The Gentlewoman: Language and Representation
Close-textual analysis Work through the following tasks to complete your close-textual analysis of the Gentlewoman CSP pages: Gentlewoman front cover 1) What do the typefaces used on the front cover suggest to an audience? The typeface is clean,simple and serif.This is different as many fashion magazines use bold,decorative fonts whereas ' The Gentlewoman' uses typography to suggest intelligence and quality.The minimal use of different fonts also reflects the magazine's premium,independent identity which suggest to audiences that The Gentlewomen diffrentiates from normal magzines in order to target people more mentally rather than physically. 2) How does the cover subvert conventional magazine cover design? - It uses very few cover lines -The masthead is understated rather than large and dominant -There are no bright colours -The focus is almost entirely on the subject rather than selling multiple stories 3) Write an analysis of the central image. The central image ...
