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The masthead tells you that the magazine is a music magazine,
and
specifically a rock one. The meaning added with the interaction
between the
anchorage and photos, is that the anchorage gives away what the
main article
will be about, as its a quote from the band in the images
interview. The
lifestyles hinted by the taglines and kickers, are that music is
all you need in
your life , the same goes for the kickers, they are all listed
bands, suggestingthat again all you need is music, as they dont
specify what the article is about
with the band, just that they are in the magazine this month.
The language
used is mostly quotes or bands featured in the magazine, this
suggests that the
magazine content will mostly be to the point, as they kind of
give away what the
issue will be about. I think that the most important thing on
the cover is the
feature article photo, this is because it gives you some insight
to what themagazine is about, for example if you had an image of
some clothes, this would
suggest that the magazine is about fashion. The feature article
image will also
help to get people to buy the issue, as if they see something
that seems
interesting, they are likely to buy it. The tone/type of
language used throughout
the magazine, is informal, as it uses words that a teenager may
use.
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There is no colour scheme used on the house design, it changes
according to the image. The only colour pattern seen is theone on
the free cd case. It appears that the colour has no meaning, as it
just looks like the colours were chosen to make the
text stand out against the background. About 5 different fonts
have been used on the magazine, the font can be linked with
the conventions as it seems like the text is kind of in your
face, as its in a font large enough to read, and all written in
capital
letters. The look and feel created by the home design, is that
the magazine will be informative, as there are a lot of things
that
will be features in the magazine on the cover, giving the
impression that there are a lot of things to read about. The
photographic techniques seen throughout the magazine covers,
seem to be either a full body shot or a mid shot, with the
frontman of the band in the middle of the shot, followed by the
other band members stood behind them, but next to the
frontman. The overall look presented throughout the covers is
enticing, this is because of the quotes seen around the page,
this makes you question what has been asked or said before in
order for the quote to be said, so it entices you to want tocarry
on reading. The theme used seems to be more modern, as the colours
and the way the magazine is set out would
suggest this. Also the type of bands seen on the cover would
suggest, as they are newish bands with young members. The
enigma causes the reader to ask questions, this is because not
much is given away with certain images or kickers, as to why
the band is featured in the magazine, it is just listed that
there is an article with them in it. The rule of thirds is not
consistent
throughout the magazine covers, this is because of the different
shot positions that the bands have been in for the image to
be taken, but the general shot seems to have the frontman/woman
in the centre third, followed by the band members in the
right third mostly, and maybe one person in the left third. The
mastheads position is consistent throughout the magazine
covers, which is at the top, across the width of the page. The
headline is usually positioned in the middle third or the right
middle third. There doesnt seem to be a lot of dead/white space
on the cover, as it covered with an image or some text. The
items on the cover are spread out, but they are blocky, this is
because of the colours used, as they are block colours because
they dont have any shading or texture. The magazine is designed
as it is because I think that the publishers are trying to
entice you to buy the magazine, and to entice you they put as
many names of popular bands on the cover as they possibly
can without the magazine looking tacky or messy. I think that
the magazine is poster style, this is because of the large
image
used of the main feature article, as it takes up most of the
page, and because of the overall layout. The style of the
magazine
does not follow the typical conventions such as the name of the
magazine being in the top left corner, and the main feature
article being spread across the width of the page and in the
centre, but it does have the typical conventions of the kickers
followed by a quote or explanation underneath it.
