Magazine Cover, Double Spread and Contents

8/3/2019 Magazine Cover, Double Spread and Contents

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Colour pallet - bold strong colours

to attract the audience. (Using

the colour grey in different tones

to blend in the white colour)

The centre image of Cheryl

Cole; dressed in black and

looking extremely pale, bright

red lipstick, which ties in with

the colour scheme, wearing a

metal studded ring which can

easily reflect the theme of rock.

Genre of this magazine is Rock we know

this as it links up with the colour scheme

and also the word ROCKS which is

located at the bottom of the magazine

which directly shows up the genre.

Banner at the top first thing we look at

Mast Head; one letter Representing the

magazine name, monolithic makes it simple

but eye catching. Connotations of Q imply

that it is different as the letter Q isnt really

used.

We are given a close up shot used

from a straight face on angle which

makes the image more rock star than

pop star

The target audience is normally for

around 20 + ages however the

image of Cheryl close invites a

younger audience as she is more

contemporary and main stream

Layering background, text,

masthead, banner, barcode

Three different types of fonts

used which ties in with our 3different colours.

Uses the reader knowledge 3 words of

Cheryl Coles famous singles this then

means that Cheryl Coles fans can relate

to her and may be more encourage d

and interested to buy this magazine

which is helping the selling of Q.

Capturing close up shot,

standing out with 3 bold simple

colour tones.

The barcode is directly beneath the magazine title,

this makes it more practical to be scanned when

bought as it is easily located insight.

FRONT COVERS


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Colour pallet bold strong

colours to attract the audience

The blank white parts of a page other

than text or pictures are known as

White Space this is used so that the

front cover is not overcrowded.

This mid shot is used to attract theaudience as the image is showing off

half of his body therefore people

mostly girls will be drawn to the

magazine to buy it.

Genre: Rock,

mainstream

This is a Banner and which is text

that stands out because its on a

coloured background.

Intended audience is "middle of

the road rock fans of all ages"

The name and logo of the magazine is

called the Mast Head and is one of

the main parts of the magazine to

stand out and let the audience know

what magazine it is. Half the name of

the magazine hidden as people may

pick it up to and take more time to

realize what it is attracting peoples

eye. It also shows that the magazine is

well-known to its audience so can

easily be recognised and no need for

the full title shown.

American Indie Q magazine

Including the word sex

attracts a teenager audience

to the magazine as this is an

interest in them

Bold red writing The new

American heart throb, Zac Efron.

This red colour connotates love

and also helps stand out to the

reader.

Using Zac Efron covering up

the rest of the title also mean

that the magazine wants thereaders to recognise the artist

before magazine by using

celebrity endorsement to

attract audience to buy.

Bar code located bottom right so when scanning

when purchasing makes it easier to get to as it

isnt at a weird angle also bottom right is usually

the last thing that we are drawn to when reading

or look at something such as a magazine or book.


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The masthead is the largest text on

the page and goes under the

photograph. The bright colour of

this text is used to draw the

readers attention. The use of the

colour red is most common in a lot

of magazines especially in rock and

indie genres it also is a very bold

and strong colour to use. The

masthead is placed in the top left

hand corner which is usually the

first place when most of the

audience look.

Colour palletThis banner is an advertisement that contrasts with the magazine which can

draw attention to it. The writing matches the extra magazine that is

advertised, and although the writing goes across the page, it is the

brightness and size of the picture that gets the audiences attention. If on a

news stand as it is placed along the top it can easily been seen and draw

readers in so NME can see this as helping the magazine to sell.

The main image is a mid shot of

Mark Ronson and is positioned

off centre more to the right his

head is placed off centre but he

is still looking at the camera. As

he is holding the broken

trumpet we can see that he is

mocking himself slightly which

matches his pose. The black t-

shirt he is wearing matches thecolour scheme yet the blue of

his denim jacket and the gold

trumpet contrast, which makes

the title stand out more and

making the actually image stand

out against the background.

Main Image

Mast Head

The bar code is essential to the

cover and it usually includes

general information about the

magazine for example th dare

and price as well as the NME

wesbite. The font is small and

irrelevant to the rest of the

cover.

Bar code

The main cover line matches the font & colour of the mast head. The name of the artist which is what most readers

would be interested in is significantly larger than any of the other texts informing us what we will be reading about

Mark Ronson. The font is simple & it is the second largest text on the cover drawing the readers attention to it.

Main Cover line

The main focus of the cover line is the

bolder text at the beginning of each name

of the band that the cover line concerns.

