The Media Of The Magazine Front Covers Are Large And Colourful

Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion house that manufactures and designs haute couture. Such luxurious and high fashions are visibly seen through their advertisements such as their “Armani Code” fragrance. In the Giorgio Armani ad, audiences can see the similarity in the different fragrance ads for men and women such as the same models but in different positions. However, one could see the difference in choice of audiences by closely analyzing the visual and rhetorical appeals. Both the Giorgio Armani advertisements, “Armani Code” for men and “Armani Code” for women look very similar in retrospect due to the intimate and sexual appeal they exude. However, by analyzing visual and rhetorical appeals, one could clearly see the distinct difference in choice of audiences despite selling the same product which is the fragrance. The fragrance for women aims to sell their product to adult females in the middle and upper class. The fragrance for men however, directs their ad towards adult males in the middle and upper

George Lois, who is an American designer, author and art director, designed the Esquire Cover, 1965 “The Masculinisation of the American woman”. The covers dimensions are 33.5 x 26 and feature a photograph of a blonde lady shaving, which was then printed and edited to make a printed magazine cover. This is one of 92 covers that George Lois created within 1962 to 1972. Although the cover does use text it only uses the text that is essential for the magazine such as the name of the magazine, the name of the cover and the magazine edition, which in this case is the March 1965 edition. In terms of the subject matter, this cover shows a pretty woman looking directly into the camera, which gives the illusion that the woman is shaving in front of a mirror. The woman photographed is an Italian Actress called, Virna Lisi, the concept was thought of by George Lois as he wanted ‘to capture a woman being manly and still beautiful’. The image itself is the largest item on the cover compared to the text. Although this concept went on to be one of the most successful covers that he had created, some thought that the idea was ‘too edgy’ and would cost them to loose clients.

In the essay “Don’t Look Now: The Male Pin-Up” by Richard Dyer, the author analyzes how male and female models look at the spectator. His argument is that men are always photographed in an active manner, and the women are just there sitting passively. Men do this because they cannot be feminine in any manner or otherwise they face backlash from society. His goal in this essay is to reveal this cultural phenomenon to the reader by stating what the model’s look represents and the activity of models in images. Throughout this essay I will be analyzing how Dyer explains these concepts to inform the reader.

In today’s society we have created this sense of identity that we can either reveal and or hide behind that can include either a computer screen, our skin, or even who we want people to think we are. In John Berger’s essay Ways of Seeing, he breaks down the misogynistic view we have on woman by comparing what it is to be naked versus being simply nude. In Neal Gabler’s essay Our Celebrities, Ourselves, the idealized celebrity is brought down to human level and formed into a never ending narrative that categorizes them into the people they are seen as versus the people they actually are. Berger criticizes the disguise a woman must wear as being surveyed by men in the form of art yet Gabblers idea of a disguise is more like a role a celebrity

In the essay “Don’t Look Now: The Male Pin-Up” by Richard Dyer, the author analyzes how male and female models look at the spectator. His argument is that men are always photographed in an active manner, and the women are just there sitting passively. Men do this because they cannot be feminine in any manner or otherwise they face a backlash from society. His goal in this essay is to reveal this cultural phenomenon to the reader by stating what the model’s look represents and the activity of models in images. Throughout this essay I will be analyzing how Dyer explains these concepts to inform the reader.

The main purpose in Carr writing this essay is to expose the small amount of diversity involved with the magazine industry, which has always been

For example, the latest issue of Stylist (19th November) stars Lisa Simpson as its front cover

The context of production and the context of consumption are the two dimensions that are relevant to the reason the message is being communicated. The fact that the only information about the writer of the article is a first name at the bottom of the page signifies that who wrote the article is not significant, but who owns it may be. Inquisitr, the media outlet producing the representation, is a news website whose goal is to publish the latest trending news and to ensure that readers “never miss the internet’s hottest stories.” According to the available audience demographics, the most popular section that readers browse is the celebrity and entertainment section and the site’s target audience is women, people with some college education, and people who work from home. Evidently, Inquisitr is built and branded as a site for the every day internet user. As a result, substantial, quality news is not the priority, but rather quick and compelling articles that have the potential to go viral. The story of Harold Henthorn and the death of his wife then is not written as the tragedy that it is, or even as a legal recount of the case, but as a brief, flashy murder mystery story that intrigues and engrosses the reader. Production and consumption of a representation, therefore, are not independent, but tightly linked in a way that creates the general

