Magazine Evaluation Essay

I decided to create a magazine cover and double page spread for my production after researching whilst doing my pre-production. The researched has helped me to have many ideas to make my magazine to attract my target audience by engaging the reader by employing an appropriate mode of address. This is to stand out from other magazines of a similar genre. This is to engage the attention of the reader thorough many ways e.g through the central image.

A range of techniques and strategies have been used by my magazine Teen Stylist to attract and appeal to the target audience. This includes, slogan, masthead, sell line, central image, the discourse and cover lines, mode of addresses and house style.

Famous magazines such as Cosmo Girl and Teen Vogue, which I stating about in my

I found out that my production piece was different in some places, but also very like one I have chosen to use. My front cover and double-sided pages are similar to the ‘Teen Vogue’ and ‘Cosmo girl’. However, I didn’t want to copy the magazines. Although, I made it similar. This is because I wanted my magazine to stand out and appeal to my target audience. Moreover, my magazine follows the fashion conventions of a typical fashion magazine. The colours used in the existing front cover and double sided page are mostly white and pink. White is a colour at its most complete and pure, the colour of perfection. The colour meaning of white is purity, innocence, wholeness and completion. The colour pink is feminine and represents compassion, nurturing and love. It relates to unconditional love and understanding, and the giving and receiving of nurturing. I believe this colour will make it clear to who the target audience is and whom it appeals to as an audience. I have chosen a layout for my front cover of the magazine to catch the target audience’s