Analysis of Pink Magazine Adverts

1. Analysis of Pink Analysis of Pink Magazine Adverts Magazine Adverts By Katie Thorpe

2. Rolling Stone is a magazine that focuses on popular music. The magazine is often known for its more rock focus and Pink’s music is pop rock. Artists will often cover this magazine when they bring out new music. Colour: The magazine has picked a colour theme of using black, white and red. The red is used for the magazine title and quote to make them stand out to the reader. Whilst Pink wears a black dress to fade in with the background, her pink hair stands out to the other colours. She also has red lipstick on to match the colour theme and make her lips stand out. Picture: The picture of Pink takes up the magazine, giving her the spotlight and full attention. Pink has her hands on her hips which suggests that she is in control and is strong. However her happy smile gives warmth and suggest that she is both a pop and rock artist. Cover lines: Rolling Stone has been known at times to be controversial with some of the stories it writes. The cover story titles ‘my life on death row’ suggest it isn’t just a magazine for music lovers but also has a wider audience. ‘Bob Dylan’ also featuring on the cover line shows that the magazine will often print stories about different kinds of artists. Pink’s cover lines: The ‘return’ of Pink suggests that her return back to music is much anticipated. It also means that as a reader we already know who Pink is, as she is returning to the scene and so we already know who Pink is as an artist. The quote saying she is ‘still insane’ suggests that she hasn’t changed and that she wants her audience to know that she will remain as she is. It also hints she used to be a quirky artist and that hasn’t changed, therefore implying that her music won’t have changed much either.

3. Billboard is often known for its footing in the music and entertainment industry, as the Billboard Top 100 is widely known. The magazine will often cover music but also covers other topics and issues. The magazine is more of a gossip magazine rather than serious magazine. Cover lines: The magazine is clearly pointed towards readers with an interest and passion for music. The magazine has articles concerning Owl City, Taylor Swift and Phillip Phillips, as well as having Pink for the cover. The magazine article centres round Pink’s new music and partnerships she has struck up with big companies. Colour: Billboard use a grey background with use of black and white for the titles. This tends to be a re-occurring theme in magazines, so that people can see the titles and cover lines easily. Use of colour is then used to make certain words stand out and the name more interesting. Pink is edged round the outside of her name to again make it stand out and attract the reader. Picture: The picture is cleverly placed so that Pink stands in replacement of the ‘I’ in her name. The long shot of Pink is quite different to the normal mid or close up we see on magazine covers. Her stance and hands pulling at her collar suggest that she is confident and independent as she is quite happy to stand on her own. Having a long shot also subtly shows off her body and entices readers.

4. EXAMPLES OF OTHER MAGAZINE COVERS

5. Example of Pink magazine advert This is a portrait single paged advert from a magazine, promoting Pink’s album ‘The Truth about Love’. The advert is quite basic by using a single picture of Pink posing, which exploits her sexuality by showing her long legs. The red heels and pink hair hint at Pink’s quirkiness and confidence. She also takes a slightly cartoon approach with the image which is also shown on the cover of her album, suggesting it is a theme for the album. On the side the name of the album and singer are named with a parental advisory notice at the bottom. The writing used for the album is also bold and slightly Disney as the ‘The’ is the same we see at the end of Disney films. The colours give an interest to the advert and suggest that is quite a pop album.