Magazine Textual Analysis

This is a magazine cover taken from a country magazine that comes out weekly. The magazine cover uses the colours gold’s and yellows as well as bright green. This colours are mostly all associated with autumn the seasons moving from autumn to winter. The green is used for a box around Luke Bryan's name to tie in with the grass. The magazine uses a variety of different types of fonts. One for the magazine masthead which doesn't change and is the same for every issue. Another font for Luke’s name in bold and two other different types of fonts for the cover line and other cover headings. The magazine it’s self is a very formal adult’s magazine and based on people who listen and like country music. The main image is of Luke Bryan a famous country singer in a park with his two sons. Luke and his eldest son are both wearing blue checked shirts and blue denim jeans. This is the more typical clothes people who sing country music wear. There is also another picture on the front cover of another country singer holding an award. This is labelled with the heading ‘Behind the scenes at the CMA Awards.’

The colour theme appeals to a lot of a variety of people who listen to country music. With the colours being tied in with the new season, (autumn) they are colours most people would expect around at this time. The magazine is aimed at people who listen to country music and have an interest in country music. This article mainly features an interview from Luke Bryan who is a well-known American country singer who is now also bringing out a clothing range in America with the clothing company Cabela’s Inc. Luke is producing a clothing line that will appeal to his fans and possibly others who like to wear his clothing or clothes similar and therefore may start listening to his music because if this. The masthead ‘Country Weekly’ appears in the same font but sometimes different colours because it is a brand identity. When potential buyers see the masthead they can associate it with the brand identity. The main image is of Luke Bryan and his two sons which is a full body image. The shot of them is subjective as both Luke and his eldest son are both looking at the camera. Luke and his sons are wearing very simple clothes which go with the autumn colour theme. The cover line on the front reads ‘The rising star opens up about meeting his wife, what it means to be a good dad and the biggest year of his life’ just from this cover line we know the interview with him is mainly going to be about him and his family life and only a bit about his successful year with his music. It will be more of a chatty friend informal interview then a serious formal one, about his career and only his career. With the other picture on the cover with a cover line about the Country Music Awards readers know that there will be other articles in the issue talking about music. So for the more serious people into music there are articles about music and the awards people have got for their work. Overall the magazine has a friendly appealing look to it which the audience can relate too. This magazine was designed with the meaning behind it that readers would be able find out more about Luke's and his personal life and what he does when he isn't singing and performing. This magazine is aimed at the people who listen and like country music as well as Luke's fans.