We Love POP Magazine Analysis

We Love POP! Magazine Analysis
We Love Magazine is a monthly magazine which is released every four weeks. this can also be used for the magazine to be seasonal. it is created by the company EGMONT.

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The Title:

The I Love POP title connotes the type of music that would be in the magazine it is straight talking, but at the same time has a catchy title as the magazine has the pop genre. this normally attracts a mass market because of it popularity and the age group they attract, who are usually the pre teens. the bold, sans serif font shows that it illustrates fun and energy as well as informality. The title also captures it target audience by putting it in a speech bubble to make it more childish and attractive to their ayes, the added colour and use of an emotion shows it young vibe.

There is also a motto underneath it saying "Don't bore us, get the chorus."

The Front Cover:

The Masthead/Title:

the masthead is placed in the top left hand side of the magazine so that it is the first thing you see when reading the magazine. it is in bold so that it stand out with the page and it usually leads the house style of the magazine. this is usually a bright child friendly colour so that it can catch a pre teen's eye for example jade green. again the sans serif font is used to show its informality to a younger generation.

Similar to We Love Pop magazine, sugar magazine has a very girly and child friendly title. it follows the similar tactics to incise young viewers, alternatively they have a bold background word rather than the cute text box.

The Strap line:

The strap line is slightly bigger font than the title and is also in lime green and keeping to the colour scheme. the strap line introduces the protagonist that would be featured in the magazine. this is placed right in the middle of the magazine so that it would draw attention to potential readers. it is also highlighted to make sure it is the second thing you read and it has a juxtaposition with the tag line and the background image. the strap lines also has a link to celebrity to bring any fans of the artist and an interview. below is a tag line which is in white and they link humor with a prop.

WHOA, ITS CHER! Little Miss Swagger Finally Snaps

the slanted edge shows another attempt to give the magazine a young appearance, which fits perfectly with its ethos.

The Main Image:0

there is a medium close up of one celebrity protagonists, Cher Lloyd and a smaller image of the long shot of another celebrity protagonist, Pixie Lott who's in the bubble near the bottom of the page. the size of the a picture can often show how important something is in a magazine, this is true in this case as Cher is the main feature whereas Pixie is only a mere celeb example of a style feature in the magazine.

Cher Lloyd is the largest image on the page indicating that she is important to this issue. she is looking directly into the camera, holding a prop which is a camera showing a comical nature also shown by her facial expression. her body is tilted towards to the camera even she is sidewards on. her music is reflected by her tight blue top and the ghetto but cheesy chain of her name. she also has half her head shaved and the other curled to show her punk hip hop feel. she also displays a number of tattoos on her hands and fingers showing a tougher, more serious side.

Pixie Lott however is one of the smallest images on the cover and is seen on a full body long shot in an advert on fashion. they have focused on what she is wearing to show what we should be wearing and and buying. she is facing the camera and her body is full frontal forward. her pose and her cut, layered hair shows her pop rock music and reflects her punk attitude also shown in her pose.

overall the magazine has a a pop edgy vibe and wants to show off the different types of pop that they want the readers to know they also want to advertise to a wider, both niche and mass market so that there is something for most music lovers. they also want the opportunity to show pre teens to the world of music, and especially get them evolved with pop music.

other images on the page show posters of featured and currant artist, this might be an indication to the protagonists that may be in next issue. there is also a portrait of celeb showing what he might be talking about in his featured article. the house style of the magazine is pushed throughout the magazine and gives the sense of identity to the entire companies of  publishers and editors.

Inside the Magazine:
there are 66 pages and 10 of the are advertorial pages. these pages are to introduce new acts and to show the young readers of their personalities and a still image of a video they may have to draw them in. these pages may also have dates and adverts of gigs the artists may be doing in the upcomng festival and concerts around the country.
on page 21 they have the double page spread on Cher Lloyd's interview
the double page spread shows a film roll setup with four portrait images placed inside. these are situated on the inside in between two columns. the text is colour coded to show the difference between the question, answer and the most important bits, highlighted in  bright yellow. another column is on the other page, which is next to a full body medium shot of her. to the left hand side the magazine has continued a comical slant by adding a quote in a pink circular text box. an advertorial of a competition is situated at the bottom of the page to win the prop, giving a reason for their young target audience to be more involved with the magazine and involves a link to a choice of media, the link to the website.

on page 2 and 3 shows a DPS which has an advert on the page based on dates for an artists tour and the contents. it is placed at the beginning of a magazine to catch the viewer while beginning  to read the magazine early.