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- 1. BillboardMagazineAnalysis Front Cover Typography The Billboardmagazine includes lots of different fonts to bring out the information of the magazine. The Master Head of the front cover is big and bold which is useful for the reader as it grabs their attention and reels them in. Even though the title is partly covered anyone who knows billboard will know what magazine it is. The next font that is used in the front cover is a font which grabs your attention as in between the words is a different colour and pattern.
- 2. Off that fontstyle are little lines which connect to other words which are to do with this article. The rest of the writing in this magazine is small but bold so itās the last thing you see before you read the inside of the magazine. The colour of the font could connote happiness as it uses bright colours which help bring the writing out from the rest of the front page. Layout The layout of the front cover is neatly ordered it may seem like it is all cluttered u but it really isnāt. The layout of the music video uses route of the eye to display all the important information which the reader needs to see before opening up the magazine. At the top of the magazine you have the title which is important as it will be the first thing the reader sees as it tells them what magazine it is. Then in the middle of the magazine you have a picture of an artist which shows the reader what type of music is included in the magazine. Ten e last thing which completes the route of the eye is the word music at the bottom which will be the last thing that grabs the attention of the reader before they read the contents page. Colour The Main colour which is used in the Billboard magazine cover is black, the entire background in this magazine is black this is useful for the magazine as it allows the other colours to pop through. For example most of the writing used in this magazine is in the colour white so the black background helps the writing pop out so that the reader is able to see it. Image
- 3. The image thathas been used in the billboard magazine cover is a picture of Adele which is in the middle of the magazine which suggests to us that Adele is the main focus of this magazine article. The shot that has been used for this photo is a close up of Adele, the reason for this shot type is it wants the reader to see Adele up close and actually look at her, look at her face to see what expression it holds. Mise-en-scene has a big role in this photo, the makeup, the hair and the outfit that Adele is wearing in this photo suggest to the reader that she dresses quite formally, like she dresses to impress. The background in which the photo is taken suggests to us that when the photo was taken she was doing a photo shoot which tells us that she doesnāt actually always dress up this formal. Mode Of Address The languagethat is used on the front cover is very formal and is used to try and grab the attention of the reader so that they get drawn in and want to read the rest of the magazine. The words āThe year in musicā draws people in as it makes people interested and makes them want to know how this is the year of music. In this magazine cover lines arenāt really used it allows the magazine to be free and more unique. So instead of everything being all neat and tidy in this magazine the information is spread all out but still looks presentable. The mode of address in this magazine is very formal and does not include inappropriatelanguage or slang. The magazine speaks to its audience in a relaxed manner, in order to give the audience a wave of relaxation so that they can just sit quietly and read this magazine and get away from anything thatās hectic.
- 4. The tone ofthe magazine is very lively this is made by all the bright colours and image that has been used to appeal the target audience. ContentsPage Typography The font that is used in the contents page is sans serif and the font used is very bold so that we are able to tell what page this is. The rest of the writing that is use in the contents page is small as even though it is important information itās smaller than the title as we are supposed to see the title first then the rest of the writing after.
- 5. The colour ofthe title that is used in the contents page is black as the white background helps bring it out more so that you are able to see the title clearly. This is the same with the rest of the writing the white back ground helps bring the writing out so colours donāt clash and that you can clearly see the writing. The title fonts on the contexts page is quite masculine and its it was for females it would be curvy and elegant but if it was for both men and women then you would expect it to be plain and simple but in this case it is more masculine then it is feminine. Layout The content pages layout if very neat and clear for the target audience to see, on the left hand side you have no.1 songs for people to see which could maybe suggest to them that they should listen to them. The songs are out lined by box sets so they are kept neatly and made to not look scruffy. On the right hand side of the layout page you have all the different page numbers and what they include on each page. The right hand side is organized very neatly as you have the page numbers and what is on each page in columns so that your eyes read downwards. Then at the bottom on the contents page you have events and others things which have been neatly placed in columns again. Colour The colour of the contents page is very simple and basic but have a colour coordinated theme towards it. For example the contents page uses whites, blacks, greys and blue which all fit together to make the contents page look simple but colourful and lively at the same time. Images The main image that is used on the contents page is the lead singer of killers Brandon Flowers the shot type that is used for the photo of him
- 6. is a wideshot to see what he looks like but then uses a low angle to look up to him. This is used to make him seem like a powerful artist. The outfit he is wearing is quite smart looking which would make people think as you connotes the killers to be a rock band who wear all black but yet here you have the leader singer looking very smart and professional. Conventions One convention that is used in the contents page is that it includes the information which is in the magazine. This is conventional for a magazine as it allows the reader to see what is included in the magazine before they open it up and read it. Another convention that is used in the contents page of this magazine article is the fact it uses pictures to show what is also included in the magazine, but it does not include any writing it just shows the target audience that on that page it will talk about this person or thing. This
- 7. is conventional asit shows the reader what will be in the magazine article. Typography The master head of this double page spread it sans serif and is big and bold so it is the first thing the reader sees when they ready this double page. The āIā at the start of the writing is called a drop cap and this is used at the start of a text to make it stand out from the rest of the text. The cover line is slanted and bold so that it help stand out from the cover story so that the reader reads that fist and then the cover story so they can get a brief story on what the cover story is about. The colour of the text (black) is used so it can stand out from the grey background which is used. The first letter of each word in the headlined is capitalized to emphasise what it is talking about. The slant to the writing gives of a feminine vibe to the article and suggests that this article is mainly aimed at teen girls and older women who enjoy reading about Adele. Layout The layout of the double page spread is organised very neatly as at the top you have the topic title and then you have the head line of the article straight after followed by the cover line and then the cover story. The layout is done this ways so once you have read the first bit so the topic title your eyes follow to the next important thing and so on until you have read the article. Then at the side you have a big picture of Adele to show the readers who the article is talking about. Colour The colour of the article is very simple and fits together with the rest of the page it uses colours like greys, whites and blacks to create that simple but elegant look towards the article. The colour also gives the
- 8. double page spreadquite a professional look overall. The reason why all the writing in this article is black and it used so it pops out from the grey background that is used. The colour scheme also fits in well with the photo as the photo is in a black and white filter. Image The image that has been used in this article is a close up of Adeleās face this is used so that the reader can see up close what Adele looks like and can see the emotion on her face. By looking at her face she looks very serious maybe sending out a message to people saying that she is a serious singer and person. The picture that has been used as well has been put in a black and white filter so that it is able to fit in and coordinate with the rest of the article. The makeup she is wearing in the photo suggests to us that she likes trying to look her best whether itās for a photo shoot or just in general she likes making her appearance look neat and professional. Language The languagethat has been used in the article is very formal and professional as it would not look good for either Adele or the magazine is they wrote in slang and used swear words in their articles. The languageused is also professional and uses very descriptive words to describe Adele. The article also uses a pull quote in their article. A pull quote is when the article adds a quote from the artist they are talking about in their article. Conventions This double page spread is conventional as it includes a picture of an artist who the article is talking about. This is conventional as without a picture showing who the article is about if someone who doesnāt know who Adele is wonāt know what they look like at there is no photograph to show them.
- 9. Another convention thatis used in this article is that it has a drop cap at the start of the sentence to emphasis the cover story more. This is conventional for an articles as most articles use them in their magazines articles to emphasis the rest of the writing in the article.