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The first magazine I analysed was First Car Magazine; a magazine aimed at young people who are able to drive and related topics to do with young drivers. This means it is a niche product as it is aimed at a particular audience. The issue that I picked up was one with an interview of the cast of The Inbetweeners inside. This advertised on the front page with a large banner, forming the headline, explaining what you will find if you buy this. Also, in relation the main article we have a large cover shot of the people who are being interviewed with a car that is a prop from the series, which relates back to origin of interest to this magazine. We also have a banner across the bottom incororporating graphics and cover lines, explaining other artciles in the magazine and luring you in to buy this publication. We also have a masthead, with the logo at the top left hand corner of the front page, to inform people of the which magazine this is. we have a basiccolour scheme of yellow, black and white, which are corresponding colours and are easy on the eye.
the contents page in this magazine they have the most important articles on the left hand side, thios takes up 60% of the page. they also have the normal contents list, excluding what is opposite. they have also divided the magazine into sections which is a good idea for someone looking for a particular article. it has a varying colour scheme of black, white, red, three shades of blue and yellow.

The second magazine i analysed was Smart Talent; a magazine aimed at black and ethnic minority students looking for career options, this means it is a niche product as it is aimed at a specific audience. The front cover shows a large cover shot of Miquita Oliver, a black TV presenter, which represents who this magazine is aimed at, she is also blowing bubblegum which tyies in with the headline 'Miquita goes pop.' this does not tell us anything about the article, so we may be lured in to find out what the article is about. we have a number of cover lines up the left hand side of the front cover, informing us of other articles within this issue. thge mast headf is in large writing and very noticable, whereas the price, just underneath this, is in a tiny font. we hae a simple colour scheme that work together and do not clash, we have a dark pink, a light pink and white which all work well with the backround colour of brown.
The contents page uses a basic colour scheme of a crimson background with white wrting to compliment it, they also have yellow writing for the main article. It has a small headline for each article and a brief description of each one. It also has a montage of photos to accompany the articles; they are in no particular order just arranged randomly.