Representation of males and females in pop.

Pop music features widely with both women and men artists. However, the genre of pop is being rapidly taken over by women artists despite the few males. For example Beyoncé, Rihanna, Little Mix, Madonna, Britney Spears and obviously a lot more as well as the male artists such as One Direction, Union J and Justin Bieber.
From my own previous experiences, I have picked up that the majority of pop fans are usually female but of course there are male fans. I know this because of concerts I have been to. For example, I went to a Rihanna concert and there was thousands of more females than males. I have also been to see JLS and One Direction and both of their concerts were swarming with females. This suggested to me that most of the fans are female.
Most of the artists in pop that are male also feature in different genres such as R'n'B. Such as Chris Brown, Trey Songz and Ne-Yo but the R'n'B artists are usually all featured on the Top 40 Charts because their songs are popular which is what Pop Songs is abbreviated from.
Certain pop stars such as Miley Cyrus and Rihanna are beginning to ruin the representation of pop. This is because they have become sexualised and got carried away with what they wear and the songs that they sing. For example, Miley Cyrus starts performing in outfits that look like swimming costumes. This is bad because she started as a disney star as Hannah Montana so she has a lot of young fans who begin to think its acceptable to dress like her and sing songs like she does. For example 'We Can't Stop' which has some sexual content in the music video which a lot of the young audiences will preview. There is also a lot of explicit dancing which should be shown after the watershed because of young children but it isn't. Also, 'Wrecking Ball' when Miley Cyrus is sitting on a boulder naked. This can be previewed on youtube for any age which is bad because yet again, the younger audience will begin to think that this acceptable. However it is lucky because they made a clean video instead for the music channels.

Mood board of pictures.

I have put together a mood board that consists of double page spread articles, front covers and content pages all from pop magazines as well as instruments that most well known pop songs usually consist of. I have done this because it highlights that each magazine uses high key lighting and a certain colour scheme to match the artist on what they're wearing or their well known personalities. Also, it helps me to get ideas of how to have my logo on my cover page, how to structure my contents page to ensure that it doesn't look messy or clustered and my double page spread as every picture used in the double page spreads above show the artist starring at the camera to engage the audience which looks effective.

Thinking of a Concept.

Group work lesson - analysis of double page spreads.

During a lesson, we did group work and analysed three different music magazine double page spreads. This was good because it gave me a clearer understanding of what double page spreads should consist of and it allowed me to take ideas from other people as well as myself so that we can all help each other in our research and planning.

Research into different audiences.

For each genre of music there is a different type of audience.

Pop
Pop is the most widespread music genre has a demographic audience of E as they are mainly students. The audience usually ranges between 12-24 in mostly females and some times males.

Rock
Rock music has a widespread variety of their audience because they also have many sub-gendres. Rock has an audience of older males whereas the sub-genres such as indie have a younger audience of people who are aged late teens and younger adults. The typical demographic audiences for rock are E, D and maybe C2.

Reggae
The reggae genre was pioneered in the 60s and 70s. The audiences were poor working class Jamacians however it ended in all countries by people of all ages and race. The reggae audience varies greatly as their are many reggae sub-genres which appeal to different people. The demographic audience for reggae are E and D.

Classical
The main audience of classical music is males and females ranging between 50-70. The audience is very specific as the amount of people who listen to the genre is decreasing regularly. The demographic audience for classical music is A and B.

Country
The target audience for country music is 18-54 with a core audience of 25-45 year old adults. 40% of country music listeners are in the top demographic and about 38% of the American population are country fans. In the more recent years, country music has gained a lower target audience due to artists such as Taylor Swift who also features in pop and is played on the mainstream music radio stations. The demographic audience for country is D.

Music magazines in a shop.

These four magazines were from a local shop and were ordered in pop to rock but they were the only two genres that the shop had. This clearly showed to me that pop and rock were the most listened to genres in the area due to the lack of magazines for other genres. I am going to analyse each magazine that I saw in the shop individually and suggest the ideas that I got from them for my own magazine.

