MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

👀 Example A

A magazine cover with a person on the front cover Description automatically generated

1. Who is the magazine for?

  • Who do you think the magazine is made for? (Think about age, boys or girls, and what they might like. It maybe for old people around like 20 and 50 because people around that age because they liker hearing the latest news


  • What clues on the cover tell you who should read this magazine (like pictures, colours, or people)? because all of the people on it are all middle aged and all the gossip around the world

  • How do the words and pictures make the magazine interesting for these people it shows a glimpse of whats happening so far

2. What is the magazine’s goal?

  • What do you think the magazine is trying to do? (Is it trying to entertain, teach, or sell something?) its trying to see a lot of magazines and earn money and educate A bit on whats happening around the news

  • How does the cover show what the magazine wants to do, using its headlines or pictures? make it appealing to the viewers soo they buy it on first glimpse

  • Does the cover make you feel a certain way? What feeling do you think the magazine wants you to have? it makes feel to wanna see what happens next and pick it up and flip through it

3. Pictures and Design

  • What do the pictures on the cover tell you about the magazine’s message or theme?it tells me that the biggest stars or most important people and that the news has gossip about them

  • Why do you think they chose this person or story for the front cover? to make it appealing to the viewer as they probably know the person or has seen them somewhere

  • How do the colours help make the magazine look more fun, serious, or cool? it looks fun and cool

4. Words and Headlines

  • What kind of words are used on the cover? Are they simple, fun, or exciting? theyre bold and big and exciting

  • How do the headlines make you want to read what’s inside the magazine? yes

  • Do the words and titles tell you what’s important to the magazine’s readers? yes

5. What’s happening in the world?

  • Does the magazine talk about something happening in the world right now? What might that be? no because anything that can be on the news and they can report anything even miniscule things

  • Do you think the cover is showing a message about how people should look or act? Why? yes because they highlight it in yellow and use bold writing

  • Is this magazine for a special group of people or for lots of different people? How can you tell? diffrent people

6. Selling or Advertising

  • Can you see any products or things the magazine is trying to sell? What are they?no

  • How do the cover stories relate to things that might be sold inside the magazine? it may be gossip on famous people

  • Is the magazine trying to sell you something by making the cover look fun or exciting?

7. Magazine Type

  • What type of magazine do you think this is (e.g., fashion, sports, news)? How can you tell from the cover? fashion maybe and sports

  • How does the design of the cover fit the type of magazine it is? (Is it colorful, serious, or playful?)playful AND COLOURFUL

8. Comparing Covers

  • How does this magazine cover compare to others? What makes it different or similar? NO BECAUSE ITS COLOURFUL AND VIBRANT

  • Does the cover look different if it’s meant for different types of people? How? IT REVOLVES AROUND IMPORTANT IMPORTANT PEOPLE

Example B

Bukayo Saka is the cover of FourFourTwo's October 2024 edition
ARSENAL IS SHITE

1. Who is the magazine for?

  • Who do you think the magazine is made for? (Think about age, boys or girls, and what they might like.) footballers and people who like football and people who r intrested in young talents. boys because they like football more then girls.

  • What clues on the cover tell you who should read this magazine (like pictures, colours, or people)? bakayo saka who plays for arsenal(shite club)

  • How do the words and pictures make the magazine interesting for these people? it

2. What is the magazine’s goal?

  • What do you think the magazine is trying to do? (Is it trying to entertain, teach, or sell something?)

  • How does the cover show what the magazine wants to do, using its headlines or pictures?

  • Does the cover make you feel a certain way? What feeling do you think the magazine wants you to have?

3. Pictures and Design

  • What do the pictures on the cover tell you about the magazine’s message or theme?

  • Why do you think they chose this person or story for the front cover?

  • How do the colours help make the magazine look more fun, serious, or cool?

4. Words and Headlines

  • What kind of words are used on the cover? Are they simple, fun, or exciting?

  • How do the headlines make you want to read what’s inside the magazine?

  • Do the words and titles tell you what’s important to the magazine’s readers?

5. What’s happening in the world?

  • Does the magazine talk about something happening in the world right now? What might that be?

  • Do you think the cover is showing a message about how people should look or act? Why?

  • Is this magazine for a special group of people or for lots of different people? How can you tell?

6. Selling or Advertising

  • Can you see any products or things the magazine is trying to sell? What are they?

  • How do the cover stories relate to things that might be sold inside the magazine?

