GRANITE - Women's Lifestyle Magazines.

GRANITE- Women's Lifestyle

Codes and Conventions.

- Image and name fits content and target audience.

- Colour scheme and clear typography creates clear brand and genre identity.

- Celebrity featured on the cover to increase attention and sales.

-Cover lines are used on the cover in order to inform what is included in the magazine and persuade potential consumers to purchase.

- Date, Price and Barcode on the cover.

-Mode of address and genre are both clear from the cover.

-Colour palette using bright feminine colours.

Genre

The genre of Women’s Lifestyle magazines are usually broken down into two sections- Fashion and Beauty and then housewife themed such as healthy eating etc.

Representations

The representations of Women Lifestyle magazines are confident woman themed around the sub-genre of the magazine. These models could be actors or models that the target audience would know about.

Audience

The target audience for Women's Lifestyle magazines are females ranging from 16-50 year olds as they will be able to relate to the content of the magazine such as make-up tips, recipes and stories about celebrities that are popular around the time.

Narrative

The narrative of Women’s Lifestyle magazines is generally about a female singer/actor/model going through a tough time and then coming out as a confident individual. This inspires women to be confident with themselves.

Institutions

The institutions of this genre of magazines is the company of the magazine as they will be getting money from the sales but also the main image model would receive money as she is earning publicity and having themselves promoted.

Technologies

The technologies used when making these magazines would be professional cameras, computers, lighting and a variety of software's such as Photoshop to edit the magazine.

Evidence

There are different things within this genre of magazine that makes them successful such as direct address, colour palettes, barcodes, issue dates and pull quotes. These show the magazine is effectively organised resulting in its success.