Magazine Advert Research

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The artist is positioned to the right hand side of the page, but is a lot bigger than the CDs. We can also see that he is an old loved artist because the picture looks old and because the magazine states, “the demos that made him famous.” The fonts are all the same except the text that is describing the albums. They are very bold, making them stand out on the page. They have used a teal blue colour to also contrast and make it more eye catching for the reader. The register of this is linking to the audience that have listened to him for a long time, “the demos,” and “the recordings that made him a legend.” These quotes suggest that he’s been listened to for a long time and that it is suggesting that they are bringing out his old songs. The use of the black and white coloured picture of the artist shows how iconic he is, because it makes him seem like he has been around in the music industry for years; and he has since 1959. The designer of this has made the contrast of using a white background against the black and white images (including the CD album covers). On the advert it has also included where the CD albums are available, also giving recognition to the music store HMV. They have also included Bob Dylan’s website and the music producers at the bottom. The position of the CDs are to the left hand side of the page, giving brief detail about the album and what it is called. The use of the B&W really links together with the CDs so it isn’t too random. They have chosen an image where a cigarette is positioned in his hand, and in a lot of his pictures he is seen with a cigarette - this could be seen as a typical iconic object that he has

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The artist is positioned to the right hand side of the page, but is a lot bigger than the CDs. We can also see that he is an old loved artist because the picture looks old and because the magazine states, “the demos that made him famous.”

The fonts are all the same except the text that is describing the albums. They are very bold, making them stand out on the page. They have used a teal blue colour to also contrast and make it more eye catching for the reader.

The register of this is linking to the audience that have listened to him for a long time, “the demos,” and “the recordings that made him a legend.” These quotes suggest that he’s been listened to for a long time and that it is suggesting that they are bringing out his old songs.

The use of the black and white coloured picture of the artist shows how iconic he is, because it makes him seem like he has been around in the music industry for years; and he has since 1959.

The designer of this has made the contrast of using a white background against the black and white images (including the CD album covers).

On the advert it has also included where the CD albums are available, also giving recognition to the music store HMV. They have also included Bob Dylan’s website and the music producers at the bottom.

The position of the CDs are to the left hand side of the page, giving brief detail about the album and what it is called. The use of the B&W really links together with the CDs so it isn’t too random.

They have chosen an image where a cigarette is positioned in his hand, and in a lot of his pictures he is seen with a cigarette - this could be seen as a typical iconic object that he has with him, showing his character.