Magazine analysis

Magazine analysis

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  The Masthead Banner As soon as you see the Masthead, In this case it shows what Genre’s ‘Rocksound’ you know straight the can be inside the magazine, this is The Main Image way what the magazine will contain also placed at the top with the The main image will be placed so that the reason they have placed it at the Masthead so readers can see it. when you see the magazine on the top is because when you are looking at shelf you can see the band or artist a shelf you will be able to spot the that is on the front cover. This cover magazine issue, it also fits in perfectly consists of ‘Skrillex’ who has a sort of with the Black, White and Light blue menacing look on his face, many colour scheme which they have also magazines will tell artist or bands to thought about. apply a certain look or pose which will make the reader almost feel like the band/artist are staring at them. In a Cover Lines way he also fits in with the colour The cover line is clear and easy to see scheme as he is wearing fairly as it stands out from everything else on minimalistic style clothing, it is also the magazine because it doesn’t fit into mostly black therefore fits in. the colour scheme/theme. This Cover Line ‘Welcome To The Future’ has been placed there in a different colour to everything else to gain the readers Barcode attention and make them want to The only reason that the barcode investigate and read further into the is there is because it has to be as magazine. it is the best place to put it in order to scan it easier, the Freebies makers have also thought about Strap Lines Most magazines contain some sort where to put it because they Strap Lines are used to tell the audience or of freebies such as things like have made it fairly small and out reader what consists inside the magazine, In posters, stickers, CD’s etc. of the way in variation to the this case they relate to what genre the Furthermore, some magazines even other things that are surrounding magazine is. This link would be apparent in all contain competitions where you the magazine. types of music magazine. They are also used to can win a prize. entice reader to buy the magazine.
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  Freebies This isanother good aspect to have on the front cover of a magazine, because it entices the reader or audience to buy it as it is free. The Masthead Information/Insight The Masthead in all magazines in This is a good thing to include on the usually placed near the top of the front of a magazine because it gets front cover, this is because the the reader involved by says ‘Mix, audience or readers can see what's Match, Make Your Own Super group!’ on the front cover straight the way, this will make the reader or audience this magazine has a colour scheme feel as though they are taking part in or theme of three colours Blue, something which will make them White and Pink and the title fits in more likely to buy the magazine. perfectly as it is both White and Blue. The Masthead ‘KERRANG!’ Guides gives the sound of a guitar being This is also a good thing to place on strummed, therefore you know the front cover of a magazine because that the magazine is going to be of it entices the reader or audience and a ‘Rocky’ style. makes them want to read more, Furthermore, it contrasts with the colour scheme making it stand out. Barcode Strap Lines Just like all magazines the Most magazines have a strap line or sometimes two so that they can barcode will be on the front so information the reader what is going to be inside the magazine such as Posters, it makes it easier for the Reviews, Interviews, Stickers etc. This can prove to be very useful because you scanner, also they place it in a will then find out if you want to buy the magazine or not. This Issue of position where it is out of the ‘KERRANG!’ has two strap lines, one at the top and another place at the way so it doesn’t take up space bottom. The one at the top is placed there so that you can see it on the shelf and get in the way of other just like the Masthead. information.
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  Guides/News Alike the secondmagazine that I did analysis on this one contains a guide, this The Masthead will attract the reader’s attention and make them want to buy the magazine Much like the other two the because it says ‘Massive Xmas and New Year’s Party Guide’ this will make Masthead is placed at the top so readers want to read on and find out what is going on. This stands out from the that when it is placed on the shelf colour scheme, which will also help the magazine get attention. you will be able to see what the magazine is. The producers of the Cover Lines magazine have thought about the This cover Line ‘U.S. Dubstep name of the Masthead ‘mixmag’ Explosion’ fits in nicely with the as the contents of the magazine colour scheme as it is white, It has contains a varied amount of been placed there so everybody that Dance music and I suppose the begins to read the magazine can see name refers to a DJ. The Masthead it. It also makes readers want to read for the magazine also fits in with further into the magazine by saying the colour scheme that the ‘U.S. Dubstep Explosion!’ this gives makers have chose for this issue. the sentence an Onomatopoeia as Explosion sounds like the noise that Barcode comes from ‘Dubstep’. The barcode on this cover looks as though it fits into the background The Main Image as they are both white, therefore This is placed where it is because it doesn’t look noticeable as much when the magazine is on a shelf the as other barcodes. I think that this audience can see what is in the is a good aspect to have consisting magazine making them want to pick Free CD on the front cover of a magazine, it up if it was something that they This is a good addition to the front cover so I might take that idea and like. Many magazines ask of the magazine because it entices a develop it. The barcode on most Artist/Bands to make a pose, but as reader to buy the magazine as they will magazines also contains the price you can see this is a cartoon of see a magazine that contains something next to it along with what issue ‘Skrillex’ who is on a bomb this free, this magazine will have an advantage the magazine is. could symbolise the music Genre that is in the magazine over other magazines because of this.
