This is an effective magazine cover that could potentially influence my magazine. The soft lighting that is focused on the model creates a nice touch to the photo because it gives more of a light feeling to the shoot. The pose that the model is portraying would be too risky for the genre that my magazine will be, but the clothing and theme that she is displaying is quite useful. Although my magazine would not be featuring a school-type theme, it can display a theme none the less. The “prep” school feel is in touch with the genre and this inspires me to create a magazine with a certain theme to it be it plain and simple or actually create a type that is noticeable to the audience, aka the cheerleader American theme this Smash Hits cover portrays. The masthead is very engaging to the audience as it makes a clear statement with the matching colours that Britney, the model, is wearing. The bigger the masthead, the bigger the statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This magazine is effective because of the layout of the front cover itself. The colours are bold and stylish: which is how I want my magazine to look but the colour scheme will be different. The direct mode of address makes the magazine more personal and engaging for the audience as they feel that the model on the magazine cover is personally engaging with the reader; an attribute that I want my magazine to personally possess. The summery colour scheme represents the theme that Vogue may have wanted to achieve and gives the magazine a positive vibe and an elegant image. This influences my magazine to a definite-look to give the audience the genre of the magazine straight away.