Magazine Advert Research

Image of the artist is large in comparison to the information of the

song.This allows the

audience to recognise the artist quick if

flipping through pages of the magazine. In

doing this the advert is able to catch more eyes drawing more people to purchase

the song and album.

Image of the artist portrays a cool yet serious image giving the audience a slight preview of how the song and album will be.

The use of the white attire shows the R&B aspects of the album as it is a stereotype

commonly associated with Soul music, a key element found in the

genre.

The use of the colour pink for the writing of the artist causes the name to stand and

pop to the audience. This allows audiences who are not massive fans of the artist but recognise his name

the chance to spot the advertisement rather than idly skipping it

due to a lack of knowledge of the

person in the image.

Date of the release is in bold to show the

audience the most important information of

the advert.

Information of the most popular single on the

album in order to attract both fans and new

comers to the artist. Artist website can be seen in small writing at he bottom so fans can get more details on the info provided

Image of the artist is large in comparison to the information of

the song.This allows the

audience to recognise the artist

quick if flipping through pages of the magazine. In doing this the advert is

able to catch more eyes drawing more people to purchase

the song and album.The use of a font different from usual magazine adverts

causes the information on the magazine advert to

stand out more. Using this font, the

reader is able to see at quick glance the songs that would be

in the album, highlighting the most

popular songs by increasing their font

size.

The artist can be seen wearing a black

suit and tie with a background of a

filming set behind him. This could be to portray the rise and

popularity of the artist whilst

demonstrating and symbolising the

drama within the album tracks. For

example, the ‘With You’ a smash hit that talks about being in a

relationship.Just like in most

magazine adverts, the website of the artist can be seen being

used in order for fans to get more

information on the album or to simply

download it electronically.The production details: in small print as this is not important

to the fans. It contains the necessary details and legal information such as copyright, production team, record label

etc.

Name of artist and album is the first thing you see when you look at the advert; this is essential as it is the most important part of the advert.

Just like in most magazine adverts, the

website of the artist can be seen being used in order for fans to get

more information on the album or to simply

download it electronically.

Unlike most magazine adverts which have a

large image of the artist, this magazine advert simply has an

image of all the machinery and

instruments used in the album. This is to give readers a preview of what to come whilst

sticking to the albums name of blue print as it

maps out the instruments to be used

and be expected.

The audience can see the inclusion of the

single. This is in order to help sell the album

by drawing people who may have already

heard the single and wish to hear more.

The institution logo can be seen being placed on the advert. This is so that people know

the record label that is publishing the album

increasing brand awareness. Acting also

as a banner for the album, it lets readers

know that it is published by the

record label that they may be familiar with

and are known to publish good content.

The artist name is written in bold writing to immediately catch the eyes of the reader as it stands out on top of the white back ground.

The use of an all white background with a simple 3 red lines across the centre causes the page to stand out when readers flick through the magazine. Aimed to catch the eyes of the reader it draws

their attention and influences their thoughts as it standouts

Just like in most magazine adverts, the website of the artist can be seen being used in order for fans to get more information on the album or to simply download it

electronically.

The audience can see the inclusion of the single. This is in order to help

sell the album by drawing people who may have already heard the single and wish to hear

more.

Being a Welsh rock band the magazine follows the

genres conventions of black being used as a

predominate colour with other colours in the advert being dark or

bleak.

The font of the advert is white in order to make the title of the artist and album stand out to the readers as

they flick through the magazine pages.

Font of the artist is bold with a blurred effect used to add to the overall bleakness that the

genre usually portrays.

Image of the artist is large in comparison to the

information of the song, though this does not overshadow the info

presented as the image simply fades into the black

background.This allows the audience to recognise the artist quick if flipping through pages of

the magazine. In doing this the advert is able to catch more eyes drawing more people to purchase the

song and album.

Image unlike seen in many hip-hop adverts doesn’t over glorify the band but

instead shows their simplicity whilst staring in different directions giving fans the feeling like they

are being seen by the group