House StyleIn terms of the house style, the black and white effect creates a very mature and sophisticated look for the magazine, the use of the red contrasts with the black and white and helps to make important points stand out from the background. The smart font helps to build a professional standard and fits with the black and white house style. It is aimed at older readers and more mature readers as its subtle and sophisticated.

Rule of ThirdsIn terms of the rule of thirds, the main image fills each other the lines and intersecting lines of the theory. Her face covers most of the top horizontal line which will lure the reader’s attention to the picture. Also, her hands and chest are also on two intersecting lines and becomes prominent on the page which helps to grab the reader’s attention. As she is centred on the page, she fills most of the background which helps to make the image more eye-catching.

Guttenberg In terms of the Guttenberg design, the image has been placed in the optical area of the magazine because this is where the reader will look first; it also fills in the weak fallow area to make the magazine more appealing. The text fills the strong and terminal area which makes the magazine look more informative.

TextThe text used in this article is very small and informative. The typeface is sharp and professional which aims at an older audience of 26+. The text also helps to set a professional standard because it is formal and mature. The columns are full of text and look well-spaced out which builds formality and attracts the readers.

Design BalanceIn terms of the design balance, the pages are set of very formal and equally balanced. The image on the first page is large and is close up so that it fills most of the page. The text on the other page is very informative as there are lots of paragraphs of text that fill the same amount of space as the image. This makes the double page spread look smart and equally worth the money. It also balances out the colour as well because we can see the black and white, but also the red L helps to make the text more eyes catching.

MastheadThe masthead is very bold and sophisticated. The bright red ‘L’ is placed in an unusual place, but this fits in with the artist Lady Gaga because she is known to have an unusual personality and fashion sense. The L represents her and looks like a stamp, which tells the reader that she is important and the article is full of important details.

Main Image The main image on this magazine page is in black and white and sits to the left of the page. This means it will be the first thing that the reader will see. Her gesture code is very seductive and sophisticated. This aims the article at an older audience and males and females. As she is exposed on the double page spread, it can link to the article as she is giving out personal information to a lot of people and ‘exposing’ herself. The black and white effect helps make the magazine look professional and sophisticated. This also tells us that it is aimed at an older audience. The image is a close up which helps the artist to be more seductive and in the faces of the reader.

Design symmetry There is symmetry from the neck lower to create a more professional portrait image.

House Style

In terms of the house style, this magazine has a very young vibe to the colour and typeface. Pink is symbolised as a traditional colour for girls, showing that this article is aimed at a young female audience. The typeface is bold and contrasts well to the background colour. The font is also girly and the house style relates to the pop/Rnb genre of music because it is bright and exciting. The colours also make the article exotic which indicates to the artist song types.

Guttenberg

In the primary optical area, we can see they have put the masthead there so that the audience are drawn to who the article is about. Then in the strong fallow area, the image of Nikki Minaj fills the area to catch the reader’s attention. In the terminal area, we can see there is text used. Although people don’t tend to look in the week fallow area, they have filled the space with text to keep the reader going.

Main image

In this double page spread we can see the main image is of the artist Nikki Minaj. This indicates to the audience who the article is going to be about. Her body composition is very sharp and constructs the body of the text. There is high key lighting used on her to help bring her out against the bright pink background. She has patterned clothing and jewellery which is brought out by the high key lighting and is more recognisable from the plain background.

Masthead

The masthead is very bold and dramatic, this relates to the artist behaviour and personality and it also helps the audience know what the magazine is going to be about and who it is aimed at. The pink colour symbolises it is a fun article and mainly aimed at a female audience as that colour is stereotypically used to represent girls.

Text

The text is big and bold which stand outs to the audience. It links to the pop/Rnb genre because it comes across as loud and exciting. The mixture of sharp and curled edges gives the page a unique looks because it makes it look playful and girly yet sophisticated.

Design Balance

In terms of the design balance, this magazine has balanced the text to fit around the main image. The text curves around her body which helps give the page a professional looks because if doesn’t look overcrowding. The text still stands out and keeps the main image the dominant contrast. Her arm covers some of the masthead; however this balances the page because it’s spread across both pages. The audience will recognise the artist by looking at the main image.

Design symmetry

There’s no symmetry

Rule of Thirds

In terms of the rule of thirds, we can see that her body fits on the intersecting lines to make her stand out more to the audience. This is helped by the outfit she is wearing and challenges the stereotypical main image because she is standing out more than usual. Her arm helps her to fill more of the horizontal lines and makes her appear more dominant on the page.