Magazine cover analysis

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The bands name is the biggest text that we see on the advert and draws the audience’s attention to the name over everything. It catches the readers attention and alerts any fans of the artists’ that this advertisement is directed at them. The magazine advert uses the same mosaic effect and gives the ad a distinctive look that entices the reader to look it. The colours are also very engaging, the colour purple can be associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery and magic. The advert is very conventional of all genre’s, for example, there is an engaging image in the middle of the ad, the name at the top and details at the bottom, all split into 1/3, allowing the audience to see an organised ad that is simple, yet intriguing enough to easily read in a rush.

Transcript of Magazine cover analysis

Page 1: Magazine cover analysis

The bands name is the biggest text that we see on the advert and draws the audience’s attention to the name over everything. It catches the readers attention and alerts any fans of the artists’ that this advertisement is directed at them.

The magazine advert uses the same mosaic effect and gives the ad a distinctive look that entices the reader to look it. The colours are also very engaging, the colour purple can be associated with wisdom, dignity, independence, creativity, mystery and magic.

The advert is very conventional of all genre’s, for example, there is an engaging image in the middle of the ad, the name at the top and details at the bottom, all split into 1/3, allowing the audience to see an organised ad that is simple, yet intriguing enough to easily read in a rush.

Page 2: Magazine cover analysis

Artist has the same mode of address as on the CD, the same image is very conventional as it alerts the audience that this is the same artist, and a similar image will make the audience think about where they’ve seen the image before. Her name is very bright and stands out also, enticing the reader further.

Gold, black, and white are the main colours in which the magazine advert uses, the consistency is striking and forces you to look at the image, making it a very successful ad.The ad names two of her

most well known songs and therefore alerts everyone who she is.

Contact information (brands website) and the copyright companies logo also provide advertisement for the companies, this is very conventional.

Featuring other artists, very conventional.

Page 3: Magazine cover analysis

The ad is very similar to her CD, which is featured below, advertising the artist further, telling the public that this advert is related to artist. The ad is very similar to the CD and upholds the themes that the audience has previously seen, the same colour scheme is used and as is the font.

Her face takes up most of the plain image, and so we are drawn to looking at her face and the CD ad below. This is rather conventional of an ad as we’re forced to look at her and the little details that are given.

The information given makes the artist look as good as possible, as does the photo, this is typical because the artist needs to look as good as possible so the advert can be as pleasing to the eye as possible.

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It’s the same image as on theCD, it provides a visual link for the audience that lets them know that this is the artist that has certain songs.

The image and font relate to the name of the album and looks visually pleasing as it will engage the audience as they flick through the pages of a magazine as the bright ‘lights’ capture the attention of the reader.

The ad is split into 1/3, this is very conventional, no matter where each component is. The image takes up 1/3, the artist’s name and album name takes up 1/3 and details about the album takes up another 1/3.

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The artist uses a font that is recognizable as she uses it for all her albums and advertising, it is the bands signature font and keeps consistency within their advertising, allowing them to be recognizable.

This advertisement seems unconventional as the 1/3 rule doesn’t really apply, her image takes up most of the ad and only leaves a small amount of space for the band name. This image is very powerful however, and you notice the peculiar image of the organs outside the body first, then the title ‘LUNGS’, which apply to the image, and then the band name. This particular ad is very successful in its methods of capturing the audiences attention.

The rest of the ad is conventional in the way that it advertises specific details about the album, like what types of mediums it can be bought from.