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This magazine covers a range of pop music and markets itself as follows:
Before planning our own advertisement for Lunchmoney Lewis' album, we carried out some research into existing music magazine adevrtisements for other pop albums.
Beyonce's advertisement uses the image used on the album cover so that people will recognise this in store. it uses an interesting and sexy image to get across the feel of the album. as beyonce is a well known artist her name is in bold and white letters so that is stands out but is not a highlighted part of the advert as the target market for the CD will already be aware from the picture. the release date of the CD is in large bold white lettering against a black background, this brings the focus mainly to the writting, as beyonce already has a massive fan base, the release date is the most important part of the advert as people will make sure to take note of this. the album cover uses simple colours in order to maintian the focus on the release date of the album.
This advert for Katy Perry's first album "One Of The Boys" includes a photograph of her which covers the page. The album cover shown on the right also uses photos in a similar location, making the connection between the two. The photograph on the advert shows her in a domestic garden setting including a paddling pool and rubber ducks, this represents Katy Perry as a quirky and fun person which is then reflects in her music and music videos. The fonts used for her name are the same in both the album cover and the advertisement. All other text is in white so that the important information stands out against the background. It includes her first number one song advertised on the front (the unique selling point for the album) so the audience can make a connection between her album and the song. By having the date it is released, buyers will know when it will be available, enabling them to take note for future reference.
Madonna's advertisment also features the picture used for her album cover so that is is easily recognised. the picture has been edited so that is high high saturation so that the colours stand out and is made up of smaller images of her inside a larger image. these are images frmo all different stages of Madonna's career and is vibrant and interesting, which catches peoples attention. there are then white strippes at the bottom with black writting saying important information such as the release date and what it contains, putting it on to a white backgrounds makes the writting stand out and easier to read but it does not take the focus away from the image and the large bold name at the top which is done in the same style. it is simple and to the point but is also interesting to look at.
This advert for Gwen Stefani's Album is typical of a magazine advert for an album since it includes many of the conventions that are often used. The main focus is the photograph in the centre of the advert. Her name shows the sophistication of the album as it is in large gold lettering, but is simplified as it is surrounded by similar colouring. The text below the artist name is the album name followed by two of her most popular songs on the album (highlighting its selling point). The background of the image has been manipulated in order to make the overall appearance more interesting rather then Gwen just posing on a throne, it also help to maintain the focus on the woman and not the overall picture. This also enhances the abstract appearance, this again pulls together the advert and album. It also contains a smaller photograph of her album in the left hand corner, the similarity of image use and colour helps to make the connection and get the album artwork available to the audience so that they will recognise more easily in shops. By including the "Target" logo, it displays the availability of outlets that the audience can buy the album from.
This magazine covers a range of pop music and markets itself as follows:
"We Love Pop is a monthly mag for pop loving teenagers, or anyone with very good tastes in magazines.
We have the best free gifts, the funniest interviews, the coolest fashion, ten gorgeous posters each time, a different celebrity agony aunt every issue and loads more general pop amazingness that you won’t find anywhere else."
Before planning our own advertisement for Lunchmoney Lewis' album, we carried out some research into existing music magazine adevrtisements for other pop albums.
Beyonce's advertisement uses the image used on the album cover so that people will recognise this in store. it uses an interesting and sexy image to get across the feel of the album. as beyonce is a well known artist her name is in bold and white letters so that is stands out but is not a highlighted part of the advert as the target market for the CD will already be aware from the picture. the release date of the CD is in large bold white lettering against a black background, this brings the focus mainly to the writting, as beyonce already has a massive fan base, the release date is the most important part of the advert as people will make sure to take note of this. the album cover uses simple colours in order to maintian the focus on the release date of the album.
This advert for Katy Perry's first album "One Of The Boys" includes a photograph of her which covers the page. The album cover shown on the right also uses photos in a similar location, making the connection between the two. The photograph on the advert shows her in a domestic garden setting including a paddling pool and rubber ducks, this represents Katy Perry as a quirky and fun person which is then reflects in her music and music videos. The fonts used for her name are the same in both the album cover and the advertisement. All other text is in white so that the important information stands out against the background. It includes her first number one song advertised on the front (the unique selling point for the album) so the audience can make a connection between her album and the song. By having the date it is released, buyers will know when it will be available, enabling them to take note for future reference.
Madonna's advertisment also features the picture used for her album cover so that is is easily recognised. the picture has been edited so that is high high saturation so that the colours stand out and is made up of smaller images of her inside a larger image. these are images frmo all different stages of Madonna's career and is vibrant and interesting, which catches peoples attention. there are then white strippes at the bottom with black writting saying important information such as the release date and what it contains, putting it on to a white backgrounds makes the writting stand out and easier to read but it does not take the focus away from the image and the large bold name at the top which is done in the same style. it is simple and to the point but is also interesting to look at.
This advert for Gwen Stefani's Album is typical of a magazine advert for an album since it includes many of the conventions that are often used. The main focus is the photograph in the centre of the advert. Her name shows the sophistication of the album as it is in large gold lettering, but is simplified as it is surrounded by similar colouring. The text below the artist name is the album name followed by two of her most popular songs on the album (highlighting its selling point). The background of the image has been manipulated in order to make the overall appearance more interesting rather then Gwen just posing on a throne, it also help to maintain the focus on the woman and not the overall picture. This also enhances the abstract appearance, this again pulls together the advert and album. It also contains a smaller photograph of her album in the left hand corner, the similarity of image use and colour helps to make the connection and get the album artwork available to the audience so that they will recognise more easily in shops. By including the "Target" logo, it displays the availability of outlets that the audience can buy the album from.
