comparison between Cumbria life and teen vogue

1. Comparison between regional
magazine and international
magazine

2. Cumbria Life
• Price: £3.80 with free interior magazine inside
• Front cover:
• Lake surrounded by hills, very idyllic
• 10 subheadings
• No main story/headline – most prominent = “in
blue heaven”
• Bright bold colours, black, green, red and white
background
• Adverts within: furniture, watches, cars, business,
events
• Quizzes and crosswords
This magazine will appear to an older target audience as it is more
focused on the country side and local farming events (for
example). The magazine uses very soft colours on the front colour
making it easy on the eye. The language used on the front cover
of this magazine is also a lot more formal and sophisticated.

3. Miss Vogue
• Price: free with subscription to vogue
• Front cover: Brooklyn Beckham
• Masthead: Miss Vogue-bright bold
colours.
• Headline: “cosying up to Brooklyn
Beckham” main focus of the magazine,
high profile celebrity
• 1 sub headline “+ cool girl style”
• Dark colour scheme- reds/blacks
• White wording-stands out
• Adverts: perfume, jewellery, make up
• Fashion advice, DIY tips
This magazine is so eye catching and uses bold bright colours,
this makes it interesting to a younger audience. The text on the
front of this magazine is minimal, this also lets us know that
the information on the inside will be more entertaining than
informative. This magazine also features one very famous
young celebrity figure on the front making it more for the
younger audience.

4. Comparison
• Here I have looked at 2 completely different magazines to see what is common and what is different between them, I have chosen
the regional magazine Cumbria Life and the national magazine Teen Vogue. These magazines are extremely different, however,
they both have strong front covers for the type of magazine. Both of the front covers contain a lot of the common magazine
conventions. Both magazines have a strong masthead, this is the main title, that is representative of their magazine. This runs
throughout the whole magazine and is a continuous feature that links each page and each article. The both also contain sub
headings, dates, barcodes and a main image. The main image is a huge part of a magazine as this is what draws the audiences eye
in, the regional magazine Cumbria life magazine features a beautiful tranquil setting, this represents Cumbria as it is well known
for the countryside that makes up the Lake District. Whereas the national magazine features an image of a well known celebrity
that is very popular at this time and that was in the public eye at the time the magazine was released making people want to read
the magazine to know about his life.
• Another thing you learn from the front covers of these magazines are the target audience they are aimed at. The regional
magazine is aimed at an older target audience, this will consist of walkers, gardeners, farmers as well as people visiting the area.
Cumbria life includes local events, historical events and stories, places to walk and maps.
• Whereas Teen Vogue is aimed at the young target audience predominately females, the magazine includes fashion advice, make
up tips, DIY ideas, as well as adverts for clothes, shoes, jewellery and perfume.
• Therefore, although there is a large difference between the kinds of colour schemes, the content and the language used inside the
magazine both magazine use similar layouts and follow the same structure.