Research of Similar Media Products

This magazine follows the convention of the model looking into camera and it placed in the middle of the cover. The shot used is a medium shot of the model which is also a convention of a magazine. Furthermore, the masthead being at the top of the cover also follows conventions. The model’s pose of her hands being on her hips represents her as a strong woman as well as still being represented as feminine as she is wearing a dress. Her makeup look is quite natural with nothing too flamboyant and her hair is natural. Her dress links to the background of the cover as they both are relating to nature. The orange fonts, which have been used for the off leads, creates synergy with the masthead because they are all the same colour. Furthermore, the masthead creates a brand identity as people associate the font with the Vogue magazine and it is well known all over the UK. Her being in front of the masthead represents her as being quite important as well as showing that the whole masthead does not have to be seen for people to know what the magazine is.

This magazine also follows the convention of the model looking straight into camera. A medium long shot is also used which is also a convention of a fashion magazine. On this cover, the model is represented as less feminine, particularly within the clothes that she wears, and her short hair. The blue shirt is stereotypically male and her short hair represents her as quite masculine. Her stance with her hands in pockets is not following conventions of a female fashion magazine because she looks very masculine. The masthead follows the brand identity of the magazine, as the font used is associated with the vogue magazine. On this magazine, the red colour of the font creates synergy as all the stories are in the same colour. The red stands out well from the background which makes it easy to see the stories. Again, the model is in front of the masthead suggesting that she is more important than this and is the main feature of the magazine. Also, this suggests that people will know what the magazine is because of the font used which is well known and associated with Vogue.

This magazine also follows the convention of the model looking directly into the camera and being centre frame. The shot type is a full body shot which doesn't follow the convention of a magazine because it is normally a medium close up. The pink also creates synergy with all of the off lead and feature stories being in pink. It is a convention of Vogue magazine for the stories being in the same colour as the masthead. The masthead follows conventions by being at the top of the magazine and in the same conventional font used on every Vogue magazine, which is the font which is associated with the magazine. The background of the magazine makes sure that the font and colours can be seen. The model is made to look feminine with the pink jacket she is wearing, however, the contrast of the blue jumper goes against stereotypes as blue is mainly a masculine colour. Her pose is quite feminine and she is looking like she is a strong female. Her makeup is quite natural however it is quite dark around the eyes which puts a lot of emphasis on her eyes.






This magazine also follows the convention of the model looking straight into the camera and the shot type that has been used also follows the convention of being a medium long shot. The red, white and black creates synergy as all three colours are used lots on the cover. The white is the most featured colour and creates synergy with the mast head which is in white font. The model on this cover is behind the mast head which suggests the masthead is the most important feature, which is different to the other front covers of Vogue which I have researched. The colour of the background means that the font will stand out as the colours are very different.