Similar Characteristics of my pop magazines (Font covers)

I have noticed that both magazines follow convention when considering the layout and design of the magazine. Both of the main images are very much so dominated by the cover lines and text which works well, giving the audience many different angels of the magazine to find attractive. Also if the magazines where not to follow convention here is a possibility that they would look unprofessional, becoming distasteful to the audience. I can also see that both the magazines have adopted a house style. Top of the pops has gone for a pink, purple and black colour system and we love pop has gone for an orange, black and white colour system. By the magazines doing this it shows that the magazine is consistent, suggesting to the audience that the magazines content will be consistent in its topic of pop. However the colours used have different connotation which would make the audience approach the magazines in different ways. The colours used in top of the pops are stereotypically very feminine and pretty. By doing this the female audience would approach the magazine like they would a fellow girlfriend, expecting the magazine to be female driven with predominantly female music artist. However we love pop has chosen the colour orange. This has connotations of anger and fire which could be seen to link to the audiences view of the male model as being hot. By doing this it suggests to the audience that the magazine will focus on the likeability and attractiveness of males. Both magazines have got a masthead to give their magazine a name. Both magazines seem to have enlarged their mastheads in order to attract the audience eye, making them subconsciously remember the masthead thus allowing them to tell other about the magazine. I can also see that both mastheads are in bold, making them stand out from the surrounding text. On the other hand we love pop has decided to place its masthead to the far left which could be seen as developing convention. By doing this it makes the audience focus on the model, thus supporting my idea of the magazine promoting itself by showing images that would attract female attention. Both magazines also have a main image however we love pop has chosen a male whereas top of the pops has chosen a female. By doing this it creates different meaning. It could be said that by top of the pops using a female it emphasizes female empowerment, attracting the audience this way whereas we love pop has used a male to give the audience some eye candy attracting them this way. However I can see that both the magazines have used a medium shot, allowing the audience to see the artist close up. Both magazines also have a footer that are of the same topic. The only difference here is that we love pop has chosen to use images which is in my opinion are more effective as sometimes people can forget who people are from their names, but when they see a picture they can figure out who it is quite quickly. Both of the magazines language is informal. This is effective as commonly the younger target audience are more inclined to use this language when interacting with others, making the magazines seem approachable and friendly. Both magazines have chosen to go with a white background. By doing this it makes the audience focus on the main image and surrounding text, making them attracted to the magazine due to the persuasive language used in the cover lines and the striking appearance of the models.