This is my finished magazine front cover. I have used pictures of the characters both together and on their own, to suggest things about their characters personality and their individual personality, as actors. I used a fairly simple layout design because I wanted to keep the magazine cover simple yet effective in the way it is presented to the target audience. I also wanted to create a gossip effect, because that is the kind of article and magazine cover that will appeal an catch the attention of the target audience, teenagers. It is colourful with minimal writing, just small amounts that advertise the soap and what is included in the magazine. I thought exclusive interviews would allow the target audience to not only find out so much more about this new soap, but also find out much more about the characters and their actors. The cover gives little away about the soap so it is intriguing, thus encouraging the target audience to buy the magazine. I decided to keep the price low because the target audience are more likely to buy a listings magazine that is cheap and appeals to them. In comparison, not many teenagers will buy the Radio Times for example, because it is not aimed at them or consists of articles that will appeal to them, as well as the price being considerably higher.
