My front cover uses bright but calming blue to symbolise tranquillity but then uses a very bright purple to catch the eyes of the readers. The colour of my front cover is one of the improvements that I have made from the pre-production piece. The pre-production was in black and white but to make the production more attractive and interesting to the customer I decided to add in bold colours. The font is a relaxing yet sophisticated type, which will reflex the character of my target reader. It has the price in the corner of the magazine that, from my research, my target audience is willing to pay. The title of my magazine is Chic, which symbolises sophistication, class, and style. The font is deep blue which symbolises richness and quality. I have used alternating colours on the captions and the rule of three to attract the reader’s focus onto my product. The biggest

All these techniques are used in the code and conventions of my specific genre, teen girls, to attract the greatest possible audience.

The typical codes and conventions used for my chosen genre, which is teenage girls, would be: contrasting, eye catching colours. The design and layout would be fun and exciting, it would have to have enough pictures to keep the readers focus. The models would be attractive and yet not intimidating, the reader would have to feel that they could relate in someway to the model and not that they are an unrealistic representation of young people. The articles advertised would have to relate to the readers life and the feelings and experiences they have lived through.

Although I think my magazine has met my aims in targeting teen girls, I am aware that by using the images I chose such as tall, slim, fashionably attractive female models I am risking alienating a proportion of my audience who, rather than aspiring to this ‘ideal’ may feel intimidated. This might affect the sales of my magazine if the models and topics are not relating to the wider audience. However using the images might attract people who wish to live the lifestyle my magazine portrays.

I think that my magazine would do well in comparison to all the other magazines because it is a reasonably cheap price and I have created a name that people could easily remember. I have used soft soothing colours and sophisticated font, attractive models and interesting captions. I also used persuasive language and unique selling points.

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