Analysis Of Three Magazines

Here I will analyse three magazines aimed at teenagers and possibly use the conventions of these in my own work.

The main photograph is of a man which obviously goes with the magazine title, ‘Men’s Health’. He is wearing a simple but smart black top and smart jeans and the background of the image is mainly white but in the corner there is a palm tree in a dark brown colour and to the bottom right there is the image of the sea also a dark brown colour. His is obviously well built as his arms look strong. He is possibly an idol of what men want to look like as the text around him says things like ‘Get back in shape’ and ‘Hard Abs’ and ‘your best body ever’. The title of the magazine is orange which stands out. The other text is either in blue or black or a faint red which stand out but not as much as the title. All the titles of the inside stories are to do with health, which is what the magazine is mainly about. All font is bold so it stands out and the colours are 'manly' e.g. blue and so this emphasises the fact that the magazine is aimed at males. The title makes it obvious it is aimed at men as it is in the title. Teenagers will also buy this magazine though as they want to look good and look like ‘men’. There is no text about any stories that are aimed at females which also shows it is a magazine aimed at males.