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Colour pallet - bold strong colours
to attract the audience. (Using
the colour grey in different tones
to blend in the white colour)
The centre image of Cheryl
Cole; dressed in black and
looking extremely pale, bright
red lipstick, which ties in with
the colour scheme, wearing a
metal studded ring which can
easily reflect the theme of rock.
Genre of this magazine is Rock we know
this as it links up with the colour scheme
and also the word ROCKS which is
located at the bottom of the magazine
which directly shows up the genre.
Banner at the top first thing we look at
Mast Head; one letter Representing the
magazine name, monolithic makes it simple
but eye catching. Connotations of Q imply
that it is different as the letter Q isnt really
used.
We are given a close up shot used
from a straight face on angle which
makes the image more rock star than
pop star
The target audience is normally for
around 20 + ages however the
image of Cheryl close invites a
younger audience as she is more
contemporary and main stream
Layering background, text,
masthead, banner, barcode
Three different types of fonts
used which ties in with our 3different colours.
Uses the reader knowledge 3 words of
Cheryl Coles famous singles this then
means that Cheryl Coles fans can relate
to her and may be more encourage d
and interested to buy this magazine
which is helping the selling of Q.
Capturing close up shot,
standing out with 3 bold simple
colour tones.
The barcode is directly beneath the magazine title,
this makes it more practical to be scanned when
bought as it is easily located insight.
FRONT COVERS
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Colour pallet bold strong
colours to attract the audience
The blank white parts of a page other
than text or pictures are known as
White Space this is used so that the
front cover is not overcrowded.
This mid shot is used to attract theaudience as the image is showing off
half of his body therefore people
mostly girls will be drawn to the
magazine to buy it.
Genre: Rock,
mainstream
This is a Banner and which is text
that stands out because its on a
coloured background.
Intended audience is "middle of
the road rock fans of all ages"
The name and logo of the magazine is
called the Mast Head and is one of
the main parts of the magazine to
stand out and let the audience know
what magazine it is. Half the name of
the magazine hidden as people may
pick it up to and take more time to
realize what it is attracting peoples
eye. It also shows that the magazine is
well-known to its audience so can
easily be recognised and no need for
the full title shown.
American Indie Q magazine
Including the word sex
attracts a teenager audience
to the magazine as this is an
interest in them
Bold red writing The new
American heart throb, Zac Efron.
This red colour connotates love
and also helps stand out to the
reader.
Using Zac Efron covering up
the rest of the title also mean
that the magazine wants thereaders to recognise the artist
before magazine by using
celebrity endorsement to
attract audience to buy.
Bar code located bottom right so when scanning
when purchasing makes it easier to get to as it
isnt at a weird angle also bottom right is usually
the last thing that we are drawn to when reading
or look at something such as a magazine or book.
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The masthead is the largest text on
the page and goes under the
photograph. The bright colour of
this text is used to draw the
readers attention. The use of the
colour red is most common in a lot
of magazines especially in rock and
indie genres it also is a very bold
and strong colour to use. The
masthead is placed in the top left
hand corner which is usually the
first place when most of the
audience look.
Colour palletThis banner is an advertisement that contrasts with the magazine which can
draw attention to it. The writing matches the extra magazine that is
advertised, and although the writing goes across the page, it is the
brightness and size of the picture that gets the audiences attention. If on a
news stand as it is placed along the top it can easily been seen and draw
readers in so NME can see this as helping the magazine to sell.
The main image is a mid shot of
Mark Ronson and is positioned
off centre more to the right his
head is placed off centre but he
is still looking at the camera. As
he is holding the broken
trumpet we can see that he is
mocking himself slightly which
matches his pose. The black t-
shirt he is wearing matches thecolour scheme yet the blue of
his denim jacket and the gold
trumpet contrast, which makes
the title stand out more and
making the actually image stand
out against the background.
Main Image
Mast Head
The bar code is essential to the
cover and it usually includes
general information about the
magazine for example th dare
and price as well as the NME
wesbite. The font is small and
irrelevant to the rest of the
cover.
