Front cover: Selection: Points of findings

Take a Break Magazine

This is the magazine I chosen to annotate all the magazine features that is there with media language, codes and conventions etc.

This magazine is TA is 16-18 year old that is at a lower demographic and i feel this is targeted more at women.

The magazine uses a noticeable brand identity in order for audiences to understand this brand. The "bigger prizes than any mag" is in a circle at the top of the magazine. This is to make the magazine stand out when placed upwards in the store. The magazine uses a strap-line "your favourite weekly" this is again to attract audiences to this magazines as it is on the top. This is in a bold sans serif font.

The magazine uses contrasting colours for the prices you can win. These are in a yellow and white font. Also it is in sans serif font. This is another added feature to attract audiences to win these prices. Next to the prices there is a good quality image of a medium close up of a women. She is facing the camera as well.

The Stories advertise can be quite gossip, factual and negative. The main story on the magazine uses slang "Hubby" this adds to the gossip style of the magazine. It uses bold sans serif font. Also adds the colour red and yellow "He couldn't stop getting married" this adds to attracting colours for the audience. They uses quite a poor quality photo to advertise the headline.

Next, are the off lead stories. These stories are feel that should be the main story a these are shown very negative and want to be read more as its more factual than gossip. The off lead "was I pregnant by my boyfriend or rapist?" This is in a bold sans serif font. These uses red and yellow to stand out and show the evilness of this and danger of the red. The off lead "OAP to OMG" is very gossip style to make gossip readers to read this. The advert "Treat yourself" is quite a positive advert which is underneath the negative stories.