An Analysis of Pride Magazine : March 2011

Pride Analysis Homework 

The Magazine uses a very distinctive colour palette, of red, yellow and black. The red and yellow colours are a code that people associate with fire, and passion. Passion can be seen as a theme throughout the cover. Red can also be associated with women, which is important as pride is a women's magazine. The passion idea is continued in the bottom left with the story "How to turn your passion into £££" 

In the modern day, it is common for women to have lots of small relationships. As Curran and Seeton said, it is important for a magazine to adapt to its audience in order to stay relevant. This adaptation is shown in the bottom story, "The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Break-ups" 

This same theme can be seen in the conventional medium shot of Nicole Scherzinger. It features the Celebrity in question posing with an over-the-shoulder look. That coupled with the tagline "outgrows her dolls" has a symbolic meaning, which is leaving people behind and growing as a person. This is a popular theme in modern culture with the rise of feminism, and therefore gives the magazine a very mass audience to work with. 

Curran and Seeton's theories on representation and interpretation can be seen in another story. They say, that the meaning and understanding of the piece will vary depending on the time and background of the reader.