magazine research
Fashion magazines The Typical female fashion magazine has a solid colour background which allows for the subheadings to be seen clearly as they stand out. This type of background also makes the magazine look more professional and can be used to create a colour theme along with the text and image. The colour theme makes the magazine cover more appealing to the target audience and will therefore encourage them to buy it. The colour pink is often used along with other neutral colours so that the pink stands out. Pink is used as it is associated with femininity and suits the target audience. It is also a bright colour that is eye-catching. Elle magazine is different as it uses a bright pink that stands out more than the baby pink used on the cosmopolitan and the fashion magazine. This creates connotations of power along with femininity and therefore challenges the stereotype of women being weak. This is used because the typical target audience is women. Kim Kardashian is also pic...