wr: media language

Cards (14)

  • cover lines of ’wonderful childrens raincoats’ and ‘language of flowers’ are familiar to stereotyped women interests
  • the woman in the cover is modest, fashionable, innocent and unsexualised
  • the cover has muted tones, displaying it as normal and not luxurious
  • front cover
    dominant central image, with masthead at the top of the page - typical to industry
  • front cover
    the masthead has a serif font that is traditiona
  • front cover
    woman’s REALM. which reflects the private sphere of the home -> and how important it should be
  • front cover
    realm being a larger font that woman may connnote how the domesticity of a woman is the priority, not the women herself
  • cover lines of the front cover
    traditional women interests
    • home making
    • children
    • romance
  • front covers main image
    direct mode of address - she is smiling and her hand is partially covering her mouth which can connote modesty. her high collar, gloves and hat limit her sexualisation
  • mis en scene
    brown and beige colour pallete. it is muted and made to feel relatable not luxurious
  • front cover
    the positioning of the women allows the lighting to highlight her face. she has some makeup on, but enough to show her as natural
  • use of hyperboles
    ‘wonderful‘ ‘exciting’
    appeals to the audience and shows homemakimg as a thing to be enjoyed
  • sunsational sultanas
    visual codes - bright colours connoting excitement and summer
  • sunsational sultanas
    juxtaposition of the women surfing a challenging wave, whilst also perfectly holding a plate of food. this can show woman as powerful in the way she can multitask