Contents page Anaylsis of Men's Lifestyle Magazine - Men's Health

Men's Health magazine is a fitness magazine and the target audience is 25 - 40 year olds. It is a typical male magazine which helps men to look their best and gives tips on how to tone their bodies.

The font is plain and not fancy which shows the seriousness of the reader and how it may be aimed at the older audience. The colour scheme of black, blue and greys also fits with the target audience and shows how it's a manly magazine. .

The main image of a women's back holds up most of the page and this is the first thing you notice when you look at the page. Below the image it says ' She's got the key, you've got the secrets - we give you access to her dark side'. This is like it's teasing the reader and it will make them read on. The main thing you can see about this image is the padlock and the rest of the image has been edited and made to look darker.
With each section it has a page number to accompany the text. This is so the reader can go straight to the page of their choice and read the article instead of taking ages to flick though just to find it.
On the bottom left it has a copy of the front cover and who the photographer is and also where the clothing is from that the model is wearing.

Pre-Lim task- Front Cover of sports magazine.

This was our pre-lim task and the first time we got to use photoshop.

The main focus of the magazine was a sports magazine. It was aimed at the whole school and it gave you information about the clubs and matches around school.

The central dominant image is of a basketball player and the reason i have chosen this is because it's a big part if the school and alot of matches are played by the team so when i did the front cover they had thier first pre season game so i thought it was appropiate for the magazine.

The colour scheme of my front cover was influenced by the image and i felt that red and blue went well together. Also out school colour is blue and that also is a reason behind my choice.

Mood Board

This is my mood board and it is showing the type of things my reader may like. It has things from X Factor and some popular artists in the charts at the moment. It also shows some films they might like and i've gone for the chick flicks as my target audience is teenage girls.

Analysis of Masthead- 'Chart Toppers'

I am calling my magazine 'Chart Toppers' because my magazine is all about the latest charts. I thought of the idea because the magazine will feature all the artists in the top 10 that week and also the high climbers in the top 40. Chart Toppers represents the artists and how they have topped the charts in that week and hit the number 1 spot. I also think it tells you what the magazine is about before you even read it and what it will contain.