that it is signifying before any that are just mentioned in writing. The areas of the magazine are usually divided up, and these areas are often given names. These can make the magazine articles sound really interesting, even if they are not, and using colour on these signifies what sort of thing the various sections are talking about. There are several areas which will be taken account of in my studies of the magazines.
             Articles in magazines are ultimately the bulk of the material, and so they must be good. In articles, there are several things to look out for. The words used, i.e. vocabulary, and the way in which they are used and spelt (sometimes phonetically), are very important and can be used to say things not only about the person or product that the article is based on, but also the type of reader that the particular article is aimed at. Pictures and colours, like in the contents and on the cover can be used for many things. They can set the mood for a piece of writing, and can help conjure up images in the reader's eye about the subject of the article.
             The final study area of the magazines is adverts. They are in magazines for a good reason; many people read them , and it is therefore possible to target a wide range of people very effectively. There are many codes, signifiers, and anchors in adverts, more so than in any other part of the magazine, and so these all have to be studied very carefully indeed.
             The covers of the magazines are very different in style, but they are similar in the kind of things that they are trying to achieve. I have chosen to study Just Seventeen and Shoot. The cover of J17 is glossy, and the first thing that strikes you is the word "cool". It implies that reading this magazine will make you cool. There is no mention of what Shoot will do to you if you read it. I think that this is because girls like to be reassured that they are cool, and that they will fit in with all their fri...