Victoria McColl’s AS Media Work 1177

Masthead The name of the magazine is Blender. I think this could suggest the magazinecovers a range of music in the articles. I think this because of the variety of artists advertised on the cover. Cover-star The cover star used is Taylor Swift, a Popular teenage singer who singsmainly pop and country music. Thisfurther proves the range of music covered as many other artists featuredare from other genres as music, such asrock. She is also staring directly at the camera luring the reader in. Costume Taylor Swift is wearing black and white to fit in with the colour scheme of themagazine. Her outfit is simple yet trendy,showing she is the typical ‘girl next door’ figure as described in her article.Cover-lines The magazine advertises different artists from a variety of genres of music, for example Nirvana (rock genre) and Michael Jackson (pop genre). The eye grabbing articles highlight certain words in the colour blue, to contrast with the white background.Audience The target audience for this particular magazine cover would be teenage males and females aged 16-19. This is because of the use of the young attractive cover star. Taylor Swift is a role model to many young people and represents youth in a positive therefore appealing to the younger audience. However stars such as Michael Jackson may appeal to an older audience.Representation Blender magazine represents the many different genres of music through the artists and articles featured in the magazine. There is also a suggestion of female power as a the cover star has an article about her impact on the music world. However this contrasts with the name of her article as it suggests Taylor Swift to be a typical teenager comparing her as ‘the girl next door’.Splashes There are many different articles highlighted in blue to grab the reader’s attention. This contrasts with the background colour and emphasizes the importance of the article. For example,‘D’oh!’ draws attention to the article on the ‘stoopidest music-biz blunders’.Ideology The magazine contrasts with the idea that men are superior, featuring a female as the main article and cover star. This can be reflected in the contrasting colours worn by the star and the confident pose.