The 'Shout' magazine was a music magazine that I have personally never seen before so it instantly made me think that it could've been new. It would easily attract a customer of its target audience that is young or teenage girls due to the use of attractive band members and free gifts such as little make up bits. In my own magazine, I'd like to use attractive band members because a lot of fans will buy the magazine because they see their idol on the front cover and they will see it as an opportunity to get the new exclusive information on them.







The 'NME' magazine is a music magazine that I am familiar with due to my friends and research. The one I saw in the shop looked completely different to the previous NME magazines that I have seen as it is featuring something different and not a specific celebrity. I like the idea of including more than one artist to attract a wider range of consumers but in my own magazine I would prefer to have one artist on my front cover that will foreshadow a huge article on them. Although the NME magazine is different, they still use the same colours. This shows that the editors are consistent and keep up the representation of NME which is good because it fits in with the genre and looks good still.





The 'Top of the Pops' magazine is a music magazine that I have done a lot of research on so when I saw it in a paper copy in the shop it gave me more ideas for my own magazine rather than the online version did. Although they were practically the same, you can see the detail a lot clearer on the paper copy. The paper copy also included free gifts and attractive band members which is similar to the 'Shout' magazine because it helps to attract their target audience. Also, they use the season that it is to apply to real life. For example 'Christmas Special' which will show that it is including recent events so that the readers are up to date. In my own magazine i'd like to have a sub title that applies to the time of the year or a recent event that has been in the media.




The 'Classic Rock' magazine is an unfamiliar magazine to me but even without reading the name, I would be able to tell that is for rock because of the low key lighting and the artists on the front. The magazine includes a free calendar and a 'best of year CD' which will increase the sales because the consumers will want to have a CD especially because it will have their favourite songs and artists. Some of the consumers will want the calendar because it'll be useful for them. The name of their magazine 'Classic Rock' stands out because the word 'Rock' is bold and big across the page compared to the word 'Classic' which is quite small and fits in between the 'R' and 'K' of rock which shows that Rock is important and has more aspects to it than just classic rock because it looks like 'Rock' is just a base of a huge genre. In my own magazine, I like the idea of having a huge logo and layering it behind the artists head because it looks more professional.

Research into different Institutions.

Bauer Media Group
Bauer Media Group was founded in 1875. It used to be called 'Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG' which was abbreviated to 'HBV' and sometimes shortened to 'H.Bauer'.
Bauer has been managed by four generations of the Bauer family. It started in a small printing house but now it is grown into a worldwide publishing and media company.
The Bauer Publishing Group comprises 300 magazines worldwide in 15 countries as well as televisions and radio stations.
Bauer started publishing magazines in the UK with the 'Bella' magazine in 1987 and soon became Britain's third largest publisher.
Bauer then further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer Media and Emap Radio in 2008 and then they became the UK's biggest publishing group. Bauer's subsidaries is Bauer Radio and Box Television. Although Box is also owned by Channel 4.


Immediate Media Company
Immediate Media Company was formed in 2011 by the merging of Origin Publishing, Magicalia and BBC Magazines.
Magicalia was founded in 1999 and is a digital cross-media publisher. It works in retail and within e-commerce. In retail they publish magazines in the parenting and active markets and in e-commerce they publish websites for magazine clients and retailers.
BBC Magazines was the publishing side of BBC Worldwide and was a commercial subsidiary of BBC. They published some magazines such as 'Country File' and 'Radio Times' for adults, 'It's Hot' and 'Top of the Pops' for teens and then pre-teens, educational and pre-school magazines too. This shows that BBC Magazines fit in all of the demographic targets which is good because it increases sales in the magazines they published.


NME
NME started publishing in 1952 as a music newspaper and gradually changed to a magazine. It was the first British newspaper to include the top music charts. Before NME, it was the Melody Maker which ended in 2000 which featured in dance bands. It was then merged into New Musical Express. NME features in pop and rock music. In 1996, NME opened up online so that the magazines could also be accessed there for readers who didn't want paper copies. NME used to have a television show which aired for 5 years and ended in 2012 but it then changed to a Chart Show.

Analysis' of double page spreads in a Magazine.

