Magazine analysis

Magazine analysis

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  Magazine Analysis
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  Magazine CoverThe mastheadon the magazine cover is big and bold so that it stands out to people and so they can recognise the company easily. The colour of the masthead is red which is the boldest colour, therefore will catch a persons eye and make it stand out against the magazines. The strap line goes over the magazine masthead. This is so that it is noticed more as the name of the magazine is one of the first things a person looks at when looking at a magazine cover. The cover lines on the front cover are used to make the reader want to read the articles and are written in big text to make them clear. The image used on the cover is a medium shot used so that the text put around the image doesn’t cover the models face. The image is also the thing that a person looks at first an needs to make the reader interested in buying the magazine and indicates who is going to be featured in the magazine. The magazine company would also prefer to have someone well known on their cover as more people would know who they are and want to read about them. The date and barcode is used to show when the magazine was released and the barcode will hold data on the magazine itself.
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  Magazine Cover The mastheadon the magazine cover is in black with colours inside some of the letters to make it brighter, bolder and more attractive. The font used for this is simple making it clearer for a person to read. Cover lines are in reed on this magazine cover which will be so that the stand out and are noticeable. It is used to try and make a person interested in the magazine and want to read the articles. The cover includes the date of when the magazine was published so people know. The image used on the front cover is a black and white medium shot, which contrasts the colour used in the masthead and cover lines. The image used is a big artist known by everyone showing that they have a wide target audience and it also indicates who the main article is going to be on.
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  Contents Page The nameof the magazine is the biggest text on the contents so the reader knows what magazine it is. Above that in smaller text it informs the reader that it is a contents page including the month that the magazine has been published. The sub headings used to show the different sets of articles are printed in red to stand out and be more noticeable to the reader. Underneath the article names is the page number the article will be found and a brief description of what the article will be about. The colours used are simple, mainly being black and white and the red which is used to stand out. The background of the image used is simple too so that the attention isn’t drawn away from the articles.
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  Contents Page The titleon this page is consents so that the reader knows what page they are on. It is printed in a unique font used so that when readers see this font used they link it to the magazine. It is also used as it matches the theme of the magazine which is music. At the left hand side of the page there is a chart of albums, artists and songs, used to make the reader more interested as this isn’t found in a lot of magazines. The images on the page are used to show who their articles are about. This is sued so that if a reader recognises a person they will want to read the article about them. The sub headings are printed in simple text with the names of the articles, descriptions and page numbers underneath. The page numbers are included to make it easier for the reader to find the article. The name of the magazine is included on the left side of the page so that the reader knows what magazine they are reading.