Keira Howard-Waller's AS Media blog

This magazine cover has been produced very cleverly as is has put three very different artists on the cover to entice three or more types of audiences. Lady gaga would appeal to the charts industry and pop music were as jay-z would appeal to hip hoppers or people who enjoy rap, and then Dave Grohl appeals to indies and rockers etc. Just above then is “Exciting People” which makes the reader thing not only is there at least one person on the front cover that appeals to them but they may be more inside and that the magazine is right for lots of people. All of the adverts and appeals round the edge of the magazine cover are all there to engage the reader into buying the magazine and this magazine does that well with the “42 pages of reviews” which make the reader want to buy the magazine to read.
The magazine has tried to put as many different genres and types of artists to attract
different types or music lovers and readers to the magazine and website and they have clearly places the Q sign so it is easy to identify and relate to.

This magazine is bold and catches the readers eye. The Masthead (magazine name) is very bright and in contrast to the rest or the colours and house styles of the magazine which is good as it is easy to identify by the name. The main image, of La Roux, is very bright and shocking which is attention grabbing and immediately brings the eye to the magazine. Also the subjects eyes are staring in to the camera which give the effect that she is looking at you which makes you want to look at it as her eye make-up and skin is shocking. Next to the Masthead there is the magazines selling phase, “the future of music” which caches the reader’s attention and is very appealing to the target audience of young people as they know that young people always want to be ahead of everything. All of the important cover lines are in bold, bright writing to catch your attention and the main things like “50” and “La Roux” are in large writing so you notice the important information first and then want to read the smaller piece afterwards, for example your eye catches “50” and you immediately want to know 50 what ? “the bands , the artists, the innovators”.