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7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
1/10
Masthead placed behind the head of the main
image so it stands out. The main image is of
A$AP ROCKY who is a rapper, so this magazine
will attract his fans. This photo links in with
the main headline High Life Behind the
swag of A$AP ROCKY. He is looking directly
into the camera so that the audience will feel
a sense of connection.
Names of the artists also
eatured in the
magazine. This is a
ubtle form of a
ubheading which still
ells the reader who is
lso included in this
ssue.
Bar code, cover price
and date all used
together in one place
so the reader can
quickly find out if its
the latest issue and
how much it costs. The
bar code is included forlegal purposes.
he overall gradient ofe cover is quite bright
nd vibrant. The light
ue background makes
e white text stand out
ell, and could have
een taken from the
olours of the sky (Blue,
nd white for clouds).
ou could also say that
e colours used are to
ake the overall look of
e magazine Soft.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
2/10
This is the magazine
cover of Rolling Stone,
dating back to 1983. On
the front cover they
have featured Michael
Jackson, who was
starting the peak of his
career at this point after
just releasing the
greatest selling album of
all time: Thriller.
This is different to
the previous
magazine cover as
the main image is
behind the
masthead, instead
of in front. The title
of the magazine is
well known so they
did not have toshow it.
The fan-base of Michael
Jackson is very large so
this issue would have
undoubtedly sold many
copies, just because of the
image on the cover. The
colours used in the
headline Michael Jackson
Life as a Man contrastwith the colours on the
cover. The yellow coloured
text for Michael Jackson
first in with the dark
yellow background, and
the black text for Life as a
Man contrasts with his
black hair.
The overall look of the
magazine cover makes
it look old, as the
yellow background
seems faded and
around the edges of
the cover, you can see
theyve added some
marks to purposely
make it look this way.
The skyline is included on this magazine, which is placed above the
title, at the very top of the page.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
3/10
Logo of the magazine is used, however, as the magazine is simply called Q, it may
just be the title. It is placed in the top left corner, leaving more space for the main
image to be presented.
This is Q magazine,
featuring Jimi
Hendrix on the
front cover. The
layout of this
magazine is
different to others,as it seems quite
cluttered. The
main image seems
to stand out the
most, being placed
at the front,
covering up some
of the background.
he date, cover price
nd issue number is
aced under the
agazines logo,
stead of around the
r code.
This is a puff used to
entice the reader
into buying the
magazine.
Main headline is
arge to attract the
attention of the
reader.
This issue is dated
1992 which is why
he second
subheading is
itled The stars
come out for
Freddie (Mercury)
because this was
ust a few years
after he died.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
4/10
This is the contents page of
MIXMAG which is featuring 50 Cent.
The image of 50 Cent is the largest
on the page to make him purposely
stand out.
The titles of each
page are highlighted
in Bold, and the
summary of the page
is underneath is
smaller, normal text.The page number is
next to each bold text
title so the reader
knows where to find
the story.
This is a different
layout to most
contents pages which
add images with thepage numbers in the
corner of the image
to make it more
vibrant, however this
magazine have gone
for the traditional
look to keep it simple
for the readers sake.
The typeface of thetitles are bold but all
of them are Sans Serif
text.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
5/10
This is contents page of popular
music magazine NME. Straight away
you can see this is a clear, organised
layout for the page.
The news, and main
featured pages are
displayed down the
opposite side of the
page so the reader
can distinguish which
part is which.
Bold printed titles are
used for each
different feature so
the reader can
separate the different
features.
The UKs No 1 Gig
Guide Starts P58
This is purposely
added to make the
reader excited to
read on.
or this issue, they
clude many bands, so
any in fact, they create
Band Index with all the
ge numbers beside
em. The body text used
this contents page are
Sans Serif typeface.
he banner is placed at
e top, with the date
eneath it to tell the
ader if its the latest
sue.
dvertising is used at the
ottom of the page about
e reader subscribing to
e magazine. This is a
ever technique because
a reader subscribes,
ey automatically get
ch copy but also pay
ch time. This is good
r clarifying who your
dience is.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
6/10
Q Review
seems to be
anotherfeature added
to review
music, but also
this could be
used to
introduce new
albums to the
readers,
maybe to
advertise.
This is the contents page of Q magazine, dating
back to 2008. Featured on the contents page is
Adele, who had just started her career at the
time, so this wouldve attracted many new
readers to the magazine.
gain, the featured
ges are separated
om the normal pages,
the reader can skip
st the basic stories to
e main.
omen in Music is
ded to this contents
ge to attract female
aders to read the
agazine. It may have
een National
omans Day in order
r them to include this
ature.
his shows the reader
hat to expect every
onth, as voted by
u, meaning the
aders voted for what
ey wanted to see.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
7/10
This is a DPS from Q and it features the rap artist Jay-Z. The first thing that caught my eye was the
sheer size of the red J in the middle of the article. I like this convention because it is unique to other
magazines and it actually works because you can see the writing behind the J because the text isblack. Another convention which has been typical of Q is to split the picture and the text so the
picture is on one side and the text on the other. This edition of Q has 2 drop capitals in the article.
There is a 3 way colour scheme of red, yellow and black.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
8/10
This is a DPS of the music magazine Q. This particular DPS is completely different to most
double page spreads as the main picture in this uses one half of the page, and the other side isused for text. I like how Q has evenly balanced the picture with the text so that the article is
not picture dominated. There is a 2 way colour scheme in this DPS, the colours used are a
lightened green and black. Also the article has one drop capital letter at the start. Another
convention in this DPS is the quote, placed in the middle of the text, from George Michael
himself.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
9/10
This is a double page spread featuring The Vaccines. A typical DPS is usually picture dominated,
and as you can see on this DPS this is the case with the picture of the band taking up of the
page, leaving a pretty narrow column for any text that needs to be written. There is only a 2 way
colour scheme which is blue and black. Another typical convention of a double page spread is tostart the article which has happened here with the J and F at the start of separate paragraphs. It
is not usualy for an article to have 2 drop capitals at the start. This adds diversity to the article as
not many other magazines will do the same so this makes the magazine stand out to others.
7/27/2019 Analysis of Cover, Contents and DPS
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