Tuesday, September 15, 2009




Empire magazine a well renown magazine that features the latest and upcoming films, and also includes reviews of films and other itneresting new news that involves new media. Empire magazine's target audience are mainly film fanatics, so a stereotypical age estimate would be from 14-40 then again it can vary depending on opinion.

The front cover of the magazine shows us the title 'EMPIRE' in block capitals and red in colour. The block capitals make the title stand out, and the colour of the font (red) stands out against the black background. The Joker is the main focus of this particular magazine as he stars in 'The Dark Knight' which was a massive hit at the box office. The Joker sits in the middle of the magazine and covers the P in EMPIRE this is effective as his head is supposed to be the P. The sub-heading 'meet The Joker' is a strange font, in that it makes the reader look into it, as the font is extra-ordinary. There are many other mini tabloids on the front cover which reveal what is inside the magazine.

I think this magazines front cover is very well presented, in that it ticks all the correct boxes. The font stands out, the focus is on The Joker and he is situated in the centre of the page and his head represents the letter P in EMPIRE, the sub-heading's font is sureal and it is accompanied with smaller tabloids that reveal information in the magazine.

I would rate this magazine out of ten but I do not think an complex opinion can be represented numerically.



This magazine is aimed towards anyone who is intereste in cars. The magazine's main focus is on cars/reviews on cars and some other background information about the team.

The cover of the magazine features the main title 'Top Gear' automatically tells the reader it's a car magazine. The font is bold and italic and bright orange against a blue/white/black background which makes it stand out. The sub-heading 'NEW LAMBO' is in block capitals, this also makes the magazine stand out, and the fact that the text reads 'LAMBO' not Lamborghini suggests that the magazine knows its target audience and it is acceptable to use slang.

The cover also featues a picture of a Lamborghini Gallardo which is a very powerful and beautiful car. It is the focus of the magazine as it is in the centre and it covers the majority of the front cover.

This magazine is very well presented in that its title is outstanding, the sub-heading has used slang and the picture that is the main focus is beautiful.



This magazine is not the best university magazine, although there are some redeeming features. It appears to be aimed at the students and the parents, as the students may be interested in the acedemic year.

The font used is white against a black background which makes it stand out more. The sub-heading unde the main title is purple which might emply ellegance as the magazine appears to be quite a high profile magazine. The magazine also includes pictures of different events that have happened during that year, these include graduations, pictures of the university, the constrction site that they are/were working on and an Art piece, all in celebration of the university.

The magazine is not the best university magazine, altho there are some redeeming features, the pictures tell the reader what the magazine entails inside. Although it lacks in editing and detail.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

NME Magazine is generally aimed at people aged from 13-40, and it includes many music genres. These include such genres as: Pop, Punk, Rock/Alternative, Inide and other genres following these music types. The front of the magazine features the band P!ATD (Panic! At The Disco) and their latest album/news. The front cover of the magazine feautres a bold, bright red border which is outstanding, and would attract readers. It also entails small snappy sub-headings about bands and their interesting news - which appeals to the public as they may be interested in only that band, which gives them more of an insentive to buy the magazine. The way that the magazine's name 'NME' is presented is extremly important, the title has a black border surrounding a thinner white border and is filled with a bright red colour, which is eye-catching as it is bright and stunning to the eye.

NME is a very popular music magazine as it covers many band's new information and tells the reader what they want to hear. Compared to other music magazines such as 'Kerrang' and 'Scuzz' NME stands out as a good contender as it's front cover is well presented.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009


MINI Magazine - this magazine is clearly focused on members of the public who own/or are interested in Minis.

The front cover of MINI Magazine is very well presented. The title consists of a oval shape with the word 'mini' emphasized and 'magazine' sits under it. The background of the oval is red, accompanied with the font being white, these two colours work well with each other as they stand out. The front cover also features an upclose image of a Mini Cooper S (Sport) and also has what seems to be a 1960-70's Austin Mini Mayfair sitting in the background. This is a very effective front cover as it is advertising its main attraction. Both Minis are opposite colours, this adds to the overall effect. Under the red mini, the sub-heading 'PIONEERS OF PERFORMANCE' stands out, as it it presented in block capitals and entails a strong font and white in colour. There are also smaller pictures on the front of the magazine formed in an L shape, these pictures include tools for your mini, ideas to help improve your mini and other interesting eye-catching images.

This magazine is very well presented in comparison to other leading car magazines as it has a clear title, short and to-the-point, accompanied with brilliant Mini pictures and other smaller images of Mini parts, tools ect.

(I own a 1990 1275cc Rover Mini Mayfair and it's faster than a Bugatti Veyron)