Magazine project planning-research #3 Style Watch magazine

Today, I analyzed a Style Watch magazine. On the cover, there are five different female celebrities pictured standing in a line next to each other. The pictures appear to be photo-shopped in, since there is no background and all of the picture are from different events. The title of the magazine is in the largest font, and is in bold light pink letters at the top and centered, with the faces of the celebrities going in front of the title. The second largest font is used to draw attention to the main article within the magazine, and says, "The Spring Fashion issue.", and also includes several other phrases used to describe other articles. For example, "161 must-haves under $50!" and "Carrie Underwood's skin secrets!". This magazine includes article mostly directed towards fashion, and the table of contents in set up in columns with the titles bolded and a short description underneath. Furthermore, the table of contents includes a headshot of a celebrity that relates to a featured article, as well as decorative pictures of makeup. The main article about spring fashion is located in the center of the magazine as the featured article typically are, and directly before and after that article, the other article listed on the cover can be found. This magazine contains several advertisements, including some about clothes from the Guess brand, L'Oreal face masks, Dillard's , and Urban Decay's Vice Liquid Lipstick. Therefore, most of the advertisements are pointed towards the typical audience for Style Watch which is presumably younger women who are interested in beauty and fashion. The advertisements are mostly concentrated in the beginning and end of the magazine, but some advertisements are located throughout. All of the articles contain some type of photos that relate to the article. For example, the article about spring fashion shows full-length shots of different celebrities in different outfits, while the articles about makeup contain close-ups of someone's face to display the makeup look. The distribution number for Style Watch, is about 2,300,854.