In fact, the dispute of the Canadian magazines was a consequence of a tentative to protect the market for the publications of the neighboring country. American magazines were getting a lower cost of advertising as well as printing, which greatly reduced the competitiveness of Canadian magazines. It was also found that the bulk of the magazine market in Canada was dominated by foreign publications. The arguments used by those who defended the market reserve were that of cultural protection, since
Fiction in Magazines In developing a discussion on magazine fiction, it is first necessary to develop strong reasoning as to why this is a relevant topic at all. If one is to discuss fiction in books, which many people have, why does the subject of magazine fiction even have to be brought up? Aren't the two of them one and the same? The answer to this is no. It is true that magazine fiction and book fiction have much in common, but they have many differences as well. For instance, the medium
January 2010 Seventeen magazine, suddenly a lustrous, dripping image catches one’s eye. Looking closer at the image, the person’s curiosity races and wonders: What is that? Glossy swirls and fruit-like colors begin to put the images into perspective. It is the new SHINEsensational lip gloss by Maybelline. Placing the lip gloss in Seventeen magazine promotes that it is affordable and unique, two product characteristics that Seventeen magazine is known for. Typically Seventeen magazine reaches towards teen
Men’s magazines always publish contents that concern topic of interest to their audience: alcoholic beverages, sporty automobiles, hunting and fishing and, of course, dating. Some famous magazines, for instance Playboy, also have interviews with the rich and famous celebrities. Sexual matters are often a topic of joke in daily life and in magazines. Therefore, mainstay of such magazines is not the news, advice, humor, or fiction, but the photograph of beautiful young women wearing little clothing
The magazine I have chosen for analysis is an issue of Men’s Magazine for March 2010. The magazine conveys health tips and suggestions on one cover and on the other cover has tips for men’s style. 33 pages of the magazine cover style and 136 pages cover health, sex, relationships, fitness, and nutrition with about half the magazine having advertisements for a variety of products including cars, cologne, clothes, alcohol, and healthy foods. The audience that Men’s Health portrays to is straight men
TEEN Magazine Lately I have been reading the teen magazines YM and Seventeen and I've noticed one thing; they really annoy me. I feel like they are just for preps and the trendoid freaks. Well what about the other groups? The gangsters, punks, skaters, bikers, or whatever. They should really give recognition to the other people in our society. Maybe they want just the good teenagers around. They are not going to get what they want. Maybe they think if they print stuff up all about
A semiotic of the Magazine Cover: Teen Girl magazine (comparison 1970s/80s and now). What does this say about changing social structures? This essay will analyse the semiotic codes of the front covers of adolescent girl magazines: Comparisons will be made between examples from 40 years ago and now. What does this say about changing social structures? There will be an analysis and comparison of issue October 1972 (fig.1.) and issue March 2014 (fig.2.) of the Seventeen magazine covers. Furthermore
With over 150 women-geared magazines worldwide by the early 1990’s, some critics may have felt the market was over flooded. In spite of the heavy competition, two publishers believed that they had something fresh and innovative to offer the magazine industry. In 1991, Conde Nast unleashed Allure, the first women’s magazine devoted specifically to beauty. Three years later Time Inc. came up with an idea of their own. They launched InStyle, hoping to set it apart from the competition by appealing to
This essay will be comparing and contrasting two magazines aimed at the female readership, and they are called Bitch Magazine and Cosmopolitan, with regards to their front pages, content and articles, their ideals of beauty, and feminism. With this essay, we will learn the extreme differences between two magazines Bitch is a Portland based independent, quarterly magazine, with a touting a tagline of a “feminist response to pop culture.” Founded in 1996, Bitch is published by Bitch Media, a non-profit
Comparing Two Magazines For my compare and contrast essay, I have decided to compare two magazines in the financial and business world of entrepreneurs. The name of the first magazine is ” Small business opportunities” and the second magazine is “Entrepreneurs – Be your own boss” The theme of the first magazine is to highlight, how and what type of businesses to start and make money without putting in much of the hard work. The very first page of the magazine shows an absolute image of the
Fitness Magazines Women’s fitness magazines are supposed to inform females how to get fit and be healthy; however, they continuously send messages to women that they have to fit certain standards of flawless skin, sex appeal, and dangerously low amounts of body fat. Women in their twenties and thirties are feeling the pressure from society to conform to body images seen in magazines, such as Heidi Klum who is 5’9.5’’and 119lb, Carmen Kass who is 5’10.5’’ and 114lb, and Elsa Benitez who is 6’
pounds before the Holidays? Or maybe you want to learn “new kissing tricks“, that are guaranteed to be guy approved. Those are just some of the catchy titles you may find on the covers of different magazines. Walk into any grocery store and you’ll find yourself reading the covers of various magazines while you’re checking out. If the bright and loud orange, yellow, and pink colors don’t get you, the side messages will. You’ll be reading the latest gossip about your favorite celebrities and their
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
Teen People Magazine The Teen People, September edition, is a magazine designed to appeal to young female readers. Its content features well known celebrities, use of bright and flashy colors, and an organized layout that attracts an upbeat, young readership interested in high-quality appearance and style. Although the magazine’s main focus may appear to insure a great fashion sense, it also concentrates on a philosophical orientation by covering a more diverse readership that includes all colors
December 17th 2007 Kate White, Cosmopolitan New York, Houston Street P.O. Box 9321 Dear Mrs. White, The society and I know that Cosmopolitan is a magazine that is aimed at women and has been a women’s magazine since the 1960’s. My main message, as me being a constant reader of the Cosmopolitan magazine, that I am trying to get across to you is the certain advertisements Cosmopolitan decides to include in their issues every year. These advertisements create a controversy within the media and I
The design of a publication is what sells it to it’s audience. Gross (2015) said that “There are two important goals when designing a magazine cover; the first is to attract the potential buyer’s attention and the second is to express the content or theme of the magazine.” It all depends on the cover, the image, typography, overall design. So that is what I will be exploring in this essay. I have chosen to compare and analyse the free publications NME and Stylist. The two publications interested
Representation of Women in Magazines In this essay, I am going to analyse how girls and women are represented in a range of magazines. Depending on the target audience, the contents of the magazine differs. This essay will look and describe the differences between the magazines and why they are there. The age groups and magazines I will be examining are; teenage with the magazine ‘Sneak,’ twenty something's with the magazine ‘Glamour,’ and middle aged with the magazine ‘Women’s Own.’ I will
When it comes to magazine advertising, most small, local business owners think of the large, glossy, national publications chock full of flashy big brand ads. They make the assumption that their business has no business advertising right alongside the big shots, especially since their target audience is within a 100 mile radius. But this simply isn’t the case. The truth is, many national magazines have local sections that are aimed at smaller, regional businesses. Who Should Consider Advertising
Standards of Beauty Depicted in Magazines Body image is an important concept in many adolescent and young adult minds. To have a positive body image is to know that you are beautiful. To be beautiful is to reach the standards of beauty in society. However, society is constantly changing those standards as time goes by. Many young men and women strive to reach the positive, even if it means their health, money, and mind. They have the media, such as magazines to thank for these wonderful standards
entrepreneur named Kim Kardashian. Paper Magazine is an independent New York City based magazine which focuses on pop culture, fashion, art, music and film. There were a lot of cover of other models and famous celebrities like Katy Perry, Fergie and Mariah Carey. And many of these photo covers were captured by a famous French contemporary photographer and designer, Jean Paul Goude. He re-created his most famous shot for the winter 2014 issue of Paper Magazine which was based on his 1976 shot of a black