Monday, 22 October 2012


L - The word 'contents' instantly stand out at us as a reader as it is the strongest font on the page. The black font contrasts against the white background to make it stand out. The font is very big and bold which attracts our attention to it. The font isn't like any other font on that page which makes us notice it more. It is also positioned at the top to make us notice it. The main image on the contents page is a women holding a big blow up mushroom which is quite odd and makes us question what the article is going to be about it can connote as the artists personality being quite quirky and fun which makes it more interesting and makes the reader want to read on. This image also connotes as the fun and upbeat style of music the artist creates. By positioning the artist in the middle of the page the magazine are making her the main attraction and creating even more buzz of the fact the main article is about her. The magazine also use a pull quote in the bottom left hand corner to entice the reader in and get a glimpse of the article as well as four other main stories in the top right hand corner which are more main stories that the editor wants you to look at first and looking for one article you will have to skin read through the rest of the magazine with pages that are definitely going to catch your eye.

I - Blender was published by Dennis Publishing. The magazine began in 1994 as the first digital CD-ROM magazine acquired by Dennia Publishing in the UK it published 15 digital CD issues and launched on the web in 1997. It started publishing print editions in 1999 in its most recent form. The first digital advertisers included, Calvin Klein, Apple, Toyota and Nike.

I - The idea behind this contents page is its simplicity but wanting the fun and quirkiness of the image to stand out to us which connotes to us the fun and quirkiness of Katy Perrys music as it is adventurous and upbeat. Katys face expression is a shocked face this connotes as the shock of the magazine and its content on Katy Perry and the fact there will be exclusive content about her in the magazine and maybe a big shock. The magazine have also dominated the colour red in the magazine which connotes as love and passion this could be seen as love and passion the reader has for the magazine but also the love and passion Katy has for her music.

A - The target audience for this contents page would be people between the ages of 16-30 as the colour scheme and the structured layout wouldn't appeal to younger audiences and the quirky and fun main image wouldn't appeal to the older audience. The simplicity and modern look will also attract the 16-30 range. As well Katy Perry's songs are mainly targeted to this age range so as Katy is the main image on the contents she will attract this audience.

R - The contents page represents the full magazine as its the only page that gives you a glimpse of the full magazine. Blender used a simple and straight to the point contents page which reflects the magazine instead of using a jam packed contents. The artist used in the contents page is a popular artist which represents the magazine and its popularity as there are a lot of Katy Perry fans and it will be a popular edition of the magazine. Katy Perry is a well known pop artist and regularly seen in the charts letting the reader quickly identify the main genre of the magazine which is pop/chart music.

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