Website link: uses synergy, and allows readers to

become more engaged with the brand, subscribe

and purchase the magazine, and find out

more about what the magazine has to offer.

Masthead: 'Hertfordshire life' is white and is placed at the top of the page, making it appear bold, and contrasting with the purple background. It is also placed behind the model, suggesting that the magazine brand is well known and reader's will be able to identify it without seeing the entire thing. It gives more attention to the image. The word'life' indicates to the reader that the magazine will focus on the lifestyle genre, so readers and the information of the Hertfordshire area.

Issue date: tells reader when the issue of the magazine was released.

Institution logo: ‘Archant’ informs the reader of the company which actually publish Hertfordshire Life. Knowing this, the reader could be encouraged to look into the other magazines they publish, that would be similar to Hertfordshire life. The logo is red which immediately stands out against the predominant use of purple on the front cover.

Barcode and price- placed in bottom right hand corner- tells reader how much the issue costs, and allows the magazine product to be scanned for retail purchase.

Flash/puff: is a circle shape, it is mainly white which makes it stand out against the purple background and main image. ‘We visit Royston, Barnet, and Redbourn’ gives readers an insight that there will be an article inside about this. This will particularly interest readers who reside in these locations.

Sell- lines- are white which contrasts against the purple background, and co-ordinates with the masthead & surrounding text. Also gives readers more information on the stories that will appear inside the magazine.

Main cover line ‘Victoria Pendleton’ relates to the main image, implying that it is also the main story of this issue. Further attention is drawn to it, as the font is larger than the text of the other sell-lines on the page.

Alliteration: ‘Silver, Strictly, and settling down’ is catchy to the reader, and also memorable, meaning the reader will be inclined to look for this article when looking through the magazine.

Skyline: ‘160+ events in your complete country diary' is placed above the masthead at the top of the page, is generally used to give readers more information about the contents of the magazine.

Background, co-ordinates with model’s outfit. Glitzy pattern, emulates the sparkle of the sequins on the model’s outfit, and could suggest that ‘Hertfordshire life’ is glamorous and luxurious.

Main image, features Victoria Pendleton, readers will recognise her as a celebrity and may be intrigued to find out more about her and what she has to say. Use of direct address engages readers and makes them more intrigued to read the magazine. Herfacial expression is smiling, and optimistic, which attracts readers to find out about her good news, and also connotes that the magazine is generate the same positive feelings in the reader. The dancewear Victoria is wearing relates to her appearing on strictly come dancing, however it is quite revealing which could link it to the male gaze theory. Stereotypically, men may purchase the issue purely to look at her.

Colour scheme- mainly uses the colours white and purple. Purple is associated with royalty, luxury, extravagance and creativity. This implies that the magazine's content will be innovative , high class, and high quality. Wealthier readers may also be more drawn to it. Purple is quite a feminine colour, meaning that it may attract more female readers. White is used as an accent on the purple.

Subheadings are red and capitalised. The font is also bigger than the text underneath them, which makes them more eye-catching. The subheadings ‘ health and beauty’, ‘your life’, ‘food and drink’ etc., helps to categorise the information on stories and articles in the magazine into clear sections. The subheadings also help the magazine to relate to the lifestyle genre, and shows readers that it can provide them with relevant info to improve how they live. Contents information is also split into 3 columns which makes it clearer to read, and allows the reader to differentiate between the different sections.

Bleedlines- the blank space surrounding the article acts as a margin which keeps the information and images in line, it also stops the page from looking overcrowded, and to look uniform without spreading out too far to the ends of the page.

Website link- Use of synergy, allows reader to further engage with the company and find out more/purchase issues of the magazine. It also shows that the Hertfordshire life brand are using modern technology to advertise their product which would appeal to tech savvy readers.

Issue date and page number- is placed at the bottom of both of the pages, it allows readers to know when the issue was released, and what page number they are on, which will be helpful if they are looking for a specific article with a certain page number. It is capitalised which draws attention.