This cover there are two types of cover

lines, the ones that talk about the main

feature of Mark Ronson and what his

interview is about in the magazine and

the other tells the reader of the other

features in the magazine. We can easily

see the difference between them as the

ones about Mark Ronson match the font

of the main cover line, and the

background colour of the text matches

the colour of the main cover line.

Whereas the other features have a

different font, colour and they also do not

have colour backgrounds instead linking

more to the banner that is placed at the

top. The cover line at the bottom is very

simple and includes other bands that also

feature in the magazine these match the

font of the main cover it matches colour

scheme as well as contrasting to the

background.

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The right hand side separates the

articles into separate sections,

news, radar, reviews, live and

features this is so the reader can

turn to the specific areas that will

interest them if they dont want to

go through all the magazine to

find what they want.

The colour scheme of the magazine stays constant

throughout the magazine, white black and red.

However a little bit of yellow is used which is an advert

for their own magazine. This adds interest to the page

and also draws the readers eyes to this area for the

benefit of their own magazine.

The band index has a bold title

to draw your eyes to this area

it keeps your eyes focused in

the index as its the only areawithin the contents with red

ink this also adds interest to

the page, as well as giving a

page by page description. This

is also included in all the NME

issues this could be the main

reason why people buy it as it

offers more than other

magazines such as Q.

Since the colour scheme stays the same

as front cover and all throughout the

magazine it holds strong bold fonts to

draw your eyes to specific areas first.

The main image on the contents

is there to get the reader

interested in what images will

be contained and the type of

shots used. Since the image is of

Kasabian in a church singing

which relates to the mini Article

title which is below the image.

The masthead in the contents

page title as it links to the front

cover. It also says THIS WEEK

which appears in every weekly

issue, emphasising they are

current events.

The mini article is

included in the contents

page to give the readers

an idea of what is inside

the magazine and is

intended to make them

want to buy it.

Also this advertisement is to

try and make people subscribetherefore the company would

make more money. It is placed

in the contents as every reader

will look at this so there is

more chance of it being

noticed.

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CONTENTS PAGES


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The pose, outfits and

microphone supports the idea

of an old fashioned image.

The black and white image fits

in with the font colour of the

rest of the page.

The Beyonc image is used in

the top left corner, which is

attractive compared to the main

image. Both of these images

show a microphone which

instantly keeps the musical feel

to the magazine.

There is a lot of blank space aroundthe people in the image, which could

have been used for other features

Caption on the top left and underneath it is

a page number in large font, taking you

straight to the main story

The main image represents

the originality of the

magazine Rolling Stone.

The image of Beyonc is

glamorous and thisconnotes the magazines

house style as it shows

gossip about the famous

starts, which is the more

recent purpose of the

magazine.

Subheadings are used to

give a bold insight into

what is inside. It is then

followed by a short

explanation of the

subheading in a smaller

font. This makes it clear

to the reader what is

inside.

Colour pallet


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Dateline and website link.Contents stands out as it reverses

out by having the black ground

against the white text.

Sub headings above the

contents allow the audience

and readers to find what they

are looking for quicker.

Main image of band that will appear in

the magazine at some point.

Part of the contents placed in front of the

image saying where the band will feature in

the magazine.

Featured image next to the review

in the bottom right hand corner to

make it more interesting.

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The contents page is layered out very

simply and easy to point out important

eye information. The banner going acrossthe top incorporates the masthead with

the large contents title displayed so it

gives the impression that there is much

less plain space on the page. The title

stands out as it is white writing on a black

background which matches us with the Q

colour scheme on the website too.

The review section used the sameheading banner layout as the

contents banner. This time with the

worlds biggest and best music guide

text which is in white and stands out

next to black background. The review

small print is not on white

background like the contents in this

case a grey. The grey background

matches in with the image and the

grey cloud that is portrayed.

The image that is within the

review section like the main

image advertises a certain

page within that section of

the magazine. The location is

very bright which contrasts

with the dark main image so

on a whole the page has a

neutral level of colour whichmakes it look good.


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This is an image of stereotypical teenage boys

who are seen to be lounging around on the bed,

with images of women behind them. This could

be to show that this part of the magazine is aimed

at one gender, it also gives the audience an idea

of what the article may be about.

Everyones talking

about it this subtitle

relates to the teenage

audience and how they

speak to one another

which helps the reader

feel more related to

what the magazine is

talking about.

