3. Title:
The title uses red as its main background
colour, with white contrasting text. This
makes the title look bold and stand out,
attracting the audiences eyes. The font used
is also basic and easy to read, it is important
to make sure the fonts used are readable. I
will use the similar methods of contrasting
colours and bold text when designing the
title for my own magazine.
The magazine is titled ‘Fate & fortune’ this
gives me the impression that the magazine
would be categorised in the paranormal and
psychic genre.
Colours:
The colour use on the front cover is
interesting, they have used primary colours
as the front cover colour scheme. Making
each article and sub title stand out from
each other as they are the highest
contrasting colours. They also used a basic
blue background attracting most of the
attention to the image and anchorage. Also
the background almost gives the impression
of a night sky when in contrast with the
yellow anchorage and ‘starry’ effects. When
making my own magazine I will remember to
use bright contrasting colours to make the
front cover attractive and appealing.

4. Price :
The price is shown on the front cover. It is
located toward the top right of the page next to
the face on the dominant image. This makes the
price easy to identify and the bright yellow
background makes it stand out. They have
cleverly used the word ‘only’ in the price tag,
giving the audience the impression that they are
buying the magazine at a ‘bargain’ price. I will
try to make the price tag
as appealing as possible
to the audience using
methods such as these.
Layout:
The layout is very neat with the anchorage and
images in an ordered form. This makes the
magazine look attractive and catches the
audiences attention. It also has evenly balanced
the text from the images stopping the audience
from being overwhelmed by any large chunks of
text and adding extra interest to the front cover.
The title is placed toward the top which enables
the audience to quickly identify the brand of
magazine and further appeal to the target
audience. When making my own front cover I will
remember to keep my layout neat, ordered, bright
and attractive to make it as appealing as possible. Target Audience:
Looking at the way in which they have designed,
priced and written the magazine I would say this
is an adult read, for audiences interested in the
world of the psychic and paranormal.
Anchorage & Articles:
The anchorage is very informative of the main
articles within the magazine. They use a catchy
sentence to gain the audiences interest and back
this up with an image or photo for further
informing of the nature of the article. The text
used is large and bold with a basic font enabling
the audience to read the articles easily. They are
also brightly coloured using the same primary
colour technique. This enables each article to
stand out from each other and catch the
audience’s eyes. They are laid out in a ‘parallel’
order making the front cover look neat and
attractive.
Dominant Image:
The dominant image is placed
toward the top right side of the
front cover. The rest of the
content on the front cover is
arranged around the dominant
image. The image looks like a
mid-close up showing the models
facial expressions.

5. Colour:
Again the colour’s used are largely primary colours
which add a high and interesting contrast. The
contents page however is mostly in yellow and red.
These are highly contrasting colours which makes
the contents page stand out for the audience to
easily identify. There is very little ‘blank’ space and
most of the magazine is coloured like this
throughout. This makes the magazine colourful and
attractive which appeals to the audience.
Layout:
I feel the contents page is too small and cramped.
With the text being so small It discourages the
audience from reading it. When making my own
contents page I will make the contents section
larger and maybe add some images to make the
contents page more appealing.
House style:
Looking through the magazine I can see that the
have used the same basic font throughout. This
must be a set guideline used in the making of the
magazine. I cannot see any similar features that
would create a ‘house style’ to the magazine. Each
page has different layouts, borders and colours. I
think this is a good method to use as it adds variety
and uniqueness to each page.

6. Words And Images:
They have evenly balanced the
use of words and images on the
contents page. This makes the
contents page look more
appealing and interesting to
the audience, encouraging
them to read it. When creating
my own contents page I will
remember to evenly divide
images and text in the content.
Making my magazine more
appealing and interesting to
the audience.
Editors letter:
There doesn’t appear to be an editors letter as
such but there is an article for the readers to
have an opportunity to post their stories in. This
is a good idea as it promotes more interest in the
magazine. I wasn’t disappointed to see that there
wasn’t an editors letter however when I create
my own magazine I will write an editors letter on
the contents page to cater for all the audiences
interests.
Headings:
The headings used on the contents page are large
and brightly coloured. This is so the audience can
easily identify the titles on the contents page and
look appealing and attractive to them. The use a
quick catchy phrase that will put the point across
and interest the audience. When making my own
contents page I will make sure that my headings
are large and brightly coloured making them
attractive and noticable. I will also take note of
how I word my titles, trying to make them
intriguing.

7. Images:
The use of images is in balance with other
content in the article. The images further inform
the audience and make the article more
interesting. For this particular article they have
used a mid-shot composition for all photos. This
enables the audience to see a clearer larger
picture and any facial expressions upon the
persons pictured face. When creating my own
article for my magazine I will remember to
include images in my work. I will also choose the
shot composition wisely as photos with a long
shot for example wouldn’t be suitable for a small
image.
Layout:
This article is laid out neatly therefore I find it
easy to read and understand. Each article has a
title and, in some cases subtitles making it easy
to locate the content I need. The images have
been placed next to the content they represent,
making an obvious link between the two. This
helps the audience understand the article. The
main title has been placed toward the top of the
page and is larger than the rest of the content
making it the first thing that is noticed when
looking at the article. When making my own
article I will use similar methods to make it as
interesting and simple to read as possible.

8. Language:
The language and writing style used throughout
the magazine appears to be plain English. This is
because they have used simple vocabulary in the
magazine and have not used any complex words.
The vocabulary used needs to be simple when
writing for different audiences in order for them
to understand the article. The writer also talks
directly to the audience making the audience feel
connected to the article which interests them
more. When writing an article for my magazine I
will use similar methods to make my articles easy
to understand and interesting to the audience.
Font:
The font used on the articles page is very basic,
making it easy for the audience to read and
understand it. It is also bold on the titles and
sub-titles making them stand out from the other
text and content. They have also darkly coloured
all text on the contents page, this makes it easy
for the audience to read without straining their
eyes. When making my own contents page I will
use these similar methods to make reading as
easy as possible for the audience.
Style:
This particular article is a review, I as part of the
audience can tell this because two volunteers
have been given a reading and are commenting
on their services, like a report. Other styles of
articles could be an interview, a feature etc. I
will try to put a variety of different styled
articles in my magazine, catering for the
audiences different interests.

9. All forms of advertising are linked to the
spiritual genre of the magazine, this
makes the adverts more appealing to the
audience as they are the appropriate
target market. They are laid out on the
same page and do not integrate with any
articles or other content in the
magazine, making the magazine appear
neatly laid out and attractive. Each
advert is bright and appears to use one
dominant colour as the background,
making the advert seperate itself from
other adverts and stand out. They also
use one dominant image as a way of
further ‘informing’ the audience as to
the adverts nature. The image appears to
normally be a mid-close up enabling us to
see the psychics face and emotional
features.