Feature image- is placed at the top of the page, and more towards the centre, acting as a focal point. So this is the first thing readers will see. It displays Victoria Pendleton holding her Olympic medals in her strictly dance outfit, which is what people will most recognise her for. This image shows Victoria as optimistic and with a smiling facial expression. This will make reader’s want to read about her and maybe aspire to be like her. The use of direct address also engages the reader, and will make them want to read about her. It is the largest image on the contents page, and it relates to the use of Victoria on the front cover, showing that the issue’s main story will be about her. The page number stands out on the image in a white rectangle, in black font. This implies that the magazine is recommending that readers should turn to this page specifically first, to find out about their main story. The other images on the page are smaller, but the fact that they have been visually represented shows that they are significant to the issue and that the reader should check them out. They are the main highlights of the magazine.

Image and story on St Albans- helps to show that the magazine has regional links, and residents of st Albans will be interested in this particular article.

Magazine name and logo: uses the same font and colour as the masthead on the front cover. Stands out

on the white background.

Credits, addresses and contact information for the editors of the mag, advertising companies, and subscription services. Allows readers to contact the staff who produce the magazine directly if the have any queries, or wish to sell their own product. The headings of these things are red, which makes it stand out against the white background and black text.

Subscription advert- is in a red box which makes it stand out on the white background. Entices readers to purchase a subscription t the magazine as a Christmas gift- so is emotionally persuasive. A savings code has been featured so that if readers act and purchase the offer they save money and get a good deal. Readers will be encouraged to do this, as the seasonal context implies that the offer is limited so they have to act now. A separate website address is provided so that readers can solely subscribe to the magazine and nothing else.

Images and stories on local people, allows readers to relate to the people who are subjects of the articles. Fellow residents will want to read about their successes, as I somewhat relates to them. Readers will easily engage with likeminded people who are similar to them.

Heading: ‘Silver, Strictly, and settling down’. Is black, which makes it stand out on the white background. It is placed above the article and under the image of Victoria with her medals (‘silver’). The words ‘settling down’ are slightly larger than the rest of the text seen in the heading which draws attention, and suggests that the act of settling is significant to Victoria. Sibilance (repetition of S sound) and alliteration has been used as language devices, that make the heading more catchy and memorable.

Drop capital- ‘V’ is larger and bolder than the surrounding text which will draw readers to the beginning of the article. It also helps to separate the article from the images. Main body text of the article is

separated into 3 columns which makes it clearer to read. This also follows the conventional magazine layout for an interview format. The gutter lines allow the information to be sectioned. The black text stands out on the white background.

Bleedlines- the blank space surrounding the article acts as a margin which keeps the information and images in line, it also stops the page from looking overcrowded, and to look uniform without spreading out too far to the ends of the page.

Article introduction- is placed above the article, and gives readers an insight into what the article is about. It explains what Victoria has accomplished, and questions what she will be doing in the future, which will encourage readers to find out by reading the article.

‘INTERVIEW VICTORIA PENDLETON’ is at the top of the page, and is capitalised, which draws attention. Readers will know to expect an interview, and not a narrative article. It explains the article is an interview, and that the information in it is taken from an article that would have been with Victoria.

Main image – fills most of the right side of the spread, and shows an action shot of Victoria in strictly come dancing. This creates a sense of excitement, and will intrigue the reader to read on. At the side of the image, there is a little arrow indicating that the article will continue on the next page when turned over. Also shows that the magazine isn’t too text heavy, and prefers to feature images.

Pull quote- ‘with strictly…’ is white which makes it stand out on the main image, It also co-ordinates with the background. The use of the pull quote shows that this is information that has been said from Victoria herself, this makes readers feel that they are more personally connected with her, and are discovering exclusive things that she would generally divulge. It also gives more context to the article, and shows that it is an interview.

Issue date and page number- is placed at the bottom of both of the pages, it allows readers to know when the issue was released, and what page number they are on, which will be helpful if they are looking for a specific article with a certain page number. It is capitalised which draws attention.

Website link- Use of synergy, allows reader to further engage with the company and find out more/purchase issues of the magazine. It also shows that the Hertfordshire life brand are using modern technology to advertise their product which would appeal to tech savvy readers.

Feature image- is placed at the top of the page, so this is the first thing readers will see. It displays Victoria Pendleton holding her Olympic medals, which is what people will most recognise her for. However the article is also explaining her success on strictly come dancing. This image shows Victoria as optimistic and with a smiling facial expression. This will make reader’s want to read about her and maybe aspire to be like her. The use of direct address also engages the reader, and makes them connect with the information on the page. The image itself appears more vibrant against the white background an in contrast to the black text.