Magazine Analysis

25th September:

The first thing we did as a class was analyse existing magazine covers. We talked about what audiences they're aimed at and what genre they follow, the banners, the graphics, the images etc. Then, we were put into groups to continue analysing different music magazine covers. We had to discuss the connotations of the images and contents of the magazine. We also talked about the lifestyles the readers of these magazines might have. We suggested that the reader for "Hip Hop Connections" was a working class male who's aim in life is to become a rapper. We also suggested that he was probably aged around 16-20.