The image on the left is a front cover to a pop magazine, the central main image of the cover is of pop artist 'Katy Perry' the photo is composed to a traditional pose to indicate the genre of the magazine. Adding to this the lighting of the cover is bright and bold and follows a colour scheme of orange, white and black. The brightness of the photo connotes what type of music Katy Perry is all about, as pop music is quite fun and bubbly and the colour scheme follows this lightness as in comparison rock magazine front covers would be dark as their music is outrageous and bold. The styling of Katy Perry also allows the audience to understand the genre of the magazine as she wearing typical skirt and top with bangles on her wrist showing that she is girly and fun whereas for example rock bands would be styled to wear there her long and wear dark clothes usually associated with leather. The masthead is placed to the left of the magazine and is placed in a speech bubble this also links to the theme of the font style as they use typical text style writing as they place a heart instead of the word love. Also the masthead is in capitol letters this could connote the idea that it shouts out at you like they are trying to put across the imagination that they are talking directly at you hence the speech bubble. The cover portrays many conventional features, such as sell lines, this help to sell the magazine as it makes the audience want to buy it. The main cover line is placed with the main image as it links to the main image, it also follows the colour scheme of the cover as it is in solid orange, it also is in the same font as the masthead as in the masthead the heart is coloured in and in the cover line the circled parts on the letter are also coloured in. At the bottom of the magazine there is a tagline that included various celebrities that will be included within the magazine. On both right and left hand sides of the cover is anchorage text this gives the audience information about the articles that will be in the magazine, this used as a selling technique. Also smaller images are placed around the sides of the cover this is used to catch the readers attention making them want to buy it. Finally the cover follows a typical 'house style' (The specific usage and editing conventions followed by writers and editors to ensure stylistic consistency in a particular publication) this makes the cover look neat and tidy therefore easy to read and direct throughout.
We Love Pop is targeted at 13-16 year old girls obsessed with music,
celebrities, fashion and gossip We Love Pop is chatty, funny and informed but
never patronising or preachy. We tell you what's hot right now and what's
happening next with exclusive backstage access, photos & interviews.
We Love Pop not only has exclusive access to all the top pop acts but each issue
is packed with the latest celebrity gossip and unique fashion and beauty
features!
Different groups within the music industry are represented differently due to their choice in music genre and the type of people they are. Pop artists, for example women are represented very sexually, wearing short skirts and dresses whilst dancing provocatively, this interests not only males as they find them sexually attractive but females can also idolize the women. Therefore on magazine front covers pop artists are conventionally portrayed to be idols to generally the younger generation, for example their facial expressions are usually smiling and their body language is friendly whereas taking a rock band for example their usually portrayed as being rebellious and their facial expressions and poses show they hard and outrageous.
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