Task 8 – Production Research

Aby Jones

The font varies from large, bold, chunky text for titles to small,san serif ones, the text accompanying the photograph is a clearexample of this – although some of the smaller text is bold too,this is to draw the readers attention to it as it’s a brief summaryof what’s included in the magazine – there is a variety ofdifferent fonts throughout the page – I feel like they used this toshow a difference in stories so that no matter what, the readeris always drawn towards it.

There doesn’t seem to be a particular colour scheme throughoutthis example however, it seems like they’ve tried to make themain subject the main focus as they seem to have excludedcolours down to black, white and red.

The subject of the photograph covers some of the writing – theycover the title of the magazine – this seems to be making a sortof statement, it almost seem as if they’re wanting the readersattention to be drawn towards the subject first and recognizethe magazine after – I feel this is because it’s the main story andit would draw more attention – especially because the subject isa ‘celebrity.’

The style seems quite basic and simple, there’s nothingparticularly special or eye catching about the design – otherthan that, it seems professional through it’s lack of content yet itstill has it’s allure.

There is only one image on this example – it’s of ‘King Bach’, aninternet celebrity who - almost like Bo Burnham - becamefamous for 6 second videos on Vine; he is the main focus of thepage. The fact that he’s in an interesting stance with aninteresting expression straight away tells the reader that themagazine is quite laid back and has comedic values.

Example from: New York Magazine –Comedy

The title font is large, bold and extravagant – it’s eye catching and interesting as opposed to the rest of the text onthe page which is a small, regular font such as, Arial or Calibri, this includes the sub heading too. Articles for thisparticular magazine, (Stand and Deliver) are usually quite bright and interesting, with a mix of unique photographyand illustrations – the writing almost seems like another illustration, it’s very unique, especially compared to moreserious magazines who like to put eye catching, yet dull content in comparison.

The colours used are also quite interesting, they’re bright an colorful i.e. bright blue’s and red’s. The colours withinthe photograph are quite dark in comparison – compared to the first example, this one seems to include a lot morecolour when it comes to font.

The layout is also quite different compared to the first example, it’s an equal text to picture ratio as they each takeup one whole page – there is a lot more writing to start with, there are columns and paragraphs whereas the firstexample only has quick points and short sentences to get the reader interested. The header text is large and takesup almost half the page, there is quite a lot of white space round it but otherwise it looks quite professional andartsy – which is what a comedic enthusiast would be looking for.

There is only one image within this example, it’s quite dark and serious compared to the light hearted colours andoverall look of the page next to it – it’s of a woman with her head in her hands in a dark red light, and as red signifiesdanger or harm, it seems like the overall impact of the photograph should be a bad one.

Example is from: Stand and Deliver (Comedy magazine)

The fonts used within this example are quite simple incomparison to the previous examples. The title text is largeand bold with an ordinary font whilst the rest of the writing issmall and also simplistic, I feel they have done this because theoverall appeal seems to be with the images.

The only colours within this article are in the photographs, thename of the celebrity mentioned within it and the sub header– this, again, draws attention towards the photographs – thecolours used are quite bold and eye catching, such as: red’s,yellow’s, green and blue.

The layout is very different in comparison to the last 2examples, there’s a photograph on both the top and bottom ofthe writing – to further highlight what they are talking aboutand possibly, to induce comedy from the reader.

The style is also quite interesting – the writing (which is quitelimited) is almost sandwiched in between the twophotographs, the thing that stands out the most is the headertext and even that’s underneath one of the photographs. Theoverall style seems quite formal and professional, it veryquickly informs the reader but at the same time it manages tobe quite brief and a little bit untidy.

The photographs are to further indicate what the article istalking about – with this one it’s a new game show ontelevision which, form what I can gather from thephotographs, is to do with animal suits, obstacle courses and awhole lot of comedy.

Taken from Chortle (online comedy magazine)

The font used within this example is quite consistent in terms of style –there isn’t really any type of variation in font or colour – the onlydifference being the text that explains what the photograph is showing,the font there is smaller and not as bold as the rest.

There isn’t a lot of variation in colour either, the text explaining thephotograph is a lighter grey in comparison to the rest – the only otherthing that really includes colour is the photograph; the one of Seth Rogenand his tweet.

The layout is also quite unique compared to the other examples, however,it is quite similar to the second – the article from ‘Stand and Deliver’ – it’squite simple and easy to follow, it has a photograph, an introductionparagraph and then another photograph to highlight what the article istalking about – the proof for the story – and the rest of the article is justtext.

The overall style is quite professional, however, it still uses quite commonslang such as, ‘stoner’ and included quotes such as, ‘get baked’ - it’s anarticle for the Guardian so it would be aimed at a working class sort ofarea.

The first photograph is of Seth Rogen (The focus of the article) on thepromo for his film, ‘The Interview’ and the second photograph is a tweetfrom the actor, which is placed there to further prove the point of thearticle.

This example is from The Guardian website

The font in this example very rarely changes. The title text is large, bold and eye catching, the font is very simplistic just like the rest of the font throughout the page. The rest is quite small with a very basic font, though there is nothing that would particularly grab your attention, I feel like the actual title of the article would have a larger impact.

There isn’t a particular colour scheme as such, it’s your basic black and white format – however, there is a lot of links within this article which are highlighted in blue, this is also quite eye catching and draws attention to certain areas of the text, the photographs are the most colorful part and I feel that they would attract more attention than the header.

The layout is also quite simple, the title at the top followed by a photograph that’s related to the topic at hand – this is then followed by the actual story text with another image included at the right hand side of the page.

Even though it’s quite simplistic, it’s in quite a professional format – it almost has a Wikipedia feel to it, informative, professional but quite laid back at the same time – although the actual topic is quite informal, you wouldn’t see it featured in a tabloid setting.

There are two images, which are quite interesting – they highlight what the article is talking about but if you were to glance at them and look away it wouldn’t make much sense, this is because it’s student, Draven Rodriguez accompanied by his cat with lasers in the background – something you also wouldn’t find in a tabloid newspaper.

Example from laughspin.com

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Font Tests

Images

Flat Plan: Magazine

Header

Image Text Box

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Flat Plan: Tabloid

Name of Tabloid

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Header

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Ad

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Date

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Name of Tabloid

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Header

Ad

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Date

Ad/ other

stories

Flat Plan: Fanzine

Header

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Text Box Text Box

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Header

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Quote

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