LeaB Media Blog (Mr Pall)

  Language: Media fact sheet 1) Three different magazine genres that the article highlights are “general interests”, “special interests” and “professional”. 2) GQ suggests that their target audience falls onto gender, specifically the male gender due to its stereotypical masculine conventions like using footballer Marcus Rashford. Football is traditionally seen to be a masculine sport that wouldn't appeal to women which implies that the magazine had been created for a male viewing.  3) Cover stars are people of high fame and interest of audiences put onto a front cover in order to drag audiences attention fast and quick into the actual magazine. GQ implies that most cover stars sort of anchor theirselves onto the front cover to interest audiences into exploring more of the magazine.  4) Five different conventions of a front cover:  Masthead: publication name, at the top, in sans serif font type, price, month and year, barcode Puffs: on the left/right side of cover...

  ​ RESEARCH 1.) National Geographic (specifically one with a bird): Focuses on life as a whole- ranging from plants to animals to politics to geography and history etc, could really do anything.  Nature (the nature magazine): Similar to National Geographic. Focuses on nature (..in the name), ranging from plants to animals. Could use this to present a collection of plants or a natural environment like a forest or perhaps animals living within that natural habitat.  The Architectural Review: mainly focuses on different architecture and the urban setting of society. Good for buildings and potentially smaller products/furniture?   2.)  Vogue UK Jan 2025: Urban background contrasted against high class dress, the red buses behind the actor tell audiences that the picture was taken in London. Positioned within the centre- forced to be the audiences key focus within its busy background. Overall quite a maximalist cover due to all the movement and detail within the actu...