Caitlin Bearpark

Top of the pops magazineMy magazine

Image comparison: Both front cover model suggest attitude, however the top of the pops image is taken from the waist up and mine is full length. I think my image still looks as professional as the top of the pops one does and I feel I have the same variety of image shots that top of the pops do.

I feel my layout looks much neater and more professional than the top of the pops as their target audience is of a much younger age. I have a more consistent house style, however their magazine looks much more eye catching.

Text to image ratio: I have a bit more writing than the other magazine, however I feel it is consistently balanced with the imagery.

Use of locations: Again, top of the pops’ imagery is all set out in a photography studio, whilst I gave mine a bit of variety with the brick wall background. I don’t feel this reduced it’s professional look.

Use of costume and props: Throughout I’ve only used props on the images of penny, which is similar in top of the pops as the only props used are on the double page spread.

Use of lighting: All the images are well lit on top of the pops, however i feel some of mine aren’t as evenly lit as they are, which is something I may need to change.

Use of colour: I have consistent colour schemes on each page, however on some

pages of top of the pops the colours can be very varied due to the target

audience. So I feel I’ve got a good simple range of colours to appeal to my target

audience.

Genre: I feel it’s easy enough to tell the genre of my magazine, it’s very similar to

a lot of pop magazines it just needs editing a bit. Top of the pops is instantly easy

to identify with it’s title but also it’s front cover which stands out.

Language: I feel my language is approriate, it’s a bit more grown up than the top

of the pops magazine, due to the differences in target audiences.

Font choice: Top of the pops has a range of many fonts and I feel I’ve got a variety

too, however their font it a lot easier to read and this is a ,ain priority I need to

change within my own magazine.