Oh Comely: Representation Blog Tasks
1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience?
The typography used for the title clearly suggests to the audience that this magazine is artsy, creative and thoughtful as it can be said that it looks like brush strokes, like a painting of sorts.
2) The words under the title introduce the content and topics addressed. What do these suggest about the potential audience of Oh Comely?
These words suggest that the Oh Comely reader is arguably slightly pretentious as they tries to be overly creative, which gives it an aggressive, in your face vibe, in perhaps a similar way to that of the magazine.
3) How do the cover lines use narrative to create enigma? What do the cover lines suggest about the magazine's content and audience?
The use of the word "mischief" on the cover creates an enigma code as it suggest that there will be
some mischief in the magazines for their audience to read.
4) Write an analysis of the central image.
what the women is wearing is quite smart and sophisticated suggesting this magazine is aimed towards that of the middle and upper classes of society she also doesn't have a distinct facial expression which suggest the magazine is quite formal.
5) What representation of gender can be found on this front cover?
It can be argued that there is an element of it rejecting that as there is minimal make up use compared to that of mainstream women's lifestyle magazines, therefore rejecting conventions of these types of magazines.
Feature: Speaking Out
1) What does the headline and stand first suggest about Oh Comely's feminist perspective?
The headlines are empowering women as it uses the like of words such as power, wisdom, strong etc.
2) What do the interviewees in this feature suggest about the values and ideologies that underpin this magazine?
3) How conventional is the page design in this feature? Why?
I dont thin k the photo is controversial as it has been purposely taken like this to give off a art house type of vibe to their audience.
4) Pick out specific aspects of this feature that subvert the stereotypical representation of women in the media. Are they different to what we may find in conventional women's lifestyle magazines such as Glamour or Cosmopolitan? Why is the absence of men a key feature of Oh Comely?
5) How does the photography offer a fresh or unusual perspective on women?
with the feature "More than gender."
1) How does this feature offer a fresh perspective on gender and identity?
This article gives us a new representation of gender and identity as the person that this article is about changes gender and identity as the person in the article changes depending on how he/she wants to be seen.
2) What is the significance of the writer and photographer? How does this fit with the Oh Comelybrand?
The writer and photographer of the article is also an editor of the magazine "Entitle," which covers similar subject matter to that of Oh Comely.
3) What style of photography is used in this feature?
There is some nature photography in the feature, with different roads and pathways, these can be refer to that of the different pathways and choice that we make in life as well as relate very closely with the choices that the gender fluid person in the article.
4) What representations of the trans lifestyle can be found in this feature?
There is a clear representation of it being very gender fluid,in that one day the guy decided to be one gender, then the next day deciding to be the other. Although a negative representation could be that the person is quite indecisive and can't make his mind up about something so significant as gender.
The typography used for the title clearly suggests to the audience that this magazine is artsy, creative and thoughtful as it can be said that it looks like brush strokes, like a painting of sorts.
2) The words under the title introduce the content and topics addressed. What do these suggest about the potential audience of Oh Comely?
These words suggest that the Oh Comely reader is arguably slightly pretentious as they tries to be overly creative, which gives it an aggressive, in your face vibe, in perhaps a similar way to that of the magazine.
3) How do the cover lines use narrative to create enigma? What do the cover lines suggest about the magazine's content and audience?
The use of the word "mischief" on the cover creates an enigma code as it suggest that there will be
some mischief in the magazines for their audience to read.
4) Write an analysis of the central image.
what the women is wearing is quite smart and sophisticated suggesting this magazine is aimed towards that of the middle and upper classes of society she also doesn't have a distinct facial expression which suggest the magazine is quite formal.
5) What representation of gender can be found on this front cover?
It can be argued that there is an element of it rejecting that as there is minimal make up use compared to that of mainstream women's lifestyle magazines, therefore rejecting conventions of these types of magazines.
Feature: Speaking Out
1) What does the headline and stand first suggest about Oh Comely's feminist perspective?
The headlines are empowering women as it uses the like of words such as power, wisdom, strong etc.
2) What do the interviewees in this feature suggest about the values and ideologies that underpin this magazine?
3) How conventional is the page design in this feature? Why?
I dont thin k the photo is controversial as it has been purposely taken like this to give off a art house type of vibe to their audience.
4) Pick out specific aspects of this feature that subvert the stereotypical representation of women in the media. Are they different to what we may find in conventional women's lifestyle magazines such as Glamour or Cosmopolitan? Why is the absence of men a key feature of Oh Comely?
5) How does the photography offer a fresh or unusual perspective on women?
with the feature "More than gender."
1) How does this feature offer a fresh perspective on gender and identity?
This article gives us a new representation of gender and identity as the person that this article is about changes gender and identity as the person in the article changes depending on how he/she wants to be seen.
2) What is the significance of the writer and photographer? How does this fit with the Oh Comelybrand?
The writer and photographer of the article is also an editor of the magazine "Entitle," which covers similar subject matter to that of Oh Comely.
3) What style of photography is used in this feature?
There is some nature photography in the feature, with different roads and pathways, these can be refer to that of the different pathways and choice that we make in life as well as relate very closely with the choices that the gender fluid person in the article.
4) What representations of the trans lifestyle can be found in this feature?
There is a clear representation of it being very gender fluid,in that one day the guy decided to be one gender, then the next day deciding to be the other. Although a negative representation could be that the person is quite indecisive and can't make his mind up about something so significant as gender.
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