Research - 3 front covers - TA Profile

I think this magazine aims so have to an adolescent target audience, first I think this due to the facial expressions of the subjects of the front cover, they have a very guilty yet surprised look on their faces and they are wearing pale make up with black eye shadow, I think if this was aimed for a middle aged TA then they would not be pulling these facial expressions, they would have more of a serious look on their face and they also would probably not be wearing this kind of make up, they would look a lot more normal. The bright colours also give off the impression this front cover is aimed for an younger target audience as commonly middle aged magazine covers tend to be a lot more bland and less eye-catching. The free gift of posters also gives away this magazine is for a younger audience as adults do not tend to collect nor be appealed by posters from a magazine.

This front cover indicates that this magazine aims to attain an older/middle aged target audience as firstly the cover star has a very plain look on his face, he isn't wearing any out of the ordinary make up, he looks like a very normal person, he is just making firm eye contact with the camera. Secondly he also has a very normal and calm stance, he looks very laid back and mature which adults tend to prefer. Also the page isn't clustered, it is very organised and in order and is very simple to understand, the front cover doesn't contain many different colours either, it is made up of red, grey, black and white so it is very plain. The cover star is also wearing blue which is perceived by most people as a calm colour which indicates the subject is a calm person and again, adults tend to prefer a calm personality.

This front cover indicates to me that this magazine is aiming to attain a middle aged target audience. I think this because the colours are very dark, normally on magazines for younger audiences the magazine colours are a lot brighter and they vary a lot more. Secondly the background isn't very busy either, there is some scratched texts which gives off an eerie feel that also indicates that this magazine is for an older audience but normally on magazines for younger audiences they have a more appealing background. The cover star also looks of an older age which means its a possibility he was playing music in an adults generation so he will appeal to them more as they're the target audience rather than a younger star playing in a new generation of music.