Analysis of Woman magazine

The title of the magazine is ‘Woman’ which is in bold and at the top of the front cover, making it very clear what the magazine is about and who it is targeted at. The dominant background colour of the cover is pink. Stereotypically this is a feminine colour which further supports that this is a magazine for woman. The main image is of a regular, middle-aged woman smiling, dressed in a common, obviously feminine dress. This connotes the target audience of the magazine to be middle-aged woman. Perhaps as well as housewives as the woman is in a common dress suggesting that she spends her days at home. The cover lines say “seven improvements for your kitchen” “lingerie goes lively” “are you an A-level beauty” These are headers of articles on topics which woman are stereotypically interested in. Cooking, beauty and sex. These cover lines being the only ones featured on the front cover would suggest that this is all that woman should care about. The main image suggest that these views are acceptable as she is lookng directly at the reader and smiling, her facial expression suggesting that this is a positive view. The magazine further tried to appeal to its target audience by using a quote to compliment its readers, which says “British woman have a special magic” which makes the woman want to know what it is that the man thinks is magical about them, making them wnat to read the article which includes this quote.