House Style

The house style of this magazine is sans

serif text which makes it eye catching and

easy to read. The colours used are grey,

pink, black and white. These colours are

quite neutral and the pink in this case

isn’t girly as it has an image of the man.

The white colours that are highlighting

parts of the text draw the reader in.

Design Balance

This magazine is quite informal as all

the text is on the right hand side and

there is one whole page with just an

image on it. This allows the reader

just to have their attention on one

side of the page and not the other

Use of Rule of Thirds Around the whole article there is not much dead space, this means the rule of thirds has been used well. The right hand side page is filled with text and a big heading and the left page is filled with an image. On the left page there is some dead space however it gives it the effect needed of that indie look.

Masthead

The Masthead is quite large and it

takes up over a quarter of the page,

this attracts the audience and makes

them want to read the articles text.

The word ‘absolutely’ is in larger text

as it is an exciting, enticing word. The

heading is a pull quote from the article

so the audience can get a general idea

of what the article is going to be about

and that it is probably going to be an

interview.

Main Images/Images

The main image is of Davey Havok as the

article is about him. He is wearing a

casual t-shirt and has tattoos all down his

arms which give him an indie look. Due to

him being young and casual, this article

would appeal to the younger

demographic.

The Guttenberg Design Principle

The Guttenberg design principle has

been used. It directs the eye from the

Image to the text, left to right. This is

good as it direct the eye to the image

which draws your attention in and

then to the actual content of the

magazine article.

Design Symmetry

The symmetry of the double page is very

odd because on one side there is an

image and on the other side there is text,

however there is an equal amount of text

on the right had side. The heading is

quite symmetrical as it is centre justified.

Text

The text is all sans serif; it is very

noticeable on the heading as it is all in

capital letters and is almost like they are

shouting at you. The text is very clean

and easy to read due to it being black and

white and sans serif. However it is very

small which may be difficult for some

people.

House Style

The house style of this magazine is serif

text which makes it eye catching and

unique. The colours used are grey, red,

black and white. These colours are quite

neutral and the red really stands out and

grabs the reader’s attention. The black

and white colours make the magazine

look interesting and are very intriguing

and vintage

Design Balance

This magazine is quite informal as all

the text is on the right hand side and

there is one whole page with just an

image on it. This allows the reader

just to have their attention on one

side of the page and not the other.

There is only one main image which

takes up a whole page which makes it

look like a big article

Use of Rule of Thirds Around the whole article there is not much dead space, this means the rule of thirds has been used well. The right hand side page is filled with text and a big heading and the left page is filled with an image. On the left page there is some dead space however it really highlights the image.

Masthead

The Masthead is quite small and it

takes up a small amount of the page,

this attracts the audience and makes

them want to read the articles text as

it is intriguing. The big ‘L’ in the middle

of the page is intriguing and you want

to know why it has been done. The

heading is just simply her name so the

audience know the article is going to

be about her, this will attract people

who enjoy the pop genre.

Main Images/Images

The main image is of Lady Gaga as the

article is about her. The image is quite

revealing and sexual due to her having no

top and just covering up using her hands,

this shows the pop genre. Due to her

being young and sexual, this article would

appeal to the younger demographic.

The Guttenberg Design Principle

The Guttenberg design principle has

been used. It directs the eye from the

Image to the text, left to right. This is

good as it direct the eye to the image

which draws your attention in and

then to the actual content of the

magazine article.

Design Symmetry

The symmetry of the double page is very

odd because on one side there is an

image and on the other side there is text,

however there is an equal amount of text

on the right had side. The heading is

quite small which is because the image is

so big and every can tell that it is Lady

Gaga.

Text

The text is all serif; it is very noticeable on

the heading as it ‘Lady’ is in lower case

letters and is quite soft and it is effective

as its small and unique. The text is very

clean and easy to read due to it being

black and white and serif. However it is

very small which may be difficult for

some people.