Analysis: We love pop front cover

We love pop is a music magazine featuring artists from the genre of pop it is aimed at a female teenage readership between the ages of 13-15.

As shown in the masthead we love pop features, gossip, fashion and boys, this attracts the target audience as it reflects aspects of their life styles that they seek more information on. The we love pop masthead is slanted given it an edgy unconventional look, reflecting it’s a new magazine and is aimed at a younger audience. However it maintains conventions by staying on the left-hand side using the same font style each issue however changing colour accordingly to the colour scheme. The slogan of ‘Don’t bore us. Get to the chorus’ reflects the magazine’s and target audience’s fun and youthful attitude. The puff above the masthead of ‘Brand new magazine’ is placed there to draw attention to the fact that this is the first issue of we love pop.

The colour scheme of pink, black and white give the magazine a sophisticated look as the colours are coordinated with the main image, furthermore the pink adds a touch of femenity reflecting the target audience.

A second puff of ‘World exclusive’ is used to make the target audience feel they are especially receiving gossip from Tulisa. “Tulisa” is in capitals in an uppercase font to draw attention to the fact she is the main sell line, ‘Tears, Strepsils and Tesco! The X factor star keeps it real’ this may intrigue the target audience as the story line implies a drama and a revelation as the sell line tells the target audience Tulisa 'keeps it real' furthermore it reflects the down to earth attitude of Tulisa attracting the T.A as they are able to relate to her. In the main Image of Tulisa she is posing with a small pug dog and wearing a sequined embellished playsuit . The acts as a fashion accessorie as many celebrities have been sporting the dog as a pet, including the only way is essex reality television star Amy Child's. Moreover Tulisa's glamorous outfit reflects her femenity and care free party girl attitude. She is looking straight into the camera lens and laughing, although she appears glamorous she still looks approachable and friendly and is smiling at the camera, the T.A will admire her for not only her sense of style but for her attitude and outlook on life.

Furthermore smaller related images of Pixie Lott, Fearne Cotton and Selena Gomez relating to the sell line “Star style at purse friendly prices” will attract the T.A as they are the T.A’s style icons. Because of the age group the T.A fall into they are likely to have a budget on the clothes they can buy, the sell-line will attract them as it fulfils their need to keep up to date with celebrity fashion culture whilst sticking to their set budget.

The banner featured at the bottom of the page “Essential Wall Candy” uses language the T.A will relate to and features a sneak preview of the posters inside of the pop icons the T.A admire and aspire to be like.

The sell line of “Glee: we’ll throw rocks at the new cast members” will attract the target audience as its controversial that the cast would act in this way, this entices the reader to find out more about the gossip feature one of the target audience interests.

The sell line of “Breakfast with Bieber (in his boxers) nom nom plus a ton of reem boys JLS, The wanted, One direction, Olly murs, Joey Essex” will attract the reader as it fulfils their interest in boys, also the way in which the magazine addresses them is informal using slang such as ‘Reem’ which the target audience will relate to. The magazine communicates with them as they would communicate with a friend. The handwritten text of ‘nice!’ adds in a extra personal touch as if though the editor has written it.