This
magazine contents page is from the magazine Marie Claire which is an
international magazine published monthly aimed at women. Marie Claire covers
health, beauty and fashion. The contents page is split up into two different parts.
The features section which has articles that appears in only that magazine. The
other section is regular features which appear in every issue’s such as a
problem page or fashion does and don’ts. Some magazine contents are split into
sections to make it easier for the reader to find what they are looking for.
This magazine contents page is split into four different sections; ‘On The
Cover’, ‘Beauty News’, ‘Fashion Features’ and ‘Style Files’. The colours used
on the contents page are mainly white (as the background) red titles and black
text. Even the picture used has a white building in the background and the
model is wearing a black long shirt and a white and black jacket. The lighting
in the photo is used to create shadows from the building and the woman. The
person in the photo on the contents page is a woman who appears to be Italian
and it also looks like by the design and style of the building that this photo
was also taken in Italy. The clothes the model is wearing in the picture is a
long black skirt held up with a black belt and a big silver buckle. She
is also wearing a denim shirt with a white and black cardigan. All the text is
on the left hand side of the contents page which is the most important side of
the contents page. The image is the only image on the page and is set across
the right hand side of the contents page. The shot distance of the model is a
full body image. The camera angle is the same height as the model, who is
looking straight at us. The light in the image appears to be natural. It looks
almost like the sun has risen and it is now coming up to mid-day.
With the contents laid out with all the text on the left hand
side and the picture on the right hand side this shows the normal layout of a
magazine. This is because on magazine front covers the important part of the
magazine is the left third and this is why on the contents page the text is all
in the left third of the image. The model is posing, leaning on a post in the
picture the way she is holding herself shows that she is classy and modelling
is her job and she takes it very seriously. This is shown by her facial
expression, it says that she is serious about this article and isn't just
messing around. Her facial expression also shows us that she is flaunting herself
because she knows she is good looking and that is the reason she got the job.
The contents page is going to be aimed at the same audience as the front cover
of the magazine, older teens to middle aged women. The magazine has an overall
classy look and this is shown here in the contents page displaying the articles
out in an order, any aged people can look quickly and find what they are
looking for. The colours used are most probably the same colours on the front
of the magazine. This is so that the colour theme of the magazine is
continued through-out the whole magazine. Overall the magazine is what the editors intended for target audience, of which are aged from 20 upwards. The brand identity of the magazine is continued through-out the magazine, for example the masthead is a recognisable icon, in a font that is used on every magazine that is published but in different colours. On a shelf in a shop the magazine masthead is the most visible to consumers, because it is in the top third of the magazine where it can be seen the easiest.
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