Magazine planning

Front page research



Contents page planning



Double page spread planning



Target audience research

The target audiecne that my magazine will be aimed will be young people and teenagers aged from 13 to 16. Other magazines that i have anazlysed which would help me and are similar to mine such as the magazine called Sugar with Selena Gomez on the front. I can do this by creating a magazine which would appeal to that age group with good images and appealing images and information.

Double page spread research 2

This is a double page spread from Billboard magazine. The maim image is of Miley Cyrus sitting on the floor. It is the only image on the page so it is the first thing you see and what you focus on. This is aimed at young girls who are fans of Miley and who have grown up with her and want to know more. The image is based in the middle with the words 'Girl, you'll be a woman soon' on the side of her. The word 'girl' is written in pink and 'woman' is written in black. This shows the transformation of her changing from a girl to a woman. The two words are on either side of her and she is in the middle which suggests she may be trapped as she is nearly a woman but not quite yet.
The mise-en-scene is very simple so you just focus on Miley and are not distracted by anything else. She is wearing plain black clothes, black legging and black heels. It makes her look grown up and sophisticated and shows her transfering from a girl to a woman.

Double page spread research 1

This double page spread  is from a magazine called Sugar. A large image of Selena Gomez is used on one half of the double page and is the first thing you see which means she is the main focus of the page. You then see the large headline on the right hand side stating ''i go through the same issues as everu other teen girl.''

Contents Page research 2

The music genre of this magazine pop. You can tell this as the image used is of teen singer Selena Gomez and she mainly sings pop songs.
The target audience of this magazine is young girls aged 12 till about 15. You can tell this by reading what each page is about. It mainly talks about boys and relationship problems that young girls would be going through such as not knowing ff they boy is just a mate.
The main image on the contents page is Selena Gomez, who is also on the cover of this particular magazine. She is a good role model and is looked up to by a lot of girls. They would want to buy this magazine if they want to be like her. The story about her states the caption ''Boys haven't always been nice to me.'' This is something that other girls reading this will agree with and want to read on if they relate to it.
The image of Gomez is the largest thing on the page and the first thing you see. She is also on the cover which shows she is the main selling point of the magazine. All the writing is around the edge which means you see the image first and then you read on around the edge.
The Mise-en-scene of the image is very simple. The clothes Gomez is wearing are very simple, fashionable and feminine and are easily something young girls could copy. They are not very revealing and are suitable for young girls this magazine is intended for. She is also wearing natural makeup with red lipstick which is also something other girls could copy.
The colours used on this magazine are very plain as a white background is used but it is still very effective as it looks stylish. They also used girly colours such as light pink for her clothes. In the title at the top they have used black and pink which is very simple but they go very well together and stand out.
The image relates to the target audience as Gomez is of a similar age to the target audience so they can relate to her. They may also be able to relate to the story that goes with it.
The magazine is called Sugar. Which shows a simple name which shows the 'sweet' and innocence of the magazine which is what the young girls reading the magazine should be. Gomez is also portrayed as innocent in the media and as a good role model for young girls.
There is not much writing on the contents page but it is very simple and easy to read. They also have used words such as ''EEK!'' to show it is not formal. This would relate to the target audience and something young people may use themselves.
Overall you can see this contents page is very simple with just one main image and writing around the edge which makes it look stylish and sophisticated.

Contents Page research 1

The genre of this contents page is Hip Hop. You can tell this as the singer on the cover is Ciara and her style of music is mainly hip hop.
The target audience of this magazine would be men and women in there 20s. The men would be attracted to the image on the cover but you can see by the taglines that it it mainly aimed at women as it says 'fashion.' This suggests that women are more interested in fashion and this is what they may want to read about to get more up to date on it.
The main image on this page is of Ciara lying down wearing heels with not much clothes. All the writing is surrounding her which means she is the main selling point of this page and they want the audience to focus on her. She is wearing plain white clothing with silver jewellery and heels. She looks very wealthy and sophisticated and very confident in her body which is shown by her seductive pose. This may attract young girls who look up to her and want to be like her and young men who may be attracted to her.
The main colours used on this page are black and white. This makes the page look very simple yet sophisticated and formal. This also makes the white writing at the top stand out against the white background. More attention is drawn to it by the fact it is darker from the top and goes lighter from the bottom. The image relates to the target audience as it is of a young attractive woman which would appeal to girls of a young age who want to emulate her style.
The content page is split up into two parts of 'fashion' and 'features.' This shows this is mainly aimed at girls who are interested in fashion. This shows the target audience will mainly know where everything is if they buy the magazine often. The first section which is on 'features' tell you what will be in the magazine. It talks about Pretty Ricky and Robin Thicke which means it is aimed at women as they may be attracted to them and will want to buy it to read more about them.