The right hand side of the double page spread has an image of Justin Bieber starring directly at the camera. This shows that Justin is aiming this directly at the audience which makes the reader feel more intrigued to carry on reading because they feel like he is talking to them.
He is wearing a black vest top, red trousers and black shoes. This is good because it is using the same colours from the chosen colour scheme. This shows the consistency and effort put into the magazine to make it good and worth reading.
Justin is leaning back on the chair to show off his tattoo. This is bad because it can make him come across as big headed. However, it makes the interview look like it was very relaxed which suggests that you should be relaxed when reading it.
The picture doesn't have a lot going on and it is quite plain and simple. Although, this is expected considering it is for a young target audience and they don't want to over crowd it and confuse the reader.
There is a thumbnail picture in the middle of the article on the left hand page. This is good because it allows the reader to have a feel of the situation whilst they're reading without having to think about the scenario. Also, in the thumbnail, Justin has a red hat and black outfit which also fits in with the colour scheme. This also shows the consistency and effort.
The headline is a quote from the interview which is good because it straight away tells you what you will be reading about. The colours used in the headline are red and black. There is a mixture to make it become eye catching and stand out so that you won't flick past it and will stop to read it.
In the article, there is questions in bold and red and the responses in black. This engages the reader more because it makes them feel like they are doing the interview to Justin and they will more likely want to continue to read it.

The left hand side page is a full image of Davey Havok. Straight away this is good because it'll instantly attract his fans to stop and read that article because they like to know everything about him.
Davey's clothing matches the colour scheme due to him wearing white and black including his tattoos and the colour sheme being black and white with a hint of pink.
Davey Havok is looking straight at the camera, this gets the reader engaged with the artictle because it looks like he is looking straight at you. This also links in with the questions from his interview standing out in white which allows you to read them like you have been interviewing Davey because it gives his response and it makes you feel like you are a part of it.
The headline is a quote, this is good because it briefly tells you what the article is about before you read it for yourself.

Lady Gaga takes up the left hand side of the double page and is starring directly at the reader, this helps to engage the consumer and want to read on. She has a lack of clothing on and this makes her have a raw look about herself which emphasises what she is actually like considering she is well known for her meat outfit.
There is a big 'L' over the text on the right hand page, this is bad because it takes off the attention from the article and may make it hard to read which may irritate the reader and make them not want to read on or buy the magazine again because they find it hard to read.
There is three columns of writing that builds up one article. It isn't' spaced out and looks quite plain. This would make me not want to read it and looks quite boring in the fact that readers will probably just read the first paragraph, get bored and flick the page. However, it is appealing to the reader because if Lady Gaga is their idol then they will buy the magazine and want to read it. This is good because it will increase sales.



From looking at these three double page spreads, I have decided that I like the idea of an interview. I think that it is effective to have the artist taking up a page with his/her eyes starring directly into the camera and it allows that certain artists biggest fans to feel more engaged with their idol. Also, I like the idea of having a set colour scheme and the idea of the interview having different colours involved to set apart the questions from the responses. However, I won't do a straight article because it looks boring and unappealing. It also doesn't engage with the reader which is bad because it won't make them want to read it as much.

Analysis of Content pages.

We Love Pop - Contents Page.

The content page for We Love Pop uses a consistent colour scheme. This is vital to have because it makes it look professional, whereas if it was made up of random dark and bright colours it would look too much and take away the focus of what the page is trying to tell you.

There are a lot of pictures on the content page and they are all in a structured format to make it look professional and well edited as well as it making it easy to read what it is trying to tell you. 

The contents is in a little box in the corner. I think this is bad because it has a mini article that isn't needed yet it takes up the whole space and not enough room to tell you what you may be able to read. In my own magazine, I would have the contents taking up the whole page to make it look like an actual contents page and not like somebody has just thrown whatever they wanted to on to it. 

There is a consistent font used throughout the contents page which is good because it makes it look the same and won't draw more attention to one part more than the others. 

The use of celebrity pictures is good  because when you read the content box, it will link to the pictures and you get a rough idea of what you will read before you do. In my own magazine, I will have at least 3 artist pictures to help sell the magazine and increase the readings.

