Good and Bad Music MagazinesBY ALEX LILLIE

Rhythm “n” Beats Magazine- front cover

Bad Photoshop skills on the image.

Bad house style- lots of bright colours on an R&B magazine which are usually darker colours like red, gold, black

Strapline bigger than the masthead

Cover lines not in the left third, they’re all over the page

Rhythm “n” Beats- Contents Page

This candidate is only advertising 6 articles on the contents page which is bad because anyone who looks to see what there is in the magazine isn’t going to buy it as there isn’t anything in it.

The contents title isn’t straight and doesn’t look very good on the contents page.

Another example of bad Photoshop skills on the image as some of her cheek has been cropped out and her arm looks like its been chopped off.

Rhythm “n” Beats- Double page

She has taken selfies and them put them at the top of her page- doesn't look professional

Another poor Photoshop example in the bottom right corner and also an out of focus image in the middle

The bright colours on the white background don't really stand out meaning that it is very hard to read.

Rhythm “n” Beats- Summary

Rhythm “n” Beats got a low level 2 because the magazine did display some simple features of a magazine such as a title, masthead, sub-headings and strap lines.

However there are many faults with this magazine. First of all most of the images are of the same person meaning that it might not appeal to the reader as it is only about one person. Also most of these images aren’t very good quality and are photoshoped very poorly.

The house style also doesn’t make sence as most of the time with R&B magazines their house style are usually more bold colours such as red, black, gold etc.

Supremacy magazine- front cover

The house style is very good as the colours stand out meaning that is easy to read and more eye catching to look at.

The cover lines are where you’d expect them to be in a magazine, on the left third.

There is also a large, bold strap line which is easy to read and tells the reader exactly what the main article is.

The main image is very good quality and is photoshopped very well.

Supremacy- Contents Page

There is a clear title at the top of the page which tells the reader that it is the contents page.

This is a good contents page as on the left you can see that she has included a little editors bit, then in the middle she has included the featured articles in the issue and then on the right she has included what else is in the issue.

She has used the same house style which makes it look more professional and easy to read.

Supremacy- Double Page

On the left page she has included text inside of the letter C. This makes the page stand out from the rest making it more likely that the reader will be interested in reading it.

The image is very good quality and is very well edited.

The house style is still being used which again makes the pages fit in with the magazine to make it look professional

Supremacy- Summary

Supremacy got a high level 4 because it is laid out very well which makes it easier for the reader to read the pages.

Also all of the images that are used are of a good quality and she has also photo shopped the images well meaning that it doesn’t look out of place on the page

Finally she has used the same house style across the whole magazine making it very easy to look at and read and it also makes the magazine look good and professional.