Front Cover Anlalysis 2

The magazine ‘Hello!’ features supermodel Coleen Rooney, The masthead is in big bold writing with a red background on the title to add emphasis to what magazine it is, this therefore makes the customer aware of what magazine it is because of the bold yet recognizable print. This magazine only features one image on the front but it covers the whole page, the text is then written on top of the image to give the natural feel of the magazine and to show her surroundings. The font on this magazine is very bold and big to add emphasis to the story lines and to make sure its very eye catching to the audience.

The camera angle of this image is a medium shot to show direct looking at the customer, this engages the reader because we feel like it’s a personal conversation happening. This magazine uses a pull quote to give an insight into what her topic of conversation is going to be about. The quote makes us want to read more into it because we ask ourselves what she has so much to be thankful for. The main cover lines colour also makes it flow very naturally due to it being written over the image.

The main story line is also entitled to be a ‘World Exclusive’ which makes the reader feel they should read about it if the issue is deemed to be that big. This captures the audience because it places emphasis on the importance of this article and with the story being in a well-respected magazine such as Hello! It is definitely worth reading. The way the magazine is laid out represents that it is a magazine of gossip and revealing the truth about people’s lives rather than things such as music or films. This is shown through the simplistic style of the magazine and aside from the obvious there being no music of film titles the lack of reviews, often there would be a review on the front cover of a film magazine giving it either a personal opinion or rating of stars.

The target audience for this magazine is definitely based towards a female audience, this is shown through the image because it portrays most women’s desire to look like and to aspire too. The age range for this audience I would imagine to be based between 25-50 years.