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Introduction

Analyse the newspaper advertisements "The Look of Love" and "Bank of Scotland", discussing layout, language and presentation, and how they each appeal to their intended audience. The Look of Love "The Look of Love" as advertised in 'The Times', is in fact an advertisement for a Peugeot 206 - whereas taking a first glance at it you would imagine it to be a film advertisement. I believe this has the overall look of the advertisement is presented like a film poster. The title, "The Look of Love" could me misread and perceived as the title for the film, and not only this, but the subtitle, "Boy gets car, Gets girl" could also be a brief description of what happens in the storyline. Other factors in the ad can lead us to believe this, such as 'A Peugeot production starring the 206 Look' which would be the film production company, and the actors in the film (the Peugeot text being bolded and larger than the rest to give percipient to the car company, as the 206 Look also is, to show which model of the car the advertisement is about). Again, underneath this, 'And featuring 1 years free insurance' which would be apprehended as the film credits. Below these two lines, in extensive bold pink writing, 'In a showroom near you' is written to replica the familiar 'In a cinema near you'. ...read more.

Middle

It is simple and to the point appealing to people who'll act on impulse. We don't need an ample story behind the ad; we just need to know that if we buy this car, advantageous things for us will happen. In 5 words, "Boy gets car, Gets girl" the ad and storyline is summed up and told, which brings us to be hooked. The text is also at the apogee of the ad, and is bold, the largest of the ad, in strong contrasting colours, which also grabs our awareness. As for intended audience, through the language and layout of the ad, we can relate the advert to a love story, and so we would presume it is aimed towards young 20-30 year olds who are fairly new to the scene and are looking to vary their interests through many means. This could perhaps also apply to people who are settled in jobs, but are looking for something more prime to make an impression on others. The characters in the ad are also of this age boundary, and so it is imaginable that Peugeot would want 20/30 year olds to put themselves in the position of them and be convinced they can achieve the same. Also this age group would be more likely to be attracted to the characters and so comprehend in buying the car they will not only be more appealing in themselves but others they find fetching will commend them into their social status. ...read more.

Conclusion

Personally, I was attracted to "The Look of Love" because of its use of colour. Something I haven't mentioned is the images properly. "The Look of Love" is an illustration, whereas "The Bank of Scotland" is a photo shopped photograph. Again, "The Look of Love" uses various colours and arty techniques (with an Asian feel) whereas "The Bank of Scotland" is a more professional yet still arty photograph in black and white. As opposed to my other opinion, after studying both I found "The Bank of Scotland" to be the most appealing to me due to the use of editing. The language and text in the ads are similar yet different. The amount of text submitted on both ads is fairly even, yet they are portrayed differently by the font size, colour, and style. "The Look of Love" uses brash large text all about the poster to grab attention, yet "The Bank of Scotland" uses simple, short text only below the image which requires more observation. Again, I found "The Look of Love" to me most alluring as it was more to the point and spread amongst the page rather than a full paragraph at once. In general, I would say "The Look of Love" is an advert that is intended for the younger generation while "The Bank of Scotland" is for a slightly older generation. Nicolle Caine The Look Of Love & The Bank Of Scotland 1 ...read more.

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