Music magazines in a shop analysis

Magazine stands are an important part of advertising and can attract passers by. The layout of the stand can also be very important to each genre of magazine as the shelf position can provide more advertising. The majority of magazines on this stand are fashion and TV. The music magazines are placed on the bottom of the shelf, this can make it difficult to see them and as they are surrounded by lots of other magazines this can make it see packed and messy. Each magazine has their own individual colour scheme which makes it appeal to their certain type of audience, for example a fashion magazine will have a simple but effective colour scheme. The layout for magazines is also very important as the front cover will be the first thing the audience sees therefore needing to stand out from the other magazines on display. Recently with the advancement of technology magazine sales have decreased and internet viewings have increased. This has affected sales and a lot of old style magazines have had to be discontinued. However this could be beneficial to collectors as it would increase there value. The costumes for each person presented on the front cover of a magazine is also an important aspect as they also need to be relevant to the specific type of magazine. Fashion magazines need to have the most recent and up to date clothing and football magazines need to have the winning teams football kit.