Two predominant rappers,
one that is recognisable in
the background and one that
is less well known in the
foreground. They are both
looking serious with a strong
body posture making them
almost seem intimidating
Red and Black colours
throughout on a white
background which makes all
of the words stand out (Block
colours also make the cover
seem smart and serious,
showing masculinity)
Clothing featured on a well
known celebrity not only
relates to the indian/asian
culture but also brings
appeal with the use of a
well known celebrity.
Use of yellow and pink
colours throughout
makes it not only eye
catching but the colours
also relate to femininity
Layout
Bold logo in the top left
corner with two bold well
known names on the left
side. Makes them stand
out and may catch the
eye of a fan of them
which would make them
want to buy the magazine
Blocky font style
makes it easy to
read. Also makes
it look straight to
the point and
eye catching
The magazines masthead in
the background but still
very predominant on the
cover, makes it stand out
Sell lines such as "Only
2.95" attracts people to
the magazine as it
makes it seem cheap
and limited.
Design
Various fonts are used to
attract people. The clashing
of the fonts makes the
cover seem busy and thus
eye catching
The image of the well
known actor stands out
in the middle and
makes that the focal
point
The position of the text on
the right makes it simple
but eye catching as it tells
them the things that appear
in the magazine making it
another selling point
"Special Collectors
Issue" makes the issue
have important making
people want to buy it
Language
Recognisable
rappers which
draws attraction
to the cover and
makes it appeal
to certain people
"Next Big Star" and
"MC's that matter"
makes the magazine
seem as if they have a
special insight as to
what will be the next
biggest thing, thus
making people want to
buy the magazine to
find out more
"Make Him Want
You" "Extreme
Beauty" quick fix/
slogans that may
make the target user
want to buy it
Mode of address
is aimed at
woman which
means it suits
the target
audience
Question
2a
Fans
of
Rap/Hip
Hop
Young
black
males
Question
2b
Well known female
celebrity on the
cover appeals to
women that may
aspire to be like her
Dressed in
indian/asian clothing
with various
bollywood/arabic
related things which
makes it appeal to
Asian groups
Emphasis on
love/sex/beauty in the
sub-articles which
may make it attract a
female audience
Colours/Special
fonts may make
it appeal to
people
The opening
sequence of the 2014
six nations features
well known rugby
players emerging
from the ground
obviously making it
attract fans of rugby
Question 2c
The final trailer for the
James Bond Spectre film
features a recognisable
main character from a
recognisable series,
attracting fans of the
James Bond series and
fans of Daniel Craig
Weapons, guns
and action in the
Spectre trailer
makes it appeal
to fans of action
James Bond theme
song may appeal to
fans of music. Various
production companies
credited in the trailer
makes it appeal to fans
of them as well
Question 3
Citizen Khan Daily
Mail online Article
represents ethnicity
as a stereotype that
can be joked about in
the media quite
frequently
The negative responses to
the series also shows that
many people find that the
media portrays certain
ethnicities in a negative way.
However the creator of the
series (who is from Pakistan)
shared that he believed that
representing ethnicity in a
joking way in the media was
not a problem
Top Boy
represents black
youth living on a
council estate in
a violent and
thug-like
manner as seen
in the Top Boy
trailer
The Top Boy Review by the
Guardian shows that certain
people that can relate to a
TV series may find the
representation of ethnicity
as an amusing thing that
they can relate to