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Masthead is in pink which is usually associated with girls suggesting the target audience of the magazine is girls She is wearing very dark eye make up suggesting she may have a darker side to her which contrasts with her outfit Advertisement is in lime green which contrasts with the pink masthead making it standout on the magazine The while background makes the image stand out She is looking directly at the viewer (the female stare) which entices the reader into the magazine The copy uses alliteration ‘All About Avril’ which makes the reader want to find out about her Colour of her name is in pink as well showing there is a house style throughout the front cover of the magazine. It also suggests that Avril is also a girlie person as her name is printed in pink which is usually associated with girls Her name is the largest copy on the front page which suggests she is the most important person or article within the magazine She is wearing a while top which suggests purity and innocence which contrasts with her eye make up The Pink in her hair also matches the masthead and her name creating a house style throughout the magazine . It also She is in the centre of the magazine suggesting she is most important. She is also framed by the copy which is placed around her. This draws the readers eye directly to her Advertises the magazines website which is also in pink which continues the house style throughout the magazine

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Masthead is in pink which is usually associated with girls suggesting the target audience of the magazine is girls

She is wearing very dark eye make up suggesting she may have a darker side to her which contrasts with her outfit

Advertisement is in lime green which contrasts with the pink masthead making it standout on the magazine

The while background makes the image stand out

She is looking directly at the viewer (the female stare) which entices the reader into the magazine

The copy uses alliteration ‘All About Avril’ which makes the reader want to find out about her

Colour of her name is in pink as well showing there is a house style throughout the front cover of the magazine. It also suggests that Avril is also a girlie person as her name is printed in pink which is usually associated with girls

Her name is the largest copy on the front page which suggests she is the most important person or article within the magazine

She is wearing a while top which suggests purity and innocence which contrasts with her eye make up

The Pink in her hair also matches the masthead and her name creating a house style throughout the magazine . It also links the image with the copy on the magazine

She is in the centre of the magazine suggesting she is most important. She is also framed by the copy which is placed around her. This draws the readers eye directly to her

Advertises the magazines website which is also in pink which continues the house style throughout the magazine

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The masthead is in largest text on the page which suggests that this is the most important piece of copy of the page. The colours that are used (pinks and purples) suggest that they are trying to attract a female audience as these colours appeal to girls more than boys and pinks and purples usually connotes girls and girly images.

The purple top she is wearing links with the colour scheme which creates a house style throughout the front cover of the magazine.

Britney is looking directly at the reader (the female gaze) which invites the reader into the magazine

Her hair is flowing around her face and is not tied up suggesting she is not innocent like she is shown to be which is reinforced be the copy ‘oh behave, Britney!’

The copy ‘oh behave, Britney’ contradicts the image that is usually portrayed of Britney. She is usually shown as an innocent girl but in fact is seems she is the opposite.

There is other images on the front page of the magazine but they do not draw the readers attention away from the main image on the front cover.

She is also showing a lot of skin which could be seen as sexy. This also contradicts the image that is usually shown.

The magazine advertises free stuff which will entice the reader into the magazine.

The copy also links in with the colour scheme showing there is a house style throughout the magazine. It is also advertising to win free things which will entice the readers into the magazine.

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The white background ensures that the image of Amy Winehouse stands out . It also contrasts with the blue of the masthead and Amy Winehouse’s name

She is looking directly at the viewer ( the female stare) enticing them into the magazine

Main focus is of her breasts as they are in the middle of the magazine. This shows she is trying to be portrayed as sexy

She is bent over which reveals more of her cleavage to the viewer

A lot of her skin is showing suggesting to the viewer that she is trying to be more sexy

She has a black top on. The colour black usually connotes danger which suggests she is a dangerous person. The black top also makes her tattoo’s stand out suggesting she wants to be known as dangerous girl

Her hair is long and flowing down her back suggesting again that she is going for a more sexy look

The word ‘Demons’ in red which connotes danger. Demons are usually known for being dangerous

The word ‘diva’ suggests she is a very dramatic person

Name of the magazine (masthead) and Amy Winehouse’s name in the same colour showing there is a house style throughout the magazine

Her hair cover the name of the magazine but does not matter as the name is a established brand name that people will recognise