Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Sub-headings:
Sub headings are a vital part of attracting the readers. Sub headings structure the context of your page. The sub headings enable your readers to find detailed information, they also give the reader an idea of how deeply the topic is covered. Sub headings provide detailed information about the main entry and they represent distinct aspects of the topic. Each heading should accurately tell readers what each section covers. Using different font sizes and bolding your text helps your readers to find the information quickly. Some writing, especially scientific reports it's helpful to number your sections.






The target audience for the Secondary magazine and the Elle magazine are easy to identify from the way the front cover has been designed. The secondary magazine is aimed at teachers working in secondary schools, whereas Elle magazine is aimed at women who are from the age of 20-45 and who are interested in fashion. The text on the secondary magazine is quite plain and is always in the same colour red which is suitable for the target audience. The image on Secondary magazine reflects the target audience as it is a picture of two pupils at a secondary school. The image of the two pupils on the front cover refers to what the issue is going to be about, the stories are always relevant to teachers lives which again makes it suitable for the audience. The colour of the secondary magazine is never in bright eye catching colours because it has a running theme of a green title and the stories always printed in red. The text is in this colour because the audience associate the magazine with these colours. However the text on Elle mgazine is always in bright colours to attract their target audience. The title for Elle is always placed at the top and it changes colour each issue to reflect the outfit on the front cover. The colour is always in really vibrant, feminie covers to attract their female audience. They always have stories around the image on the front cover what relate to their audience. Some of the stories are in bold and these are the stories which are most likely to attract the readers, the issue is also put in bright colurs to tell the reader what the magazine is about. The image on the front cover always has a celebrity on it as they know the readers want to know what is going on in the personal lives of celebrities. The image always takes up most of the front cover, this draws your attention in and with it being a celebrity on the front cover it makes you want to but the magazine. The front cover of each magazine is specifically designed with the target audience in mind.




Monday, 12 October 2009




Secondary magazine is aimed at teachers and you can tell that from the way the front cover has been designed. The title at the top is in clear letters but in quite a dark green, this is suitable for the target audience because you wouldn't want it in neon pink. The title for the secondary magazine seems to always be in green and is always placed at the top of the page, this could be because with it being at the top it draws you in more than if it was at the bottom. Also it is placed above image which is the most attractive bit of the front cover. The image is always placed in the middle of the cover to attract the audience. The image can either just take up the middle of the cover or it can take about 75% of the rest of the cover up. The magazine has a running theme of text and colour. The colour and text for the title is the same on each issue, also the stories at the top of the page are in red or pink and always in the same text. The stories are always placed at the top of the magazine so they are seen straightaway, they are put in red or pink because that is very striking against a plain white background. The text is always in quite a plain easy to read text which fits in with the target audience. The target audience is aimed at tecahers working in secondary schools but it has stories in their what can refer to teachers working at a primary school or college. To go with one of the stories they always put a little image next to it, this is to help the readers understand what the story is about. The date and issue number are always placed in the bottom right, they are put on the front cover to assist the reader in case they need to refer back to another issue. At the bottom left of the front cover in quite small text it says department for children, schools and families. This could be placed their as a sponsor or just to show the reader who the magazine is associated with.


Contents page is a veryimportant part of a magazine. The page is there to direct the readers to were they would like to go in the mag. They also have pictures to attract their audience and to help the readers. The stories have the key words in bold colours to attract the reader and to make them want to read the other stories. The stories that are on the front cover and what are the most eye catching are usually at the top of the contents page, and have pictures to go with them. There are usually images on the contents page to keep the reader interested and to attract you to the stories inside the magazine. In some magazines they have images of new fashions and new beauty products, whereas in educational magazines they have images of schools and pupils. This relates back to the target audience. Each magazine has its own specific target audience. Cosmo and Marie Claire are specifically designed for women around the ages of 20-45. College magazines are usually aimed at the students at the college and other young people, some college magazines can be aimed at teachers aswell as students. Some magazines also have a good colour scheme on their contents page, this is designed for their audience. Cosmo have a bright, vibrant colour scheme and lots of images of fashion and sometimes small images of male celebrities, this attracts their female audience. Magazines aimed for school teachers or pupils are quite demure and don't have quite a bright colour scheme, also the images on the contents page are usually images of pupils or schools or teachers. On some contents pages there is also an editors letter, this is there so the editor can connect with the readers and so the readers can find out why the editor chose the certain issue. It is also there so the editor can recieve feedback from the readers.

Monday, 5 October 2009


Marie Claire is a women's monthly magazine distributed internationally. The text on the magazine is always the same on each issue but just a different colour to go with the colou scheme og that issue. The title is at the top to attract the readers and it is in a bright colour. There is sub-headings on the front cover with parts of the text in colour. This gets the readers attention and makes them want to read on and find about the story. The contents page becomes useful then because when the readers search for the story they can see the pictures on the page, which will in turn make them want to read the rest of the magazine. The image takes up the whole magazine to attract the raeder, it also has a different celebrity on the front cover of each issue, as readers want to find out about celebrity lives and see what goes on behind closed doors. The images is usually a mid-shot a close shot or a long shot. The magazine always has bold text in the middle of the cover to tell the reader what the issue is about that time. The date and the issue number are there to help the reader in case they need to refer to a past magazine. atahe priceis always with the barcode on the magazine.

Marie Claire is a women's monthly magazine distributed internationally. The magazine was first published in 1937. The magazine provides the audience with health, fashion and beauty.


Cosmopolitan magazine is an international magazine for women. It was published in 1886 as a family magazine and then later changed into a womens magazine in the 1960's. The magazine features advice for women, problem pages, ral life stories and fashion.