The white, utilized in the body copy, contrasts the black background greatly. Additionally the contrast in pictures chosen. The smaller picture (on the left) is of a scrawny Michael Hudson, whereas the bigger picture (on the right) is of a muscular Michael. This highlights what the magazine is trying to sell to readers, so this contrast in picture size helps to show what this magazine is all about.

On the left side of the magazine, there is a male model whose face is covered in a jacket and he is sitting in a chair in an empty room covered in snow. On the other side of the page, there is a female model standing in the middle of the lake. This is an ad for Moncler’s winter collection. Moncler is a not well-known brand but it is expensive and there are pictures of celebrities, like Gerard Butler, Tom Hiddlestone, and Leonardo di Caprio, wearing it in public taken by paparazzi. Theme give an affect to customers on how they should be dressed because they think it is a trend. Moncler could have displayed pictures of outfits for its ad but the company presented two pages of two models posing unnaturally in the magazine to get viewers’ look at the brand.

A star’s image is a concept carefully molded by the celebrity himself or herself with the aid of many factors such as audience reception and current ideological trends. Star image, by definition, given by O’Shaughnessy and Stadler, is “the qualities, ideals, and values that a star represents, based on their films and other performances, and on media information circulated about them” (430). A change of star image encompasses the sum of everything we, as in the audience, affiliate with that star. That means changing the star’s body of work, promotion, publicity, and audience practices. These factors put together is also known as star text (Professor Josh Jackson, September 8, 2016, University of California, Berkeley). Jennifer Lawrence had a particular star text before she took on the role of Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and was instead known for her role of Ree Dolly in Winter’s Bone. This new role launched Lawrence into a different star text she was previously known for. Though it seemed like the change is solely based on her landing an already popular role, the change in her star text is still calculated in order for her to maintain a certain image that landed her at the top of the celebrity social ladder. This careful manipulation of a celebrity’s image as she takes on a role that guaranteed a big impact on her acting career demonstrates how a star’s image is important when it comes to maintaining what the celebrity, and everyone who is working with that

To be more specific, Times published in 1967 is more likely to utilizing men figure for the cover pages. There are some cover pages that have a women figure, but they always come with men figures. On the other hand, Times published in 2017 has more women figures on cover pages. The cover pages occasionally are decorated by only a woman figure. For instance, the cover page of magazine,

The three main categories were women’s magazines, men’s magazines, and magazines that appealed to the general interest. Döring and Pöschl (2006) found that 54.8% of pictures of women in the general interest magazines were depicted. Generally, magazines either advertised certain products using people, or have a page for certain celebrities. It was rare to read a magazine that does not have a picture of a woman in it. Pictures of women can be interpreted more thoroughly by not only judging the sexuality of the ladies, but the overall condition the women were

When one looks at an image from Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, or Versace, the first appeal comes from beautiful models. These individuals are normally jumping, laughing and representing every idealistic way of life by manifesting the idea of a blind promise. Unfortunately, these images are not only created with the intent of being manipulative, but also to resemble the present history involving societal roles. At the moment, Ads are able to capture the political ideologies or the social influences in order to represent the position of modern times. On the other hand, the Versace brand recently released a new campaign on Fall clothes bringing to light a different topic. At a quick glance, the Versace Advertisement depicts the everyday family of four. However, through John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, the picture represents the hegemonic portrayal of male dominance, the suppressive forces of society on women, and the influence publicity has on the surveyed. Through this lens, one can understand the social relations and expectations publicity creates for individuals.

Teen magazines are a genre of magazines aimed specifically at Teenagers. They contain information on the latest fashions and cosmetics, juicy gossip, tips on what to wear and what not to wear, celebrity lifestyles, relationships, compatibility tests, interviews, posters, fitness tips and much more.