Magazines is a publication which has been published physically as a print or electronically published. Magazines are usually printed regularly following a certain schedule and they usually contain a range of content for the reader in order for them to be satisfied by one of them. Magazines are typically and mostly financed by adverts because they are simple to put in magazines and display to a targeted audience. They are also paid by people who like their magazines and would like a monthly or yearly supply of magazine these people are called subscribers and pay for the magazines regularly.
The different Genres of Magazines?
Hip-Hop
These are magazines which update the reader about the latest hip hop news and usually have an interview with a different rapper. A Hip-Hop magazine conventional has a Hip-Hop artist at the front cover of the magazine. They also usually have a plain background behind the artist, they do this in order to ensure that the artist is the main focus of the magazine cover. This also used since it is extremely effective in grabbing the attention of the artist target audience since the stand out more. Furthermore, Hip-hop magazine usually have red fronts since it is aimed at males using red show dominates and power. They do this because the rapper are usually seen as powerful and inspiration artists. The category that the audience of this genre fit into is E and D, this is because they are usually teenage audience which are interested in this genre of music.
Pop
These magazines focus on the pop side of music and also talk about fashion and rumors since it involves a lot of gossip. These Magazines also use celebrities on their cover pages to attract their target audiences attention. This genre conventionally uses a pink colour scheme since it is aimed at a female audience and by using pink they can remain feminine. This is good because it allows them to relate to their target audience which is good since they are able to gain more consumer of their magazines. The category of this magazine genre would most likely be E since it is aimed at quite a young audience and since they language is so very simple the audience might also be an uneducated audience. The Background of this magazine genre usually has a lot images but still makes the celebrity the main one.Rock
These magazines focus on rock side of the music industry and keep their audience up to date about their favorite rock stars and when the next concert are going to be held. These type of magazines get different artists on the cover each week since it would attract different fans as they would see their favorite band each time. The conventional colour scheme of a Rock Magazine is usually black since it gives the artists a dark and mysterious look. This is a good colour scheme as it collaborates well with the rocks star theme of black. The demographic of a rock magazine is also in the E and D category this is because it is aimed at a you individual who lack escapism and are interested in dark music. The Background of a rock magazine is that it is usually black or has props in the back.