The phrase THE TEENAGERS

makes teenagers feel more

individual and different to

everyone else. Which makes this

double page spread just for them

by relating to them.

This ripped out

look image

makes it look

like its been torn

from a notepad

which relates to

the stereotypical

messiness of

boys in their

teen years

The high lighted section in the text

gives the reader an insight as to

what the article is about by

putting in a key line from the story

usually this is a catchy strong line.

This small heading

is in the top left

corner, staying

within the main

pallet of the page

with black, blue

and white radar

insinuates newinformation found

recently that any

other magazine

may not have. Its

capital letters and

boldness

emphasise what

exactly the page is

about, therefore

the reader candecide if

interested.

Typical music magazine article.

Usually feature one band,

possibly new and upcoming to

present them to the world of

music.

This side panel of

common in double

page spreads in music

magazines it can be a

cheaper way for less

well known bands to

have a mention. It can

include latest music

chart or album re-view.

They add extra appeal

to the page.

The article itself is covering a new band The teenagers; by

stating that NME LOVEA this band readers will read on to see if

they really are what NME makes them out to be. Article includes

small photograph of the band performing live, typical music

magazine trait. The quote that one of the band members said isthe same as the title trying to make it stand out to the reader.

One side image

and other the

article to not make

both the pages

covered in writing

evens it out.

Colour pallet

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS


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Colour pallet

One main image

taking up the majority

of the page.

Colours on the

celebrity (Lily Allen)links in with the rest

of the colour scheme.

Makes the double

spread more

aesthetically pleasing.

Plain coloured

background to standout the model and

Allens quote on the

far left hand side.

Main text of the article is

extremely small and split up into

four equally sized columns.

Big letter emphasising

the first word in the

text usually a good way

to start of the article.

Let the reader know

where to start reading

from.

Uses the same text

style however

interlinking between

capital letters andnone capital letters.

Large text for the

title and not aligned

straight. Takes up a

lot of horizontal and

vertical space.

As this title is

disjointed mightrepresent the

slightly odd twinge

to this article.

The first glimpse the reader sees of this double

spread is obviously going to mainly feature the

celebrity and the title. Although this is good because

the reader is drawn straight away to main feature of

the double pages.

Medium long shot of

the artists takes up

the whole right page

part of the spread

and fades into the

background.

Black text on a grey background stands out.

Also a small introduction to the article to

know what it is going to be about.

Looks like the letters

have been cut out of a

newspaper this makes

the text more

interesting rather than

bored plain text.

Dressed casually which could suggest

that she is rebellious or just normal

reflecting back to the title of the

double page spread but Im not

honest being all innocent and

casual.

Lily Allen's stance towards the camera can come across

as quite challenging and defensive. This can connect to

the title as it could be a quote coming directly from

her. reflecting her personality by looking directly at the

camera as if to say she is telling the truth by getting

the readers attention to looking directly at her.


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Each image has Brandon

Flowers in a studio to match

the title of the article. The

image is also used as the

background. The images are

large therefore making them

more important to the

audience as opposed to if

they were small.

Logo The magazines

logo has been places at

the top of the page but

as it is over the image,

the red is slightly

transparent.

Colour Scheme The

double page sticks to

the house style thateach Q magazine

sticks to, mostly the

colours red, white

and black.

The main text is laid

out at the bottom of

the page in columns.

The first page has four

columns and uses adrop cap to begin with.

The second page has

three columns.The title is centred on the first page

and the artist name stands out from

the other text. The text colour sticks

to the house style and underneath the

main title it states where the

interview took place and what album

and songs the interview is about.

The quote stands out

from the main text

due to its size and

colour. Theres also

a red thick line

above it that also

attracts the

audiences attention.

It has an extensive review

section, featuring: new

music releases, reissues,

music complications, live

concert reviews and

radio reviews.

Much of the magazine

is devoted to

interviews with

popular and new

musical artists.

The colours that are used on

the front are used throughout

their magazine and helps the

magazine to come across as

very simple and easy to read

whilst looking aesthetic.

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The title Brandon Flowers uses the colour scheme of the red background

and white text/ this same font is used for the mast head and the quote this

makes is match with the rest of the magazine. The layer above is it In The

Studio which is deliberately colour to make the word Studio to stand out

more. This is important as this is a side of an artist that most fans dont get

to see or hear about so when they see this word come up there are wanting

to now read it as they are not used to hearing stuff like that.

The double page is

split horizontally with

50% image and 50%

article text to split up

the page not making

it seemed so

crammed.

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