Front Cover Analysis

This is the front cover of the Hello magazine.

The form of the text is varied depending on the headings and the smaller print. This is because the magazine wants the headings bigger then the print as it grabs the readers eye and it is usually a very brief sentence on the story it has to tell. The text on this particular front cover has the obvious main heading that displays the type of magazine followed by the rest of the text that reveals wants inside to read about. The genre that this magazine fits into would be the celebrity chat genre which talks about the lives of celebrities and the ups and downs they have. The purpose of the text is to draw in readers so they want to purchase the magazine and hopefully buy it weekly. The big selling point for this magazine is the exclusive interviews and photos that Hello have to offer in the contents of the magazine. The target audience for the magazine is middle-aged females who have a reasonable amount of income. I know this as the magazines colours suggests femininity and the celebrities they write about are of the target audiences age. The text appeals to the target audience as it contains events that happen in the lives of its target audience. For example weddings, children and break ups. This means that the reader can relate to the celebrities and understand the magazine easily. Also the gossip in the magazines makes the reader feel like they are a part of the celebrity news as they can hear the different stories of celeb's lives. The photos on the front cover all display happiness and joy which suggests that the magazine want to portray a good feel about the issues so the reader feels the same way and wants to buy the magazine. Also the images on the front cover show relaxed celeb's to comfort the target audience. Furthermore the white material represents purity and cleanliness for readers to acknowledge her current situation. The text represents the genre as it uses many celeb names and lexis such as; weddings mother and wife which displays the celeb life. The text inspires me as it uses the correct lexis to appeal to its targwet audience and use the correct colours to represent the image.