Top of the Pops - Contents Page.

The content page for Top of the Pops is very well structured because it takes up a whole page to explain briefly what the magazine will be featuring. Whereas, the We Love Pop magazine doesn't do this. It is good to take up a whole page because it makes it look more professional and like it has had more effort put into the making of it.

The colours are consistent and high key. This is good because it shows that it is professional and welcoming. The colour pink is used to show that it is a very girl magazine. This links with the subheading used "We ❤ Boys". This is good because it shows that if the girl who picks it up and looks at the content page, she will see that if she buys it she'll be able to read about boys and what they like. Also, there is a "Wins & Offers" sub heading, this will help to increase sales because it shows that if you buy the magazine you can enter yourself into a competition to get something nice or to get something at a better deal due to buying the magazine. 

The contents page uses two artist pictures that are loved by girls. This is good because it will help to increase the sales from JLS and Justin Bieber fans because they know they'll be reading about their idols if they buy the magazine.

Q - Contents Page.

The colour scheme of Q is consistent and doesn't change, this is good because it looks well thought out and professional. The colours mainly used are White, Black and Red. This is a mixture of high key and low key which is good because it shows that the artists do different type of music within their genre with different types of emotions.

The contents page is similar to Top of the Pops, in the sense of having a whole page taken up unlike We Love Pop. 

There are four pictures used which is good because it shows the consumer what they will be reading about before looking properly at the content.

At the top, it has the issue number. I think this is good if you are a reader who collects paper magazines because it allows you to know if you are up to date and order them in time. This makes it helpful and useful to the consumer.

History of a Music Magazine.

From researching MOJO's magazine history from their start date November 1993 to where it is currently at November 2013, I have realised that very little has changed. The main thing that is the same is the logo. The only difference between them is they varied between black and white. Whereas, other magazines such as 'Top of the Pops' changed their logo over time. It is clearly noticeable to see that as time went on, you can see the editors got to learn new techniques such as layering the magazines. This is due to heads being over the 'MOJO' logo.
Each magazine is about a celebrity or multiple celebrities accept for 2003 due to it being an anniversary magazine.
Another thing I have noticed is that from 2007 until now, the bottom left hand corner of the magazine features a CD. This could be their way of using a synergy because they are selling the music and the magazine at the same time to the subscriber.
The majority of the magazines (excluding 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007) are all low key lighting. This could be because it is representing the genre and it wouldn't fit and look right if the colours were bright and eye catching. The low key lighting also links to the artist's poses and facial expressions as they all look serious. The reason for the other four magazines not being low key is because of what they are trying to represent and sell to the reader. For example, 2003 is an anniversary edition so they aren't going to be dull and lifeless, they are going to show happiness and excitement through colours to express their success with their magazines.

From these magazines, I would like to use the idea of layering heads over the logo because I think it shows a hierarchy of importance without stating it. Also, I like the fish eye effect in 2001 but I wouldn't use it because I'd prefer to have a picture taking up the whole space and not having to write on a coloured background because I think it can have an unprofessional look.

Comparisons between two music magazines.

