Music Magazine Coursework

Eloise Clark

Masthead

Main Image

Left Third

Cover lines

Flash

Analysing Music Magazine Front Covers

The Main Image:The Main Image on this magazine is of Beyoncé, who is taking up most the space on the front cover. Making the text revolve around her, which emphasises her curvy figure. Using Beyoncé on the front cover aims the magazine at men because she is an attractive female and also women as she is a role model to a lot of women today.

The Left Third:The Left Third on this magazine boasts Beyoncé's name in a larger font than the rest of the text on the front cover. This is show that there is a story on one of the biggest names in the world and to catch as many peoples attention as possible, as this is the part of the magazine people will see in the store.

The Masthead:The Masthead on the magazine is in a big font, the use of the colour white stands out against the background used. The letters b, o, a and d are filled in with a colour. This is so that the magazine has a distinct feature that other magazines do not have. It also adds colour to the magazine cover so it does not look too boring.

Masthead

Flash

Main Cover Line

Main Cover Image

Cover Lines

Barcode and Date Line

The Left Third

The Main Image:The Main Image on this magazine is of the artist, Pink. She is in the center and the majority of the text goes around her, emphasising that she is a main feature in the magazine. She is also posing in a way which is quite provocative, pulling her jacket open to reveal her chest. Her outfit and the colour of the coverlines relate to each other well.

The Masthead:The Masthead is in a large font and red lettering which stands out, especially against the black background. The calligraphic font to the Masthead gives it a unique look as not many other magazines use it. The Masthead often goes behind the main image on this magazine because it is a well known magazine and the person on the front sells more than their name does.

The Main Cover Line:The Main Cover Line on this magazine is “The DARK SIDE of PINK” this instantly attracts fans of Pink because it sounds as though there is going to be gossip. The capitalisation of “DARK SIDE” and “PINK” immediately tells the reader what her feature is going to be about.

Masthead and Main Heading

Subheading

Band Index

Main Image

Main Cover Story

Subscription Details

Flash

House Style

Analysing Contents Page

The Main Cover Story:The Main Cover Story on the contents page gives a little bit of detail and flavour of what is to come in the magazine. It’s the best and most likely most important article in the magazine and so putting it in the center of the page gives it a lot of attention and it seems to be the first thing the reader would look at.

The Subheadings:The Subheadings on the contents page show readers that the magazine does not focus on music purely but also other things, such as films and TV and news. This is is a good idea as this creates a larger readership profile and audience as they have added in features other people want to read.

Editorial

Main Image

Flash

Masthead and Main Heading

Subheadings

Subscription Details

Other Images

Subscription Details:Adding on subscription details on the end of the contents page catches many readers attentions. This is because they have read through the contents and seen what is to come and then decide if they liked it enough to considering ordering months supplies. This is a good way for the magazine to make more money.

The Editorial:In this magazine there has been an editorial added on to the contents page. This gives a little detail on what the magazine features “This week” and gives the reader a little knowledge on what kind of magazine it is. Each editorial is different and expresses the ideas and opinions of its editors and publishers

Double Page Spread Analysis

Main Headline

Stand First

Main Image

Story/Article

Flash

Other Images

House Style

The Stand First:Stand firsts are used in articles are to start the story off a little earlier. It gives the reader a bit of flavour on what the story is about. It is effective because it has contains something interesting to grab the readers attention to read the rest of the article.

The House Style:The house style used in the story is very basic. The font used is very clear and simple so that the article isn’t challenging to read. For different sections of the article there are subheadings written in read. This is a good way to keep the reader from getting confused and for the article to make sense.

Main Headline

Advertising Other Bands

Article/Story

Other Images

Main Image

Flash

The Main Image:On this double page spread the main image is of the band. It has all the members and displays them in a way that suggests they are all equally as important. Many bands have a main man at the front and the rest of the band at the back.

Advertising Other Bands:This double page spread has an advertisement for other bands with the same genre down the side. This is feature allows fans of “The Teenagers” to explore other bands that are similar to them.