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MastheadThe masthead has a big and bold type of text and is fills the top page for the readers to easily recognise who made the magazine and is easier for people to follow when looking for a magazine.

Main imageThe main image is an actress who has won an Oscar award and is advertised in this magazine for many readers to find out the latest gossips in her life. Her facial expression shows a straight sexy face that brings out her look especially showing a direct contact towards the readers and fans.

Model creditThe model credit is used more in an informal style and uses alliteration for the model to be represented in a sexy and glamorous way that influences many readers to also have the same kind of opinion. This would also inspire many readers to be like her.

Cover linesThe cover lines is used to advertise the contents of the page in the magazine that the readers may want to look for which may include latest gossips, guides and beauty tips that many woman loves to follow.

Main cover lineThe main cover line with the models name makes the magazine feel recognised by other readers as the model in this magazine is very popular. Also the colour black on her name gives a mysterious kind of atmosphere as it mentions at the headlines about new things in her life.

ColourThe colour fuchsia is used to create a good contrast between the models hair colour and top and shows the main target audience for this magazine which is for young women and older women. The colour black is used to create a good contrast with the other colours included in the magazine and it shows the new her representing the old her to be dead and the model credit uses pink to show her life is renewed.

TypefacesThis magazine seems to be more of an informal type because of how the font of the main cover line and some cover lines are done in more of a fancy writing other than the other texts that has a more plain and bold type.

Photography LightingThe lighting of this magazine is set in high-key that also reflects on the models skin blending with the simple makeup she’s wearing. Also the white marks on the models eyes giving a fresh look together with the blonde hair colour.

Design Principles Used?At the primary optical area is made where this focuses at the name of the brand of the magazine where this overlays the models head. At the terminal area shows the model credit where this is made big for the mode for the audiences and fans to recognise them as and this will attract audiences as it may give them a guide to make them look like her who is glamorous and beautiful.

House StyleThe colour in this magazine shows a stereotypical way of many women who would easily attract the readers eyes because of the bright pink used. I think the main selling point of this magazine is the models hair because the blonde colour seems to stand out behind the fonts of the magazine.

Comment on how the design of the magazine cover attracts the target audience:I think the main target audience for this magazine is for women who are aged 20+, the reason is because of how expensive brands are advertised such as the cover line of ‘Dolce and Gabbana’ that many women would want to have and women who are below 20 may not be able to afford it.

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