• Typically, Billboard is a magazine targeted towards older teens and young adults. This is because the images and headlines are more grown up and wouldn't appeal to a young teenager or child because of the language used. Whereas, Top of the Pops is targeted towards younger audiences such as 11-18 year olds but most ages can read them because the content is clean and accessible for any age with a clear understanding of the articles and headlines
• The Billboard Rihanna magazine is low key and she looks very serious. This could be because to show that she knows she is important which links with the headline "The World Is Hers". This could contain a in depth article with maybe explicit features or complex words so that it fits it target audience. Whereas, the Top of the Pops Taylor Swift magazine is high key and summery, Taylor is smiling to make her appear easy going. Even though her headline is "Why i'll never figure out love!", she isn't showing the right emotion to link to it but it is portraying that young girls should enjoy life and not get caught up in 'love' problems. 
• The headline "The World Is Hers" shows power which could be the reason that Rihanna is standing over the Billboard logo because it shows her in a hierarchy to be better and more important than anything else. However, headlines are above her but all the articles are related to Rihanna so it still shows her importance.
• The headline "Why i'll never figure out love!" is in orange because love is usually represented to be red or pink and if it is in a different colour than it is linking back to Taylor not being able to figure it out. 
• On the 'Billboard' front cover, there are only names of other celebrities mentioned and there are no little pictures included. This highlights the emphasis on Rihanna and her importance. Whereas, the 'Top of the Pops' front cover, there are other subtitles with little pictures of well known pop artists. This shows that Taylor Swift is just as important as other celebrities. This could be because it makes everyone look important and equal to the target audience so that they know not to discriminate against anyone. 
• The 'Top of the Pop' front cover includes stories such as 'Wahey! One Direction get wet and wild!", "Blimey! Justin: Haters are just confused admirers" and "Mwah! Stooshe's cringey kissing confessions!". These three article covers will attract more people to buy the magazine if they are a big fan of One Direction, Justin Bieber or Stooshe. Also, they include fashion aspects in the music magazine to encourage more sales of the magazines because girls will want to be like their celebrity idols. For example, "Summer Stunner! Beauty buys for any holiday" and "131 Celeb Style Steals". These two subtitles include alliteration to make it more catchy and will trigger you to want to read on more. Also, both subtitles are in orange, yellow or aqua blue. This is good because they are summer colours and link back to the title "Summer stunner!". There is also a competition to "Win! Lunch with the Loveable Rogues" - This will increase the sales because Loveable Rogue fans will want to have the chance to meet their favourite singers for lunch. However, the 'Billboard' magazine only includes subtitles about other music artists and their music by using puns. For example "Pitbull burns bright" and Pitbull has a song called 'Burn up the Club' so it links back to that and uses the word 'Bright' to show that he is doing well with his new song.
• 'Top of the Pops' has 'BBC' at the top which is a well known conglomerate. This could increase the sales because it may appear to be more official. However, 'Billboard' hasn't got any conglomerate logos on their front page. This could lack on the sales because it doesn't look as well known. 

Research of a Music Magazine.

• The position of the image is right in the centre and it over laps the magazine brand title. Which is 'fabulous' This can suggest that they think that Rihanna is really important and is more than fabulous. It foreshadows that Rihanna is going to be a main part of the magazine before you even read on.
• Rihanna is pouting and starring directly to the camera with a bit of an attitude. This could emphasise that she knows she is important. 
• The headline "She's RED HOT" is a pun because Rihanna has bright red hair, red lips and is wearing red but it also means that she is hot in the music charts. I think that it is an effective play on words and I'd like to use a pun in my own magazine.
• The lighting is high key to show that is welcoming to encourage you to read on. This is good because it makes her redness look better than if it was going to be in low key lighting.
• The colours used are red white and black. The red and white are high key colours to show that it is an exciting magazine but the black is low key which is quite gloomy. However, the black writing is covered which can suggest that the magazine is good rather than bad. 
• The colour red is linked with love. This can suggest that Rihanna loves her music and the magazine. 

• The image of Katy Perry is positioned to the right of the image. This could be because it allows you to see most of her body and allows more space for you two read headlines about her. 
• Her head is over lapping the brand name 'Billboard'. Billboard is a chart of the top music. Having her head over lapping it could suggest that she is on the top of it and is over taking with her new song. Also, her body is made to look bigger than the magazine name which could show that she is exceeding in her career and is becoming the next big thing. The headline is "Inside the Court of the New Queen of Pop". This could link in with her over lapping the magazine name because it shows that she is the most important women in the industry of music. 
• High key colouring is used to make it look intriguing and the reader will want to open it and read on because it catches their eye. The colour pink is used to show passion and love. This could have been the chosen colour to show that Katy Perry loves the magazine and being in the top charts. 
• Katy Perry is used because she is a big pop icon and she has a lot of fans who would buy the Billboard magazine just due to her. If they enjoy it, it'll help boost the sales of future Billboard magazines.
• She has flowers on her dress and is holding flowers because it makes her look natural and pretty. This is good because she looks like she is true to herself and isn't fair.

