How My Magazine Appealed to my Target Audience

By Daryl Teague

Content and Articles – Front Cover

Contains information on rock bands and artists which are popular and the target audience will see this and will be interested in reading the stories and articles involved. Coverlines and headlines show what is in the magazine on the front cover which the audience will easily see, the pull quotes will influence them to read the content and articles as it will appeal to them due to the language which is conventional. As the target audience are interested in the rock genre, information based on the rock genre will appeal to them and will influence them to buy the magazine.

Content and Articles – Contents Page

The information on the contents page also appeals to the audience as it gives a lot of information on the bands and artists which are featured in the magazine as a whole and also contains other information such as live reviews and news on upcoming gigs and stories which will also appeal to my target audience as they find this interesting as it is part of the rock genre. They will want to find out about these popular artists and bands as my target audience is interested in the rock artists and bands.

Contents and Articles – Double Page Spread

The target audience find the contents and articles of this double page spread as it contains a news story on a popular rock artist which my target audience will want to find out about by reading the article, the pull quotes and stand first influence my target audience to read the article as they are conventional so it will appeal to them.

Images – Front Cover

The images on the front cover are conventional which will help them appeal to my target audience. They are conventional because they show aggression with the straight facial expressions and the girl at the front of the image looking seductive and psychological which will appeal to the male audience. The image also has a conventional mise-en-scene as dark clothing is used and setting fits into the rock genre. The images which are advertised as free posters are also conventional as they also portray the aggression which is typical in rock magazines and the genre which will make it appeal to the target audience.

Images – Contents Page

The images on the contents page is also conventional as it contains rock bands and artists which are shown as aggressive and are popular so it will appeal to my target audience. The image also have a violent tone which makes them attractive to the audience, also the use of props and dark clothing also make them appealing to the target audience. Captions on the images which also make them typical can appeal to the audience and influence them to look at the story/article.

Images – Double Page Spread

The image on the double page spread is also conventional and appeals to the target audience as the image is of a popular rock artist which the reader will want to find out about, the artist in the image also is wearing dark clothing which appeals to the target audience and he is also holding an instrument which also makes him appealing. The setting is also conventional because it is in a graveyard which makes it mysterious and appealing. The image also conventionally takes up half of the page which is very typical of rock magazine.

Fonts – Front Cover

The fonts are appealing to the target audience because they are conventional as they stand out to my target audience well which makes them easily visible. The fonts are large and san serif which again makes them conventional and appeals to my target audience. The fonts also portray the aggressive/violent tone which is conventional and appeals to my target audience, they do this due to the style of the font which is typical of rock fonts.

Fonts – Contents Page

The fonts on the contents page are also conventional because they a big, bold, and stand out the audience well which makes them seem more aggressive and also makes them easily visible. The fonts are also san serif which makes them typical of rock magazines and fit into the rock genre. These conventions will allow them to appeal to my target audience.

Fonts – Double Page Spread

The fonts in my double page spread are also conventional as they are large, san serif and are also in a style which is aggressive and a style which fits into the rock genre which makes it appealing for my target audience. The font also stands out to the audience which also makes it typical of the rock genre.

Colours – Front Cover

The colours on my front cover are conventional as they fit into the rock genre which will make them appealing to the target audience. The dominant colour black is used often as it is the main colour in the rock genre therefore it will make my magazine conventional as possible. Black connoted death and evil which will appeal to my target audience and carry out an aggressive tone. White also contrasts the black colour which allows it to stand out more easily. The other colours used are red, purple and blue which are all conventional of the rock genre as they are dark shaded.

Colours – Contents Page

The colours are also conventional on the contents page as they fit into the rock genre easily which will make them appealing to the target audience. The background colour is black which is the main colour of the rock genre and connotes evil and mystery. The black also allows the white and the yellow fonts to stand out easily to the audience which is typical in rock magazines therefore making it appealing to my target audience. As the colours stand out well to the audience, this will help carry out an aggressive tone to my target audience which they find appealing.

Colours – Double Page Spread

The colours on my double page spread are also conventional as they fit into the rock genre, which therefore will make them appealing to my target audience. The colour black is again used as background colour which will make it appealing to my target audience as it connotes death and evil. The black allows the colours red, white and yellow to stand out more due to the contrasting colours and them make more easily visible. Red connotes blood and danger which makes it appealing, and yellow connotes danger and caution which is also makes it conventional and appealing to my target audience.

Mode of Address – Front Cover

The mode of address of my front cover is aggressive/violent because of the fonts, language and images used as well as the colours. For example, the image shows a rock band who are pulling straight faces to seem more intimidating, this gives an aggressive mode of address which is appealing to mu target audience because it is a key element of the rock genre. The colours are dark which gives an intimidating tone as well, for example, the colour black connotes evil which will help convey this tone as it's appealing to my target audience. The fonts are also large and stand out well.

Mode of Address – Contents Page

The contents page also has an aggressive mode of address due to elements of the page, elements such as colours, fonts, images and language. The pull quote under the title uses informal language with slang and swear words which make it appealing as it is conventional of the rock genre and give an aggressive tone. The images also give an aggressive/violent tone due to the body language of the artists and the dark clothing used. The fonts are also large and stand out well due to the contrasting colours which makes them more easily visible and also conveys an aggressive tone which appeals to my target audience.

Mode of Address – Double Page Spread

The mode of address of my double page spread also has an aggressive tone due to language, fonts, colours and image. The language on the body copy and the stand first contains slang and swear words which makes it aggressive and informal, this is appealing to my target audience as it conventional of the rock genre and is typical of rock magazines. The fonts are large and stand out well, the headline for example, is coloured red which connotes blood and danger, it is also styled in an aggressive font which again makes it very conventional. The image uses dark clothing, and the body language also makes it aggressive.