Firstly, the images used on and in the magazine must fit the target audience. Every magazine has a target audience which they aim to get across to, so they must use apropriate pictures and also the name of the magazine because it needs to fit into the style of the magazine and also the target audience. Also, the colour scheme has to fit in as well, e.g. black, dark colours for rock, punk music, bright red, blue whites for rnb hip hop etc.
Also, the mode of address, which is the way the text, magazine gets across to the audience, usually most common one used is direct address, when it is a head torso shot of the artist looking directly out of the cover, which entices the reader in and helps them buy it. There is also indirect address, but this is when the person looks away, but is not the convention, but has been used before.
Music magazines also tend to use stars and celebrities on their front covers to increase sales because eveyone knows a famous artist, so they will buy it because they are admired and are seen as inspiration and kind of role models to others. The only reason they are used is because they want to either promote a new product or album/music, or just to promote the magazine.
Contents pages should be bright and colourful so it persuades the reader to read on and keeps them interested. Like the front cover, it should be dominated by pictures and there is also a list of contents mixed in with the pictures.
The feature article(double page spread) should consist of headlines and subheadings to briefly explain the story to the audience. Language used here is usually funny witty and humorous to keep the reader happy and interested.
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