MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS - Oh Comley
Analyse of Cover
- Very subtle tones colours
- The background is ombre / different brown and grey tones
- Unusual pose. Represents her confusion which highlights the question furthermore. Disappointment, uncertainty, etc. Unconventional.
- Identity crisis. Self-reflection.
- The shape of the model's hairline is in the shape of a heart, indicating a warm approach to the readers.
- Again, minimal makeup
- Peculiar pose for a magazine cover, creates an enigma to question the purpose of it - links to the question typed "who are the new generation of teens?"
- Her facial expression shows confusion, as though she is asking that question.
- Low-key aiming to force a new stereotype to their target market - teenage girls.
- "TEEN GOSSIP - ACTING - VINTAGE", indicates the topics included in the magazine
- "who", direct address with the reader.
- They have the price £5.00 in the bottom corner, not the main focus of the magazine, in order to make the main cover stories and image the focus for the reader.
- The price implies they have disposable income.
- High price because they release a magazine only 6 times a year. Therefore, offers a more specialised content.
- The basic setting could be in a bedroom, therefore, indicating comfort.
- The various tones of grey indicates a metaphor for adolescence.
- Teenagers go through emotional highs and lows, this is presented through the binary opposition of the structure and format of the magazine cover.
- Unusual pose. Represents her confusion which highlights the question furthermore. Disappointment, uncertainty, etc. Unconventional.
- Identity crisis. Self-reflection.
- The shape of the model's hairline is in the shape of a heart, indicating a warm approach to the readers.
- Again, minimal makeup
- Peculiar pose for a magazine cover, creates an enigma to question the purpose of it - links to the question typed "who are the new generation of teens?"
- Her facial expression shows confusion, as though she is asking that question.
- Low-key aiming to force a new stereotype to their target market - teenage girls.
- "TEEN GOSSIP - ACTING - VINTAGE", indicates the topics included in the magazine
- "who", direct address with the reader.
- They have the price £5.00 in the bottom corner, not the main focus of the magazine, in order to make the main cover stories and image the focus for the reader.
- The price implies they have disposable income.
- High price because they release a magazine only 6 times a year. Therefore, offers a more specialised content.
- The basic setting could be in a bedroom, therefore, indicating comfort.
- The various tones of grey indicates a metaphor for adolescence.
BINARY OPPOSITION
- The background is very dark and gloomy (almost blurry), whereas the model is lighter which enhances the reader's focus onto her.- Teenagers go through emotional highs and lows, this is presented through the binary opposition of the structure and format of the magazine cover.
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