Magazine Advertisement

This is an advertisement for Janet Jackson's album in Virgin Magazine. 

The main focus of the advert is the picture of Janet herself, she is centred in the middle so all the attention is drawn towards her. By having this picture so large it is very eye catching and will make a person reading the magazine stop and take a look. The clothing she is wearing is very sexualised at shows that she is focused on the male audience. The colours used are very calming and sexual and complements janet. The background being a waves matches to the colours being calm. This may give a hint of what type of music Janet may have in her album. 

The large font in the background saying 'JANET' makes the viewer know straight away what artist it is, it makes it very clear that she is the main focus and it is her album she is selling. 

On the right hand side it shows the dates of when her album 20Y.O comes on sale, 9.26.06. This is very important as it makes sure that everyone who sees this ad know when her album comes on sale. This may influence her sale rates as it makes people more aware of her sale dates, instead of just true fans who would have known anyway. 

Under neither this it shows her album cover, this is useful as it allows people to know what to look for when they are in the shops. The album cover links into the advert theme of relaxed and calm, she has her hair loose and looks relaxed. It makes her whole theme link into one. 

On the left bottom corner it has the magazines logo, website and Janet's website. This is key information to give to people if they want to research more into it.