Analysis front cover flavour

The first thing you see in the route of the eye is the title ‘FLAVOUR’. This title does follow the conventions as it is quite a catchy title this will also make you remember it. By having it a catchy name that other people remember it makes this magazine stand out from other competition in the market. The title is gold I feel it is gold because this is a colour stand out from other magazines on the market. Also gold makes it look more professional this will make more people want to buy it. It then goes down to the primary optical area. In the primary optical area it is the main picture. The main picture is of the band JLS. In the terminal area you can then see the name of the band, I feel this is because if people do not know who they are but would want to know about them if they are on the front page of a music magazine. The first two hot spots are on the two of the band members face. This is because they would want the readers to see the band members face this is so they know who they are. In the other two hotspots it shows what JLS are advertising. This will attract the audience as they will then want to read on. I feel they have chosen to have JLS to be on the front cover as this is the latest new boy band out, also they attract both boys and girls. As they are good looking as well girls will want to know and read about them. Most people know JLS as they were on the TV show ‘X Factor’. This TV show is aimed at all ages so many people will know them it also the most watch show on ITV. Also to attract the boys JLS have the latest trend and know all the latest fashion I feel this will attract boys as they will want to be in this fashion as well. I feel the target audience are mostly aimed at teenagers. This is because teenagers are most obsessed with the way they looks and for girls this is when they will more likely be attractive to the band. The band is quite young so again this will attract teenagers. The main colour scheme is gold, black and white. These three colours go well together and also look like very professional colours. It makes the magazine look very elegant and this will make it standout from other magazines in the market. The background is sliver and fades into white, again I feel this makes it look very elegant, also it makes it look more attractive so it will catch the audience attention. The colours of the costumes of the band also blend in well with the colour scheme of the magazine. The title of the magazine is in bold, this is because this need to stand out as they would want the audience to know what the magazine is. The name of the band is also in bold I feel this is because they wasn’t this to standout the most as this is what the main story is going to be about, also JLS are one of the most popular boy bands around and if people see there name on a magazine they will want to read about them. The rest of the cover lines are in white and not so bold but these also standout but can only read them if you are closer to the magazine. In the top right hand corner there is a date and the in capitals the word ‘FREE’. This will attract the audience as then they know there is a chance to get something for free and will then want to buy this magazine to see what they can get and how. The target audience is mainly aimed at teenagers and both genders. I feel this is because teenagers would want to know about the latest music and fashion. Also just above the title it has the text says ‘The no1 lifestyle guide for the young ‘. Just by reading this straight away you can see who the magazine is aimed for. The reason they have aimed it at teenagers as teenagers what to have the latest fashion and would want the trend of the celebrities. The reason it is aimed at both genders is because for boys they will look at the, for fashion icons and for females is because JLS are one of the most attractive boy bands so they will want to know everything about them. The use of text also makes it appeal to a younger audience. At the top of the page just above the title it says ‘Ambitious and cool’, every teenagers wants to be both of these thing so they will read about it so they can be like JLS. The genre of this magazine is hip hop and R&B this is the most popular music genre.