Analysis of Smash Hits Magazine

Although Smash Hits folded in 2006, i still feel this is a big influence to my magazine. It is a pop based magazine which is aimed at teenage girls between 13-16 years old which is similar to mine. I would say that it is the later magazines that would be more of an influence than the earlier stages of Smash Hits because it's more for the young teenagers.

The magazine was publised in the UK by EMAP in 1978.
It was a Biweekly magazine.
It folded in 2006 but the name stays alive from a TV Music Channel and an Online Website.

Font size and choice of colour: The font used for the masthead gives a sort of bubble writing effect which shows the magazine is quite childish and it uses pinks and green which are very child like colours so again this would give the effect of the target audince being for the younger generation.

The Content: The main focus of his magazine is Pop so the content will include interviews with Pop artists and reviews on new album's and single's released.

Images: Some of the images include shots of artists that paparazzi have taken which show that the magazine also includes gossip articles about the artists and not just serious interviews.