Bar code
The main cover line matches the font & colour of the mast head. The name of the artist which is what most readers
would be interested in is significantly larger than any of the other texts informing us what we will be reading about
Mark Ronson. The font is simple & it is the second largest text on the cover drawing the readers attention to it.
Main Cover line
The main focus of the cover line is the
bolder text at the beginning of each name
of the band that the cover line concerns.
This cover there are two types of cover
lines, the ones that talk about the main
feature of Mark Ronson and what his
interview is about in the magazine and
the other tells the reader of the other
features in the magazine. We can easily
see the difference between them as the
ones about Mark Ronson match the font
of the main cover line, and the
background colour of the text matches
the colour of the main cover line.
Whereas the other features have a
different font, colour and they also do not
have colour backgrounds instead linking
more to the banner that is placed at the
top. The cover line at the bottom is very
simple and includes other bands that also
feature in the magazine these match the
font of the main cover it matches colour
scheme as well as contrasting to the
background.
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The right hand side separates the
articles into separate sections,
news, radar, reviews, live and
features this is so the reader can
turn to the specific areas that will
interest them if they dont want to
go through all the magazine to
find what they want.
The colour scheme of the magazine stays constant
throughout the magazine, white black and red.
However a little bit of yellow is used which is an advert
for their own magazine. This adds interest to the page
and also draws the readers eyes to this area for the
benefit of their own magazine.
The band index has a bold title
to draw your eyes to this area
it keeps your eyes focused in
the index as its the only areawithin the contents with red
ink this also adds interest to
the page, as well as giving a
page by page description. This
is also included in all the NME
issues this could be the main
reason why people buy it as it
offers more than other
magazines such as Q.
Since the colour scheme stays the same
as front cover and all throughout the
magazine it holds strong bold fonts to
draw your eyes to specific areas first.
The main image on the contents
is there to get the reader
interested in what images will
be contained and the type of
shots used. Since the image is of
Kasabian in a church singing
which relates to the mini Article
title which is below the image.
The masthead in the contents
page title as it links to the front
cover. It also says THIS WEEK
which appears in every weekly
issue, emphasising they are
current events.
The mini article is
included in the contents
page to give the readers
an idea of what is inside
the magazine and is
intended to make them
want to buy it.
Also this advertisement is to
try and make people subscribetherefore the company would
make more money. It is placed
in the contents as every reader
will look at this so there is
more chance of it being
noticed.
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CONTENTS PAGES
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The pose, outfits and
microphone supports the idea
of an old fashioned image.
The black and white image fits
in with the font colour of the
rest of the page.
The Beyonc image is used in
the top left corner, which is
attractive compared to the main
image. Both of these images
show a microphone which
instantly keeps the musical feel
to the magazine.
There is a lot of blank space aroundthe people in the image, which could
have been used for other features
Caption on the top left and underneath it is
a page number in large font, taking you
straight to the main story
The main image represents
the originality of the
magazine Rolling Stone.
The image of Beyonc is
glamorous and thisconnotes the magazines
house style as it shows
gossip about the famous
starts, which is the more
recent purpose of the
magazine.
Subheadings are used to
give a bold insight into
what is inside. It is then
followed by a short
explanation of the
subheading in a smaller
font. This makes it clear
to the reader what is
inside.
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Dateline and website link.Contents stands out as it reverses
out by having the black ground
against the white text.
Sub headings above the
contents allow the audience
and readers to find what they
are looking for quicker.
Main image of band that will appear in
the magazine at some point.
Part of the contents placed in front of the
image saying where the band will feature in
the magazine.
Featured image next to the review
in the bottom right hand corner to
make it more interesting.
Colour pallet
The contents page is layered out very
simply and easy to point out important
eye information. The banner going acrossthe top incorporates the masthead with
the large contents title displayed so it
gives the impression that there is much
less plain space on the page. The title
stands out as it is white writing on a black
background which matches us with the Q
colour scheme on the website too.
The review section used the sameheading banner layout as the
contents banner. This time with the
worlds biggest and best music guide
text which is in white and stands out
next to black background. The review
small print is not on white
background like the contents in this
case a grey. The grey background
matches in with the image and the
grey cloud that is portrayed.
