Contenta page analysis

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Here is the use of anchorage, The quote “I don’t see anything stopping us, short of one of us dropping dead” is referring to the image below of the band called “Aerosmith”, which is shown on the contents page in a white font and is in a bold font compared to all the other sections with text. This tells the intended audience that the main focus of the magazine is on the Aerosmith band without it being said, however, the magazine does point out that it is by saying “COVER STORY” to clarify it to the audience. Each feature in the magazine is written in capital letters with a different font size. Each feature has an appealing name to reel the reader in and make them interested. With each feature there is a vague explanation to what you would find in that particular feature. Each of these explanations are there to make the particular story seem interesting. They This is a puff, a puff used on a contents page is uncommon, however, in this magazine they’re linking the free music CD that was given with the magazine to a page that the reader has no idea of, as “P91” which means page 91 is not specified on the contents page. This adds mysteriousne ss to the magazine and to the free gift the reader has obtained by purchasing this magazine. Page numbers are in a different colour, red, this colour stands out on a page if the background is of a light colour. The colour red is associated with danger and mystery, therefore the magazine is There is only one image on the contents page, showing that the magazine likes to focus only on the main focus which will imply that the magazine think that these musicians are of certain importance. Magazine also advertises products to do with rock or that have been made to look as if it’s rock orientated and that people who are into rock should buy such products. The magazine endorses this product, having the implication that all rock musicians have associations with this product. They have put it on

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Here is the use of anchorage, The quote “I don’t see anything stopping us, short of one of us dropping dead” is referring to the image below of the band called “Aerosmith”, which is shown on the contents page in a white font and is in a bold font compared to all the other sections with text. This tells the intended audience that the main focus of the magazine is on the Aerosmith band without it being said, however, the magazine does point out that it is by saying “COVER STORY” to clarify it to the audience.

Each feature in the magazine is written in capital letters with a different font size. Each feature has an appealing name to reel the reader in and make them interested. With each feature there is a vague explanation to what you would find in that particular feature. Each of these explanations are there to make the particular story seem interesting. They do this by asking rhetorical questions, alliteration and the use o magic 3. They also mention scandals as that is what readers are interested in.

This is a puff, a puff used on a contents page is uncommon, however, in this magazine they’re linking the free music CD that was given with the magazine to a page that the reader has no idea of, as “P91” which means page 91 is not specified on the contents page. This adds mysteriousness to the magazine and to the free gift the reader has obtained by purchasing this magazine.

Page numbers are in a different colour, red, this colour stands out on a page if the background is of a light colour. The colour red is associated with danger and mystery, therefore the magazine is implying that each feature in the magazine is something explosive, interesting, and intriguing.

There is only one image on the contents page, showing that the magazine likes to focus only on the main focus which will imply that the magazine think that these musicians are of certain importance.

Magazine also advertises products to do with rock or that have been made to look as if it’s rock orientated and that people who are into rock should buy such products. The magazine endorses this product, having the implication that all rock musicians have associations with this product. They have put it on the contents page as this would be the most frequent place the reader of the magazine visits.