• The image of Selena Gomez is in the centre of the magazine. This makes her centre of attention because when you look at you instantly seen her. It makes her look important. 
• Selena Gomez is smiling which makes her looks happy which is linking well with her high key clothing in a nice yellow colour which looks summery and easy going. This gives a positive feel about the magazine and Selena.
• The colour of the aqua blue is used to make it look summery which links in with the yellow colours. These two colours contrast well together because they give a relaxed feel. 
• "Follow your dreams Fame & Fashion advice from Selena x" - The word dreams is big and blue which looks eye catching and relaxed. This is good because it portrays the message to be easy if you were to follow your dreams which will persuade readers to take Selena's advice. The use of saying 'Fame & Fashion advice' will be good for readers who are Selena fans as they will want to know that little extra about their idol and to be more like her. Selena uses an 'x' after her name, this makes her look friendly and loving to her fans. This can help to increase sales of top of the pops magazines for this episode and future episodes.
• There are other mini images used, for example, One Direction, Fearne Cotton and Aston Merrygold and JB Gill from JLS to attract their fans aswell as Selena Gomez's fans to buy the magazine and read it. 
• The music magazine also ties in articles about holidays, fashion and gossip. This is good because it is bringing in different aspects from media into a magazine about music to attract more sellers but it also links into Selena Gomez as she is fashionable and has lots of informtation to share with the reader.
• There are also '9 cool posters' including. This is good because it will make the younger audiences want to buy the magazine so that they can have the posters to put up in their rooms.
• Selena is holding her curly hair and smiling. This makes her look younger which is good because most of the readers are young/teenage girls which Selena is too. This means that the readers may be able to feel like their feelings and lifestyles are like Selena's and will help them to think about things in a different light.

• The image of Justin Bieber looks like he is walking into the scene. The background is white to make him stand out and show his importance.
• There is a mini picture of Justin Bieber that says that there are 3 posters inside. This will attract customers because the young readers will want to have his posters.
• The colours used are white and orange. These are high key colours so it makes the magazine seem happy and relaxed.
• The headline is "Justin's photo diary". This will attract customers because the readers who are major fans of Justin Bieber will want to see his pictures.
• In a circle next to the image of Justin, it says "What I Want in a Girl' - By Justin Bieber". Fans of Justin Bieber will want to buy the magazine so that they know how to turn theirselves into Justin's dream girl. In my opinion, I think that this is bad because it makes it look like Justin Bieber doesn't love his fans the way that they already are. However, it is a good way to get sales and I think that I would use something like that in my own magazine because it will attract fans to buy and read it.
• "Inside my private world", people and fans will want to get an insight of Justin's personal life and find out something they don't know. Reality is, it will either be made up or something that they already know. Even though, it is a good way to encourage sales.

From this research of Music Magazines that already exist, I have learnt that they mostly use a big centred image of a celebrity which will boost sales. They also all use catchy headlines and something that will make a fan and a reader want to buy and find out about. In my own magazine, I would use a lot of the ideas from the four magazines I have analysed such as the high key lighting to make it look happy, inviting and relaxed. Also, the sort of headlines such as "What I want in a Girl" even though I disagree with it, it is a very good way to increase sales and views. I have also learnt that sometimes the celebrities head is over the magazine title to show their importance, like Katy Perry and Rihanna in Billboard and Fabulous. 

My School Magazine - Completed.

This is my completed school magazine. I called it 'inspiration' because it is catchy and sounds motivating. I used a mix of high key colours because it makes the magazine and the school look inviting and welcoming. 

I included 4 photos. 3 which were official from the school website and one that I took my self. This is so that it looks more realistic but you are also getting an honest insight of a lesson from the photo I took myself.

The headlines I used are catchy because they will appeal to students who have been involved in some of the events such as the prom and some parents depending on their child's age group. 

If I was going to re do my magazine, I would make a section appealing to future students, parents and staff because it'd make them feel more welcome as when you take a first look at my magazine, you'd instantly assume it was for the parents and students. 

It did go along with my plan in some aspects because I used bright colours, mentioned canteen food, exam stress and the house competition. I did mention the prom but I didn't include images on the cover like I said I would in the plan. Although, I did use students from sixth form in their lessons as well as students in lower years. 

