, they have added some different blues on some of the cover lines too. This issue of Vogue is very simplistic but still has quite a dark colour to it from the navy blue on the main image and the colour black they have used on the masthead.
Vogue has their main target audience and they have met their needs to help them choose Vogue over any other competing fashion magazine. In this issue they have also covered a wider range of target audience so they will get more readers hopefully in the future.Vogue magazine have used many techniques to draw your attention more to their cover than any other competitors on the shelves. It is a magazine aimed at women with an interest in fashion.
They include their recognisable masthead which has been carefully designed into an elegant style to suit the style of the contents in the magazine.
The model credit is very different to normal fashion magazines, often you see skinny models who some women desire to look like. The model credit on this issue quotes: ‘Real Women Have Curves, Beyonce at Her Best.’ This just shows how Vogue are trying to draw your attention with a difference.
The main image is a very familiar face with most females and males. She is a well known artist who is also known for her image so most people who see the magazine will know who she is. The background behind the main image has an element of nature to it creating a more natural feel to the magazine which matches what they have written in their cover lines.
Vogue have included the standard barcode on the bottom left of the cover for the shops use.
They have most of the cover lines on the left third of the magazine; this keeps your focus mostly on the main image itself. It is not over cluttered and fairly simplistic which helps keeps the elegant style Vogue is trying to create.
Vogue magazine does not include a selling line on this front cover; they might be hoping the magazine cover design is enough to sell the magazine to their intended audience. Most of the audience they are trying to attract are women interested in catwalk fashions and staying on trend without a low budget. The magazine defiantly does not have a ‘cheap’ look about it and matches the style of their target audience.
The dateline is as simplistic as you can get, they just include the abbreviated version of the month it is for, it doesn’t include the price next to it so you will not know the price of the magazine until you get it to the checkout. This is probably a good tactic as you may be shocked about the price you see on the cover and put it back if it is too expensive for you.
This is a special issue magazine cover which includes fashion for women of all sizes which, stereotypically you don’t normally see on a high end fashion magazine. This is a unique selling point for the issue as people who do not normally buy Vogue may consider it more on this issue.
Vogue have used the main image as the main colour on the magazine, they have added some different blues on some of the cover lines too. This issue of Vogue is very simplistic but still has quite a dark colour to it from the navy blue on the main image and the colour black they have used on the masthead.
Vogue has their main target audience and they have met their needs to help them choose Vogue over any other competing fashion magazine. In this issue they have also covered a wider range of target audience so they will get more readers hopefully in the future. 

Glossary.

Masthead – is the style of the name of the magazine that is normally a unique design made to be recognisable.

Dateline – is when the magazine is published, normally seen next to the magazine price. Monthly magazines often go out on shelves the month before the date shown.

Main image – the image found on the front cover that is purposely placed/designed to grab someone’s attention as they walk past. The image can often represent the target audience.

Model credit – is usually aimed at the model on the front cover but not often found on the cover itself. It is a credit to the model and some magazines have it on the front cover.

Cover lines – these show some of the main article titles in the magazine and give the reader a taste of what to expect on the pages inside of the magazine. The cover lines are used to try and sell the magazine to the target audience and surround the main image.

Main cover line – It is usually the largest cover line on the front cover and is the most vital cover line to attracting the target audience to the magazine. They normally use their most interesting article title/quote from inside the magazine.

Left third – the left third section of the magazine cover is used to show readers more about what you should expect to find in the magazine. This is vital to the success of a magazine if it is not shown full-frontage.

Selling line – this is a short description of the magazines main marketing point, it is a way for the magazine to try and sound the best to buy out of all of the different competitor magazines.

Friday, 16 September 2011

How Blogger will be useful for coursework.

Blogger will be useful for my coursework as it will provide a way to show my coursework in a neat and tidy appearance. It will also be useful for providing an easy way to present my coursework making it easier to navigate through the different sections. The presentation style of the blog will be neat and save on arranging a way to present it well without the use of a blogger. Blogs also mean you can share your work with anyone and receive feedback from other blog users. The feedback would be a good way to improve your coursework.

Things you can do with Blogger.

  • Blogger can be used as a free website to show everyone anything you want too.
  • You can use Blogger to upload pictures and videos or text.
  • Blogger is a good way to get your opinions and interests across.
  • Your Blog can be designed to how you feel and can represent your style.
  • You can get feedback from your Blog readers about your blogs.
  • A good way to write your thoughts or feelings down and share with others easily and for free.
  • You can use blogger as a base for your very own website to make the designing easier.