Magazine Analysis 2

Magazine Analysis

I am analysing the music magazine "Rolling Stones". The layout of this magazine follows the codes and conventions of a magazine. The denotation of this magazine is the masthead 'Rolling Stones', the Headline 'Neil Patrick Harris', the kicker 'The dark days behind their best album yet', the Menu strip of all the artists names and they feature article photo f Neil Patrick Harris.

The title of the magazine is in red which has connotations of romance, love, and sexual references which fits with the feature article photo as he is naked with just a hat and bow. Neil is being presented as provocative as he is naked. The background of the magazine is white which also has connotations of sexual references, love and romance as white is a colour linked to weddings. The colour black also has connotations of being a sexual colour therefore all the colours fit with the theme of this front cover which is to be a sexual magazine cover.

The primary target audience for this magazine would be females of ages 15-23 as Neil on the front is half-naked which creates an attraction for girls. The secondary target audience would be fans of the magazine 'Rolling stones' as it is a very famous music magazine or it could be fans of the TV show "How I met your mother" as he is one of the stars in this show.

It appeals to the primary target audience of females as he is an attractive male who is naked with just a hat and bow and he is surrounded by the colours of sexual references therefore it appeals even more for the audience. It would appeal to fans of "How I met your mother" as one of the quotes are "How he met himself" which could also be there motivation to buy it. A motivation for music magazine lovers to buy this magazine would be the list of famous singers down the side.