Tuesday, 4 November 2008

This magazine is very different to the Vogue magazine as it has a more informal layout, and the language used is also informal and more casual. This magazine is aimed at an women orientated audience. We knows this because of what is included on the front page but also the language and colours used. On this cover of the magazine there are a number of different images. some are larger than others but the main 3 in the centre of the magazine are all different sizes, which gives the impression that there is a variety of different stories in the article. The 3 pictures are all placed underneath the headline 'CLINGING TO THEIR MEN' this headline is placed in a box which is a bright yellow in the background and has big, bold, black lettering. This makes it eye catching and the language used is straight to the point as if these women are clinging to there men, when they could not be. this gives the reader an in site to whats in the rest of the magazine and the topic of the story might appeal to them and they want to read more. The masthead 'CLOSER' doesn't appear to be very eye catching because the colour used is white which is not very bright and loud colour, however it is placed on a bright pink background, which separates the text from the background. It is also used in a lower case font, which is unusual for a magazine masthead, usually the masthead is big, and capitals are used. Lower case writing may suggest what the magazine is like and who it is for, because capitals can be seen as dominate and masculine, which would not be well fitted for the audience of this magazine which is women. Other images are used at the top of the magazine, before the masthead. The images also have subheadings along side of them, for example 'Eastenders, Gemma. 'How i lost my beer belly in 2 weeks' This is written in white and yellow and has a blue background. this is a mixture of colours which is used so bring variety and attention to the magazine. The image along side of the subheading is a before and after picture. the after picture is overlapping the before picture because the magazine wants the audience to see the result picture more than the before picture, because the story inside tells you how she got to be like the after picture. This magazine cover is very busy as it contains alot of information about different things contained inside the magazine, by doing this it attracts the audience and they will see that the magazine has alot to offer so they believe that buying this magazine is good value for money because you are getting alot of different features in the magazine.

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