Composition

Apple has a unique composition style, with the title on a banner across the page and the central image off to the right it’s a unusual format. This would definitely be one of my options for a style like this, that is unique and interesting.

Brighton Rock’s format is quite usual, but has a few interesting features. Such as the quick-review in the bottom right. The central image being just along the top with title below is a very standard layout, but still works.

The Resident’s layout is interesting, the main image at the top and text beneath but also the side articles running along the side of the page. This is an interesting set up and style that I should consider.

This one for Paranormal Activity 2 is similar to The Resident, with side information along the side, but also a quick review at the very beginning, allow people to quickly grasp concept and overall rating.

Colour SchemeThe colour schemes in these magazines are along similar lines but are all unique in a certain way. As you can see in The Kite Runner, the colour scheme generally consists of red lines and the logo in the top left, with borders separating the different sections within the actual review. This goes for Seraphim Falls as well, with the red lines separating different sections of the review, the colour on the overall quote in the bottom left is also intriguing, its bright and distinctive from the rest of the review.

On Notice Me, the coloured lines for separating the sections within the review are present, as well as the sub-heading are coloured to separate it from the main title, but there are also coloured arrows highlighting the smaller headings between sections, easily allowing the reader to see the starts of each sections and highlighting the heading. The Due Date, also has a interesting colour scheme, there are no lines separating the sections but instead bold headings. But the side articles below being coloured to show them separated is interesting, allow the reader to see the difference between the main article and these side articles. The coloured quick-review as well works since it makes it stand out and so draws attention to it.

Images and TextThe image is the central image at the top, and the side image at the bottom right. This is an interesting format, allowing multiple aspects. The text is quite plain and columned, using key linguistic devices throughout, the tag line is key though, immediately drawing in the reader.

There are many images on this one, the main image off to the side is interesting, almost hiding from the reader, making them want to read more. The text is separated by the tag line in the middle, separating the sections, but also the way the text forms around the objects in the page is also interesting, adding a dynamic to the page.

This is quite a conventional design, the main image being at the top almost being the highlight of the page, with the text in a standard format apart from the line under the main title. It references the actors and another film, intriguing the viewers by making similarities between the two and aiming for that reader for this film.

This is similar to Seraphim Falls, with the text and design looks similar, and even the almost authors note beneath the main title. In the bottom left with the authors second note is also a nice idea, really giving a broad idea of what he thinks it is like, really gripping the reader into reading it.