Evaluations 5

How did you attract/address your audience?

My front cover: 

On my front cover I included conventions that would attract my target audience. Firstly I have used bright colours which will already draw people towards my magazine but to attract my specific target audience of teenage girls I have used purple throughout my magazine, this is known as a 'girly' colour so most girls will be attracted to this colour. In case my target audience does not like the 'girly' colours i added a light blue to my magazine so its not stereotypical.

Another way i used conventions on my front cover to attract my target audience is the image i have used, with my main image being a picture of a teenage girl this could attract girls of around the same age because they can relate to her. Even though my target audience is to girls my image could even attract some boys as well, this is a good thing because i would have a wider audience reading my magazine.

The price of my magazine is also something that would attract my target audience because it is an affordable price for teenagers between the ages of 14-18 years old. This is one of the reasons i made the price clear on my front cover so people could see it at first glance, this is something that may persuade them into buying my magazine because all the other magazines may be too expensive for them.

Lastly the contents of my magazine would attract my audience because i have included bold text letting people know about the well known artists that are featured in my magazine. I picked artists that are popular with my target audience because if they see their favourite artist this may instantly make them want to purchase my magazine. Also i added free posters in m magazine and i made this clear on my front cover, this may attract my audience because the idea of getting something ' free' is something people would be interested in, especially if it involves their favourite artists.

Contents Page:

In my contents page i have kept the same colours that i had on my front cover so the colour of my contents page will still appeal to my audience. I think the colours help the writing to stand out, this means the contents page is easier to read for the audience and they will be able to see what will be in the magazine, this is something that will attract my audience because they know what they will be getting if they purchase this magazine.

I have included what some of the pages in my magazine will have in them, with these pages featuring well known and poplar artists this will attract my audience because these pages will be something that my audience would want to read and know more about so they may be persuaded to purchase my magazine so they can read the full stories in the pages of my magazine.

I also added social media into my contents page by putting a Facebook and twitter name for people to stay in touch with the magazine more. This would attract my audience because social media is a popular thing with my target audience because of the age they are at, social media is  big part of their lives so they may like the idea that my magazine has social media pages to get involved with the magazine more.

Double Page Spread:

On my double page spread i have kept the same colours as i did in the front cover and the contents page. Also i have added bold text to this page, the text in bold is 'Holly Hulse' which is who this double page spread is all about, the other bold text is a quote from the interview with Holly saying "don't underestimate me", this text will attract my audience because it is intriguing to know what Holly is talking about when she says that.

The way i have set out the interview with Holly is an answer then question layout. This layout is easy for my audience to read as my target audience starts from 14 years old. The questions i have asked are the type of questions that my target audience would want to know about.