How I attracted and addressed my audience

My front cover attracts my target audience as, the main singer that the magazine is covering is clearly placed in the centre of the page and the image is very large to catch the audiences attention. The tittle is large and at the top of the page and in a very bold font that allows it to stand out clearly. The front cover also makes it clear to the reader on first glance what else to expect inside the magazine, without actually having to look inside. From my research into magazines that cover a similar genre to my magazine, I have come to notice that there is often band posters and gig information included, and therefore must be a popular feature, so I have included them in my magazine to hopefully increase sales.

The colour scheme is very appropiate for attracting my target audience, as they are both dark colours and are often used together, as they work very well and are very effective. The black of the background really helps to make the red text to stand out and easy to read. I have also used the same colour scheme all the way through my magazine to keep consistency and to keep the magazine simple.

One of the unique selling points of the magazine is the sticker I have put on the front cover, as it is telling the reader that the magazine has been voted best alternative magazine of 2009, and therefore must be good quality and have several followers. The line, 'be proud to be different' is the whole message of the magazine and acts like the catch phrase in which the magazine is associated with, and with this line alone a reader can recognise what the point of the magazine is.

My contents page is aimed at my target audience, as I have based my entire magazine around the alternative genre and therefore everything in the magazine is in some way connected to this genre, making it an interest for my target audience. The pictures also go with the page titles on the contents page and fits in with my chosen genre.

My double page spread attracts the audience as it is easy on the eye but also informative on the chosen subject, which is my interview with the singer Vickie. I have used two large pictures of her as the background for the spread, which are the same picture but one is reversed so she looks like she is facing the other way. I thought that this looked different from other magazines and also allowed more space for the actual interview rather then trying to add pictures onto the end of the text. I faded the background pictures to make the text alot more readable and that so the background doesn't take attention away from the interview.