Magazine contents page analysis
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Magazine contents page analysis House Style The main colours in the contents page are red and white; I think this works well with the genre because it is pop and these bright colours help to represent pop. The font of the main title on this contents page is very simple however they stand out. At first glance the page looks Design balance The design balance is informal because everything is just placed anywhere, it doesn’t look like there is any thought going into the page. It doesn’t have any real layout and it isn’t organised in any certain way. Imagery On the content page there is an image of Robbie Williams in the middle left corner which helps the audience to understand what type of music magazine it is. This is because Robbie Williams reflects a pop background, so having this on the contents page gives the reader an insight into what the magazine is going to be about. There is also a smaller Gutenberg Principle The primary optical area is in the top left hand corner where the name of the magazine is ‘Q’, this makes it very easy for the reader to know who it is. The reader then is drawn to the terminal area in the bottom right hand corner. Next you look at the top right hand corner which is strong fallow Target Audience I think the target audience for this contents page is middle aged people because it’s quite plain for younger adults. You would expect a magazine with a target audience of younger people to be more colourful and bold.
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Magazine contents page analysis
House Style
The main colours in the contents page are red and white; I think this works well with the genre because it is pop and these bright colours help to represent pop. The font of the main title on this contents page is very simple however they stand out. At first glance the page looks like it is more attractive for males because there are mostly male celebrities and colours which you would associate with men.
Design balance
The design balance is informal because everything is just placed anywhere, it doesn’t look like there is any thought going into the page. It doesn’t have any real layout and it isn’t organised in any certain way.
Gutenberg Principle
The primary optical area is in the top left hand corner where the name of the magazine is ‘Q’, this makes it very easy for the reader to know who it is. The reader then is drawn to the terminal area in the bottom right hand corner. Next you look at the top right hand corner which is strong fallow area and the last part is the bottom left hand corner which is called weak fallow area.
Imagery
On the content page there is an image of Robbie Williams in the middle left corner which helps the audience to understand what type of music magazine it is. This is because Robbie Williams reflects a pop background, so having this on the contents page gives the reader an insight into what the magazine is going to be about. There is also a smaller picture of Tinie Tempah and Ellie Goulding at the bottom of the page, this also indicates to the reader that the magazine is pop genre.
Target Audience
I think the target audience for this contents page is middle aged people because it’s quite plain for younger adults. You would expect a magazine with a target audience of younger people to be more colourful and bold.
