Thomas Grainger

Magazine Analy sis Front Cover

The Front cover uses Sans Serif fonts to make the magazine look more modern and the text stands out more, it also appeals to the male population. With the font being Sans Serif the magazine is presented as manly and this would show in the target audience. The masthead is in the largest font ad it shows the brand of the magazine, cover lines are smaller but still easily viewable by the reader. The bold text draws the eye towards it and highlights the more important parts of the cover such as the masthead and the cover line. This subconsciously forces the reader to look at specific places such as the name of the artist ‘Afrojack’. This may widen the audience of the magazine because it draws attention to fans of the artists and fans may finish up purchasing the magazine. The colours used are red, yellow, white, orange and blacks. The red connotes danger and anger. The other colours are quite bright and stand out nicely in contrast to the black clothing the model is wearing. This magazine doesn’t follow the typical route of the eye, instead the headlines for sub articles within the magazine are along the edges and the diagonal route of the eye is mostly a photo. This shows that these articles aren’t as important and not the main drawing point of the magazine however they are still inside and readable. There is only one image on the cover, it is of the artist ‘Afrojack’. This is a feature in the magazine.

This magazine follows many of the conventions of music magazines. The one large image of the artist, the large text, with the name of the magazine is also very conventional for this type of magazine. This magazine is very conventional by the way it has the sub article headlines on the sides. The language used on this page is fairly complex with the use of longer words such as ‘Phenomenal’. This gives a more professional overview of the magazine and shows that the article is about something out of the ordinary.

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Contents Page

The contents page is very uniform and colourful. There are many bright colours used such as pink, yellow, blue, and purple. These colours make the page more welcoming and happier as they are bright, not dull. The fonts used are all Sans-Serif meaning they are more modern and blocky which fits with the genre of music the magazine is based on as well as making it to appeal to teenagers and young adults. There are quite a few images on this page, each of them relate to an article or page within the magazine. The use of these images makes effective use of creating visual ideas of what the articles are about but they also advertise the article to readers and may even show the reader something that they wasn’t

initially interested in. the shot types vary from close ups of people and technology to further away shots where we can see everything from the knees upwards. The language used is quite simple on this page, there are some aggressive words used such as ‘Bloodbath’. Most of the words could be said to appeal to a more masculine audience as they do not have the stereotypical feminine feel. The layout of this page is very uniform, with the contents of each page in two columns down the left side and with a column of photos down the right hand side. This layout is very well organised and it isn’t cluttered so it gives the magazine a more professional and appealing look. This magazine follows some of the conventions for a contents page as most of the content on them need to be similar. With the page numbersand the text set into columns, this follows the design for the majority of magazines however the difference with this page is with the pictures, the positioning of these set this magazine apart from another.

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Double Page Spread

This page uses fonts which have a slight serif on them for the headline, however the majority of the fonts are Sans-Serif. The layout of this page is very clean and uses a large picture on the left hand side of the double page spread with the headline in the top right corner so it is the first thing that is seen. Along with the picture and the headline there is a small paragraph explaining a little bit about the article, giving some information to the reader to interest them enough to read the full article without revealing too much so you still need to read the article to understand fully what it is about. On the right hand side, the majority of the page is taken up by the single article and it is set into two columns which break up the text to make it easier to read. Along with the main article there is a smaller article separated by a vertical

Line making the two articles clearly separated. The colours used for the background photo are very dark, mysterious colours with a silhouette of what appears to be a city skyline behind the text. The text has been put into the contrasting colour of white to make the article easy to read. There is only one image on this page, it fills up the entire page with the majority of it being a dark background. There is a large photo of the music artist however on the left page. This fills up

the majority of the page making it the main feature to go along with the article. The costume worn by the artist is very casual and stylish, it may portray his casual, laid back personality. The shot type on this page is full body, it isn’t focused on any particular area of the body but instead shows him as a whole. The language used is very professional and ‘well-spoken’ with many words to make up the article. This magazine page is fairly conventional with a large heading being the first thing you see when you open the page, followed by the image of the artist.