Deconstructions, Magazine 3

Front Cover
The masthead, which is the name of the magazine, 'We "heart" Pop', sets a playful style for the magazine. The theme for this issue is primary colours, which can represent the pop genre well. The brightness of the colours can represent the positivity of pop songs, this is due to them commonly looking into happier things around someone such as friends, family and love. The maximized colours of the front cover, create a playful and more immature feel to the magazine, which I think I will avoid trying to incorporate my own. The masthead has a rectangular shape around it, creating a text box like masthead. This is also due to the magazine being a gossip type magazine as well as a music magazine. However I wouldn't try using something like this in my own magazine as I would like a more mature and formal theme.
As of a lot going on in the front page, the background cannot be seen, however, this means the audience can divert their attention to the main image and the selection of images around this, and the cover lines also. Since the main sell lines and cover lines are very bright, and much bolder, this adds contrast and makes them stand out more towards the audience, just like many pop artists try to stand out these days and think outside of the box.
The main image is very playful and informal. The use of 'Little Mix' being used as a bang in the younger age, can be considered as an inspiration, and someone that the target audience will look up to. In addition to this, people may just want to buy the magazine due to the cover including this band. They are an influential band, and fitting for the genre of this magazine as well as the young audience which this magazine aims at. Having someone as relevant as this band, allows the existing audience as well as potential readers, show what 'We "heart" Pop' has to offer.
The main image of 'Little Mix', seems to have varied poses, however are all seemed to be immature. I think a more fun and immature outlook on the models, can help them relate to the target audience due to the audience being of a young age.
The banner at the bottom of the page, presents additional information about the magazine. The use of this, is to attract the audience with other news this magazine has to offer. The designer has used a lot of bright colours, again, to attract more attention for potential readers.
The various cover lines around the front cover, are added features to the magazine, besides the main image and header. Although these are not the focus points of this front cover, they do offer important information to readers, and it is important they stand out boldly. The different sizes of the fonts, determines how important the story is due to the amount of attention it will attract.

Contents Page

Most magazines, have the stereotypical masthead placed in the top left corner, this magazine doesn't follow this stereotype and convention. I think my masthead will be a simplistic masthead, and I will try to involve this convention/stereotype into my own production. Displaying the masthead, is to remind the readers what they are reading as well as helping keep a theme throughout the magazine.

In addition to this, there is a masthead where conventionally 'contents' would be. However, in this case "we love this..." is supplied instead. I think this is used because this shows what the editors love, which will grab attention of readers as this will usually be interviews etc about favorite and well known pop bands. 

Compared to the front cover of this magazine, the contents page isn't as gender aimed. The front cover included a lot of female conventions, as well as the constant use of pink, while the contents page included a lot of light blue. I think this makes the magazine more unisex friendly towards their target audience. 

There is a variety of images used in this contents page, the biggest image being the main focus. The image is of a well known boy band which younger people usually look up to, which also matches the target audience for this magazine. This will grab attention of the readers, and will invite them to read more and continue the magazine. 

Double Page Spread

On the right of the double page spread, is the main image of known pop idol 'Cher Lloyd'. She is bending down whilst holding a camera, and has a hand to her mouth as if she is shocked. The position gives away that the artisit is a fun and cheeky type person, which also relates to the main article title 'I was the girl parents blamed for their kids turning out wrong'. The artist has modern clothing on, including a crop top and striped jean type pants. Younger people, in which this magazine is targeted at, may look at this artist and wish to be like them due to her being pretty and getting a lot of attention. Th background is fully white, which could be showing the artist's innocence as this is what white represents. 

The double page spread seems to be balanced between image and text, this is done so that the readers can look at the image but also take in the information on the right page without it being too congested. I think for my own production, I will try to balance the image and text so it's easy for the reader to see and take in both.

There is three columns being used to layout the text, because then the text is visible and it really makes the page look professional instead of a large big of congested text. 

 The headline and strap line are conventional and stereotypical across the top of the page, I think, in my own production, I would use these conventions as I think this is an attracting and eye catching way to get the readers attention. The headline is 'I was the girl parents blamed for their kids turning out wrong', and readers will wonder what this has to do with the artist, which makes them read the article.