4. Representation of Girl's Magazines

These magazines all share similar codes and conventions, which make them suitable for the chosen audience. This audience would be girls, roughly aged from 8 to 14, maybe younger or even older, depending on maturity and interests. They are clearly aimed at the female gender, as these front covers contain extremely girls colours, such as pinks and red. I think that these types of magazines are aimed at girls who come from working class families, as the price of the magazine is fairly cheap and most of the magazines contain deals on fashion, make up and looking good. Although, it doesn't necessarily mean that the girls that buy these magazines come from working class families. They could be a lower price so that the girls are able to buy them with their own money, and younger children don't get a lot of money when they are younger. 

Plugs & Puffs

These magazines contain a lot of plugs and puffs, which make the reader think that they are getting something very exclusive and interesting if they buy the magazine. The text in the puffs contain a lot of numbers that will catch your eye, a lot of bold text, and the word ‘win’. All of these would persuade you to buy the magazine. Words such as ‘new’, ‘hot’ and ‘special’ are also included in the puffs. These words would possibly make you interested in reading further into the magazine.

Masthead

The mastheads of these magazines are all related to the colour theme of the rest of the front cover. The mastheads of the magazine are the same each time. The only things that are likely to change is the colour and sometimes the position slightly. The masthead is the same each time so that it becomes recognizable and iconic.

Coverlines

The main coverline of these magazines are usually the name of the celebrity on the front cover. The main coverline also matches the colour scheme of the masthead and the rest of the coverlines. They only seem to use around 4/5 colours. This makes it seem organized and more sophisticated, rather than random and busy. They also only use around 3/4 different text types, for the same reason.

Conventions

These magazines contain the usual conventions of any magazine. The front cover has a barcode, an issue number, a date and price. They are not always in the same place, but they are there somewhere. If you look at the two More! Magazines, they seem to stick to a similar layout and put the same conventions in roughly the same place on each front cover.