Music magazine case study.

Type of magazine

• Similar genre: Pop music.• Same target audience,

Students (16+) and young adults.

The Facts.

• Published By: Bauer.• First Published: October 1986• Distribution: Monthly • Price: £3.959• Editor: Andrew Harrison

Light background – eye catching makes the writing stand out.

Bold plugs: ‘140 songs you must download now!’ tell the reader what they must do (download now) – makes them want to read more about the songs and find out about them.

Bold colour for the main article ‘Lana Del Rey’ florescent pink – bright eye catching.

Bold logo – Large square with the letter ‘Q’ for the magazines name.

Bright/Bold colours for the text (Red, pink, black)

Plug: ‘26 festivals to blow you minds’, makes people want to buy the magazine and find out about the festivals.

Cover image – Image of the artist which the main story is about. Bright lighting.

Barcode – conventional (bottom right of the page)

Light background (white) with a darker coloured text (black).

White background, makes text stand out more clearer, house style?

Simple font for title ‘Ariel Narrow?’ +Logo of the magazine to the left.

Magazine logo, issue and page title at the top of the page, conventional.

Issue number below the title in a simple style.

Main picture for article takes up most of the right side of the page.

Subheadings ‘Features’ with a red box around it, matches house style + colours (white, red, black)

Smaller pictures for other featured articles.

Page numbers at the bottom of the pictures to show what page the article is on, with a red box around them – house style.

Dividers for the articles. – splits up the page, looks more appealing.

Magazine name, date and issue at the bottom of the page.

Plain background (White) follows the house style of the magazine.

Large letter for the start of the article – takes up 1/4th of the page.

Picture takes up the whole of the left page.

Issue information at the bottom of the page.

Title of the article ‘LANA DEL REY’ top left of the page. – tells the reader what the article is titled.

Simple black font style.

Much smaller font (8 maybe?) for the main article.

Larger font (16 maybe?) on the bottom left quarter of the page.

Split into columns – helps the reader digest the information included in the article. This makes it look more appealing to reader rather than a large block of text on the page.

Influences on my magazine.

• Different font styles on the front cover.• Simple logo for the magazine – Recognisable to the readers.• Bright colours for plugs (pinks / yellows)• Page numbers included on the pictures for the contents page.• Simple style title for the contents page with the logo to the

left of it.• Dividers for the articles, this makes it much more appealing to

the reader.• One main focus image on the double page spread (the left

page)• Using different styles of type (font and font sizes) in the

double page spread to break up the article for the reader.