Task 4

TASK 4: MAGAZINE FRONT COVER ANALYSIS: Look at at least five front covers from current affairs magazines for your given target market. Embed the videos in a blog post and use the conventions you identified to comment on:
  1. the range of photos used
  2. types of font
  3. settings used
  4. colours
  5. types of characters represented, including range of social groups (women, men, different ethnicities, ages, class...)
  6. masthead
  7. other page furniture such as logos, bar code, price
  8. how they showcase the cover model
  9. what sort of lifestyle they promote
  10. how they appeal to the audience 

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