Analysis of Magazine Covers - Analysis of 'Top of the Pops' magazine's front cover

•  The main colour scheme/house style is pink and white, which has connotations of being very girly and playful. This also tells us that the target audience is young girls (between the ages of 8 – 13 years).
• The main central image is of a young male (Justin Beiber) smiling at the camera. The fact that he is giving us eye contact makes the reader feel included/ special and like they have a connection with him. Also, the fact that part of the male’s head is covering the masthead, shows that the magazine is very confident that they will be recognized, even when you cannot read the whole masthead.
• The layout is very busy, with coverlines displayed all over the page. There is no blank space left, as there are stories positioned in every available space.
• The fonts used are all san-serif, which has connotations of being a relaxed, informal magazine. Which would fit in with the target audience.
• Buzz words are used like; ‘shocking’ to grab the readers attention.
• The masthead is positioned across the top of the page so that it is one of the first things the reader will see. It is written in a very funky, playful font, which would appeal to the target audience. Also, it has the same colour scheme as the house style so that it fits in with everything else on the magazine, as well as fitting in with the target audience.