Planning of my School Magazine.

Researching other peoples school magazines.

The following images that I am going to analyse are of school magazines. I am doing this because it will help me in my research to create my own school magazine.

• The lighting of the image is high key, this can connote that the school brings happiness to the students.
• The yellow ball can be a metaphor for the sun. This can show that there are big ambitions to reach and get the best grades you can get. This is included in this schools magazine to show what the school can do for students.
• The colour red is used throughout the magazine. This could be because red is used for love and this shows the love for the school. 
• The student shooting the yellow ball is smiling which shows that if you are at that school then you are safe, secure and happy. 
• The magazine has "issue 5: summer 10" - this shows that the school is very consistent with keeping parents and students up to date and that they have a good team of people in the school who are proud to represent it and work with them to keep everything up to date.
• The content is on the title page of the magazine instead of the inside cover, this could be because it makes the school look more inviting and intriguing so that the reader will open the magazine and continue to have a look. 
• The headline of the magazine is "Sports Overview a successful year..." This could have been used because it makes the school look good and interesting for students who like to be involved in physical activities and makes the students that are mentioned feel good for something that they have done to make the school look good. Also, the use of the ellipsis could have been used to make the reader want to read on.

• This magazine is plain and simple. This is effective because even though it appears a little boring and not very intriguing, it creates an effect that makes a reader want to keep on reading it. 
• The colour scheme is a dull creamy colour which is effective because it allows the images on top of the background to gain more attention. 
• The title of the magazine is 'The Loyolite'. This word looks similar to 'loyalty' which could suggest that if you go to this school you are loyal to it and it is loyal to you. 
• The magazine says '2008' which is good to have because it helps the frequent readers to see what issue they are reading and so that they know that they are up to date. Although - if this was my magazine I would include the issues number because it would be even more useful to the reader to have a specific idea of where they are up to. 
• There isn't any feature story which I think doesn't make it very exciting and gives the impression that you won't be reading much in the magazine accept for general notices. This could give the impression that the magazine will be boring. However, this could have been done to make the magazine cover appear like a cliff hanger which will make the readers intrigued to open it and carry on. Although, if I saw a magazine in a shop like this, with no feature stories around the side, I wouldn't be persuaded to pick it up and buy it because I wouldn't know what to expect. Even though, this goes back to my point about being more intrigued to pick it up and find out because if I were to buy a magazine that looked like this, I would have to open it first. 
• The images that are used are off sites on the school. Each picture has high key lighting which could connote that the school is happy place to be. However, this is contrasted by the dull colour scheme which can make people have mixed ideas about what the school is really like. Although, it could be an accurate interpretation because it could be trying to subtly get a message across that no school will be perfect. 

• The title of this magazine is 'Chosenhill'. The word 'chosen' could suggest that this school is a good place to be because it is saying that it is the chosen one.
• The image used is a boy who looks like he is posing in front of a part of his school. From one of the feature story titles saying 'Head Boy' makes him look like he is important to the school. However, his uniform is bad which could connote that he thinks he is too good for his role at the school. To parents or readers, this could suggest that if the head boy who is supposed to be a role model has his uniform like that then what are the rest of the school going to look like? For my own magazine, I would have every one who is going to be in the image/s, look their absolute best whether they are in the lower school with immaculate uniform or if they are in sixth form wearing really smart, sophisticated clothes. This is because it makes the students look like they are serious about school. 
• The feature stories are all to do with the school looking good because it shows that they get students participating within school activities. This tells the reader that the school is good at motivating students and that well motivated pupils will achieve good grades. For future secondary school parents, this is good because it will subtly persuade them to send their child to that school so that they will achieve good grades.
• The colour of the writing is mostly in white. This makes it look sleek and stylish which is a good look because it persuades the reader to read on because it looks good. 
• There isn't an issue number or date included which gives the impression to the reader that they aren't very consistent with keeping up to date with stuff. This could link into the picture because his uniform is messy which could portray that the school has a bad influence with being consistent in making their school look good.