Codes and conventions music
- 1. CODE: Colour pink. Conventionally is a colour associated with femininity. Here is used to represent femininity and appeal to a female target audience. It also matches the soft lip tone of the model in the image. CONVENTION: The model in the cover is a well known Singer. She appeals to a female target audience and portraits the main contents of this magazine genre: fashion, beauty and celebrity. CONVENTION: The size of the masthead is the biggest text in the cover. This is because the masthead is the name/title of the magazine. CONVENTION: The model’s face is right next to the logo while this is still easily legible
- 2. TARGET AUDIENCE ANALYSIS Gender: Female Race: White Age: 18-35 Geo-demographics: USA, UK and other English speaking countries Socio-economics Groups: A and B Psychographic profile Succeeders, Individualists.
- 3. CODE: Colour Black. Conventionally Black is a colour associated power, elegance, formality, death, evil, and mystery. Black is a mysterious color associated with fear and the unknown (black holes) CONVENTION: The model in the cover is a well known male group. He appeals to a male and female target audience and portraits the main contents of this magazine genre: indie pop music. CONVENTION: The size of the masthead is the biggest text in the cover. This is because the masthead is the name/title of the magazine. CONVENTION: The model’s face is right next to the masthead while this is still easily legible
- 4. TARGET AUDIENCE ANALYSIS Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20-45 Geo-demographics: USA, UK and other English speaking countries Socio-economics Groups: A and B Psychographic profile Succeeders, Individualists.
- 5. CODE: Colour Red. Conventionally is a colour associated with masculinity. Here is used to represent masculinity and appeal to a male target audience. It also matches the soft lip tone of the model in the image. CONVENTION: The model in the cover is a well known Pop artists. He appeals to a male target audience and portraits the main contents of this magazine genre: fashion, beauty and celebrity. CONVENTION: The size of the masthead is the biggest text in the cover. However in this case the model is the ‘dominant’ figure. CONVENTION: The model’s face is right in front of the masthead, while this is still easily legible
- 6. TARGET AUDIENCE ANALYSIS Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20-35 Geo-demographics: USA, UK and other English speaking countries Socio-economics Groups: A and B Psychographic profile Succeeders, Individualists.