L- The front cover is mostly took up by a medium close-up picture of Britney Spears against a grey background. Grey represents style and lightness, which also links to the picture as Britney is wearing a grey top, and is laughing so giving the impression she has no problems and also she is a style icon to some people. The masthead is in italic white writing and is partly covered by the image, which is a convention usually used. The image of Britney is one of her laughing and looking like the typical all-American girl which is a look most pop stars use. The main headline links to the image and is done in yellow and white. Yellow represents happiness which links to the picture of Britney laughing and yellow also represents positiveness which is what she represents because she has managed to overcome her problems. White is often associated with pureness, which is how pop stars are meant to come across because they are role models for young teenagers. There is an issue number and date line at the top right of the page. The main and other cover lines are down the left hand side of the page next to the image on the right. The other cover lines are done in smaller writing and use the same font as the main. 'The hot issue' is wrote in capitals and surrounded by a red box which is a connotation of heat. The main colours used are yellow, grey and white. Yellow represents happiness and positiveness which is what is shown in the image. White is often used to show pureness and peace which is how the pop industry wants their artists to come across. Grey shows respect which shows Britney is a respected artist, but also stylishness again linking to how Britney is seen.
I- The Rolling Stone magazine is published every fortnight and is produced by Wenner Media.I- The front cover of the magazine gives you the idea that the music it represents is pop music because of the colours used, the music it is representing and the artists it features within the magazine. It also gives you the idea that it is meant to show Britney in a positive way as she is happy and laughing, showing she has managed to overcome all of her problems and bad press that she has had recently. However, she is also showing her belly which makes her attractive to young teenage boys, broadening her target audience and also the magazine target audience.
A- The magazine is aimed at both genders. Young girls will see Britney as a roll model because she is a successful pop star that a lot of teenagers will recognise from their childhood. Also it will appeal to boys as they will find her attractive as she is wearing a crop-top and low jeans giving off the contradicting impression that she can also be sexy as well as pure. The age range it will appeal to will be mainly 16-24, however, as the magazine also writes about politics, it will appeal to older age groups also.
R- Rolling Stone represents pop music in a stereotypical way as Britney is shown as being happy but also attractive which is the image pop stars use. Also, it represents them in a positive way because as they are featuring an image of Britney laughing it shows that she has managed to overcome her problems, giving off a positive image to teenagers that they can overcome their problems. It uses yellow which also represent positiveness and hope which is conveyed through the image. another main colour used in white which represents pureness and peace. These are ideas that the pop industry wants to put across to its target audience. Grey is used to show that the magazine is well respected, as is Britney who is a very successful pop artist. Also it can represent stylishness and modernness which is also shown through the image of Britney.
L- The contents page uses one main image based on the right side of the page, which is a long shot of a black and white image of two musicians dancing. It has a caption in the corner of the image, but also underneath has a main headline and information about what the article is about. The main headline is in big, black writing and is the same font used for all of the article titles. In the top left corner it has the initials of Rolling Stone and underneath that a sell line which is 'all the news that fits'. Underneath this is another image, which is a close-up, colour image of Beyonce in concert, with a caption. There is another main headline that is linked to the image with some information about that article. The contents are listed down the left side in black. At the bottom right is some information of the magazine. The main colours used are purple, black and white, which are probably the colours used within this issue. Purple is used as it is the colour which is associated with royalty. This relates to the artists shown as Beyonce is well known and liked as if she was royalty. It also may be relating to the magazine by meaning that the magazine is respected and popular, also like royalty. To show that the magazine is powerful and a classic, black is used which is a colour that represents these things. White might of been used as to mean life, which is what the magazine is about, giving news about what is going on in the world.
I- The institution of the magazine is Wenner Media the same as the front cover.
I- The contents page is important to a magazine as it is the first page seen after the front cover, and so it needs to be set out well. Rolling Stone's contents page is organised well and is clear to understand. It gives you the idea that the magazine represents pop music as it is featuring Beyonce who is a popular music artist. However, it also shows that it represents other styles of music as well, from both the past and present as it has a black and white photo of Chuck Berry. This makes it appeal to a larger audience range as it can appeal to both the younger and older generation.
A- The audience this contents page would appeal to would be of either gender as the colour and pictures in the page could be used for male or female. The age range the magazine would appeal to could be any as it features pictures of music from both past and present so appealing to anyone who is interested in music. Also because it contains other news as well as music news, this also appeals to a wider range of people as it has something in it to interest everyone.
R- The contents page represents modern music and old music which appeals to a wide range of people of all ages. It represents music in a positive way as in the main image they look happy and are dancing and enjoying themselves. This makes it seem fun and seems as though it is not about the usual bad press you hear about the celebrities, but about the quality of music they produce. The colours used for the contents page represent different things that all link together to make the magazine appealing. The purple used makes you think of royalty and links to the type of artists that are featured in the magazine, who are all artists that are or have been very successful. Also, by using black it shows that the magazine is strong, showing its success and power over the other magazines out there. White represents the magazine in a positive way as it is most often linked to pureness, meaning that the magazine is reliable and trustworthy.
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