1. 3. How does my magazine attract/address my audience?
Masthead
The name of my
magazine, Hunger
Pains, relates to my
target audience as
most college students
are always hungry. It is
also comedic, and
catchy.
Slogan
Again, playing on the
fact that students are
always hungry, it puts
across the fact that
students attend
college/sixth form to
gain qualifications, to
become successful. I
have heard many
members of staff say
that if you want to be
successful in life, you
need to be ‘hungry for
success’.
Colour Scheme
When I was collecting my research,
one of the results I was the common
like for two colours, which happen
to be black and blue. To attract my
audience, I used these two colours,
which contrast each other well. The
complement each other, and
together stand out from the cover
image.
Cover Image
I used this image to attract my
audience, because it fits well with
the name and slogan, as well as
the age range of the audience. It is
comedic, which is a common
theme running through my front
cover. I have tried to make the
scenario simple so that readers
can relate to it.
Articles
Often someone would
put a magazine back on
the rack if it contains
articles that they won’t
read, so I have been
picky about which
articles are included in
the magazine. I have
only included the
articles that have
gained the most
interest, and the ones
that are most useful,
for example, a jobs list,
or a staff interview.