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  The Main Image As you can see ‘Skrillex’ has been placed away from all the other righting which is on the left side of the page so that the audience can see who he is, and who is behind the work that he does. I would say that he has been asked by the magazine manufacturer to do a certain pose in order to fit in with the rest of the magazine. Lettering Style Colour Scheme The lettering and The colour scheme paragraphing on this for the magazine is double page spread Red, White and Grey. (DPS) is fairly standard A lot of magazines because of the rows it use this colour has been placed into, scheme because the but it begins with a colours merge and fit large letter ‘T’ which in well together. For has been given the my magazine I shall colour red, I would be using a colour say that this stands scheme of Black, out from the rest of White and Purple to the page because make it fit in with my that’s the first thing Genre of music. that catches your attention. Once a Quotation reader has seen this This quotation given by ‘Skrillex’ shows that he is determined in the work that they may go on to he does, reader’s that like ‘Skrillex’ might want to then read on through the read more about the magazine about him and what he is be going to do in the future, so therefore Artist/Band. this has been placed on the Double Page Spread to entice the audience.
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  The Main Image Themain image of Colour Scheme this Double Page The colour scheme of this magazine (Red, White and Black) is the usual colour Spread shows the scheme for a lot of magazines today. These colour work together to get the band, they are readers attention very well as the Red contrasts with the White as you can see dressed in fairly dark with the title of this magazines Double Page Spread ‘Teen Spirit’. clothing, I would say that they have been Paragraphing and told to do this or Lettering have been given the The style that the costumes by the writing has been manufacturers so paragraphed is pretty that they fit in with normal how it has the colour scheme been set out into that the magazine three big columns, has. They have also but at the start of all been told to do a the writing the pose and the image manufacturer has put has been placed a large letter ‘R’ this away from the makes the writing writing. stand out a bit more as it has also been Quotation given the colour Red, The quotation of this Double Page Spread is “I Just Love Dancing And some readers may Screaming” this gives the effect that the band are similar to the quotation and possibly read on if that they can make people dance and scream because of their music, this they see this. could make the reader want to read on throughout the Double Page Spread.
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  Colour Scheme The colourscheme of the contents page is the same as most magazine and the same as a lot of the magazines that ‘Q’ make, the colours involved work well together and contrast perfectly that is why most magazine manufacturers use these colours. The Main Image Review The main image portrays a A review is a good thing to band who give quite an include on the contents page as intimidating image, this is it will make the audience and because the camera angle that readers want to read further the magazine manufacturers and more deeper into the have chosen is a low shot. The magazine to get an inside in band go pretty well with the what the band are about and colour scheme, as you can see what is coming up in the future they are dressed in dark and that involves the band. By the dull colours such as Blacks, side of the review there is a Whites and Greys this is trademark which is in every ‘Q’ because they need to fit in with magazine containing a red box the rest of the colours that are with the letter ‘Q’ inside this involved in this contents page attracts attention, and if you’re which are classic ‘Q’ Magazine a regular reader of ‘Q’ magazine colours, Red, White and Black. you will know that they are placed aside something that is Layout important such as a review. Or The contents page has a fairly neat lay out with the page numbers and where it says Contents for information on one side and then the image on the other, the page example. numbers are an attraction on this contents page because they have been coloured Red this makes them stand out and get the readers attention.
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  Colour Scheme ThisContents page has gone for a different approach on the way the colours scheme is because it has been coloured Yellow, White and Black. This gives it an edge and makes the magazine stand out to the other magazines as it contains different colours instead of the usual Red, White and Black scheme. The Main Image Layout The main image on this The layout of the contents contents page has been page has been displayed in a placed above the writing, classic ‘KERRANG!’ style with this is different to other the edgy writing and the big contents pages as they bold lettering that consists usually have the image on throughout all of their the left or to the right of magazines and gives a good the page. Furthermore, The image on how they present image has been placed to their work, it also links in with give it importance and the genre that ‘KERRANG!’ dominance as it covers half cover as there magazines are of the page. The backdrop shown to give a dark and of the image is dark this gothic display just like the could be reflecting the band bands/artists do. It has also and the music that they play been displayed in a fairly busy could contain a dark or evil way which is ‘KERRANG’s usual sound. style that they go about. Information A lot of information has been placed onto the bottom half of this contents page to give an insight to the reader/audience so they know what is in the magazine and so that they are aware of what they are going to be reading about.