  • Is the magazine trying to sell you something by making the cover look fun or exciting?

7. Magazine Type

  • What type of magazine do you think this is (e.g., fashion, sports, news)? How can you tell from the cover?

  • How does the design of the cover fit the type of magazine it is? (Is it colorful, serious, or playful?)

8. Comparing Covers

  • How does this magazine cover compare to others? What makes it different or similar?

  • Does the cover look different if it’s meant for different types of people? How?

Example C

A person on the cover of a magazine Description automatically generated

1. Who is the magazine for?

  • Who do you think the magazine is made for? (Think about age, boys or girls, and what they might like.)

  • What clues on the cover tell you who should read this magazine (like pictures, colors, or people)?

  • How do the words and pictures make the magazine interesting for these people?

2. What is the magazine’s goal?

  • What do you think the magazine is trying to do? (Is it trying to entertain, teach, or sell something?)

  • How does the cover show what the magazine wants to do, using its headlines or pictures?

  • Does the cover make you feel a certain way? What feeling do you think the magazine wants you to have?

3. Pictures and Design

  • What do the pictures on the cover tell you about the magazine’s message or theme?

  • Why do you think they chose this person or story for the front cover?

  • How do the colors help make the magazine look more fun, serious, or cool?

4. Words and Headlines

  • What kind of words are used on the cover? Are they simple, fun, or exciting?

  • How do the headlines make you want to read what’s inside the magazine?

  • Do the words and titles tell you what’s important to the magazine’s readers?

5. What’s happening in the world?

  • Does the magazine talk about something happening in the world right now? What might that be?

  • Do you think the cover is showing a message about how people should look or act? Why?

  • Is this magazine for a special group of people or for lots of different people? How can you tell?

6. Selling or Advertising

  • Can you see any products or things the magazine is trying to sell? What are they?

  • How do the cover stories relate to things that might be sold inside the magazine?

  • Is the magazine trying to sell you something by making the cover look fun or exciting?

7. Magazine Type

  • What type of magazine do you think this is (e.g., fashion, sports, news)? How can you tell from the cover?

  • How does the design of the cover fit the type of magazine it is? (Is it colorful, serious, or playful?)

8. Comparing Covers

  • How does this magazine cover compare to others? What makes it different or similar?

  • Does the cover look different if it’s meant for different types of people? How?

Example D

Total Film Magazine Subscription | Buy at Newsstand.co.uk | TV & Film

1. Who is the magazine for?

  • Who do you think the magazine is made for? (Think about age, boys or girls, and what they might like.)

  • What clues on the cover tell you who should read this magazine (like pictures, colors, or people)?

  • How do the words and pictures make the magazine interesting for these people?

2. What is the magazine’s goal?

  • What do you think the magazine is trying to do? (Is it trying to entertain, teach, or sell something?)

  • How does the cover show what the magazine wants to do, using its headlines or pictures?

  • Does the cover make you feel a certain way? What feeling do you think the magazine wants you to have?

3. Pictures and Design

  • What do the pictures on the cover tell you about the magazine’s message or theme?

  • Why do you think they chose this person or story for the front cover?

  • How do the colors help make the magazine look more fun, serious, or cool?

4. Words and Headlines

  • What kind of words are used on the cover? Are they simple, fun, or exciting?

  • How do the headlines make you want to read what’s inside the magazine?

  • Do the words and titles tell you what’s important to the magazine’s readers?

5. What’s happening in the world?

  • Does the magazine talk about something happening in the world right now? What might that be?

  • Do you think the cover is showing a message about how people should look or act? Why?

  • Is this magazine for a special group of people or for lots of different people? How can you tell?

6. Selling or Advertising

  • Can you see any products or things the magazine is trying to sell? What are they?

  • How do the cover stories relate to things that might be sold inside the magazine?

  • Is the magazine trying to sell you something by making the cover look fun or exciting?

7. Magazine Type

  • What type of magazine do you think this is (e.g., fashion, sports, news)? How can you tell from the cover?

  • How does the design of the cover fit the type of magazine it is? (Is it colorful, serious, or playful?)

8. Comparing Covers

  • How does this magazine cover compare to others? What makes it different or similar?

  • Does the cover look different if it’s meant for different types of people? How?


Extension

Once you have analysed these magazine covers, use google to find your own example of a magazine cover that interests you. Answer the questions about the example you have chosen. 

Copy and paste your own from this document and upload it to your blog.

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