The image that is within the
review section like the main
image advertises a certain
page within that section of
the magazine. The location is
very bright which contrasts
with the dark main image so
on a whole the page has a
neutral level of colour whichmakes it look good.
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This is an image of stereotypical teenage boys
who are seen to be lounging around on the bed,
with images of women behind them. This could
be to show that this part of the magazine is aimed
at one gender, it also gives the audience an idea
of what the article may be about.
Everyones talking
about it this subtitle
relates to the teenage
audience and how they
speak to one another
which helps the reader
feel more related to
what the magazine is
talking about.
The phrase THE TEENAGERS
makes teenagers feel more
individual and different to
everyone else. Which makes this
double page spread just for them
by relating to them.
This ripped out
look image
makes it look
like its been torn
from a notepad
which relates to
the stereotypical
messiness of
boys in their
teen years
The high lighted section in the text
gives the reader an insight as to
what the article is about by
putting in a key line from the story
usually this is a catchy strong line.
This small heading
is in the top left
corner, staying
within the main
pallet of the page
with black, blue
and white radar
insinuates newinformation found
recently that any
other magazine
may not have. Its
capital letters and
boldness
emphasise what
exactly the page is
about, therefore
the reader candecide if
interested.
Typical music magazine article.
Usually feature one band,
possibly new and upcoming to
present them to the world of
music.
This side panel of
common in double
page spreads in music
magazines it can be a
cheaper way for less
well known bands to
have a mention. It can
include latest music
chart or album re-view.
They add extra appeal
to the page.
The article itself is covering a new band The teenagers; by
stating that NME LOVEA this band readers will read on to see if
they really are what NME makes them out to be. Article includes
small photograph of the band performing live, typical music
magazine trait. The quote that one of the band members said isthe same as the title trying to make it stand out to the reader.
One side image
and other the
article to not make
both the pages
covered in writing
evens it out.
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DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS
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One main image
taking up the majority
of the page.
Colours on the
celebrity (Lily Allen)links in with the rest
of the colour scheme.
Makes the double
spread more
aesthetically pleasing.
Plain coloured
background to standout the model and
Allens quote on the
far left hand side.
Main text of the article is
extremely small and split up into
four equally sized columns.
Big letter emphasising
the first word in the
text usually a good way
to start of the article.
Let the reader know
where to start reading
from.
Uses the same text
style however
interlinking between
capital letters andnone capital letters.
Large text for the
title and not aligned
straight. Takes up a
lot of horizontal and
vertical space.
As this title is
disjointed mightrepresent the
slightly odd twinge
to this article.
The first glimpse the reader sees of this double
spread is obviously going to mainly feature the
celebrity and the title. Although this is good because
the reader is drawn straight away to main feature of
the double pages.
Medium long shot of
the artists takes up
the whole right page
part of the spread
and fades into the
background.
Black text on a grey background stands out.
Also a small introduction to the article to
know what it is going to be about.
Looks like the letters
have been cut out of a
newspaper this makes
the text more
interesting rather than
bored plain text.
Dressed casually which could suggest
that she is rebellious or just normal
reflecting back to the title of the
double page spread but Im not
honest being all innocent and
casual.
Lily Allen's stance towards the camera can come across
as quite challenging and defensive. This can connect to
the title as it could be a quote coming directly from
her. reflecting her personality by looking directly at the
camera as if to say she is telling the truth by getting
the readers attention to looking directly at her.
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Each image has Brandon
Flowers in a studio to match
the title of the article. The
image is also used as the
background. The images are
large therefore making them
more important to the
audience as opposed to if
they were small.
Logo The magazines
logo has been places at
the top of the page but
as it is over the image,
the red is slightly
transparent.
Colour Scheme The
double page sticks to
the house style thateach Q magazine
sticks to, mostly the
colours red, white
and black.
The main text is laid
out at the bottom of
the page in columns.
The first page has four
columns and uses adrop cap to begin with.
The second page has
three columns.The title is centred on the first page
and the artist name stands out from
the other text. The text colour sticks
to the house style and underneath the
main title it states where the
interview took place and what album
and songs the interview is about.
The quote stands out
from the main text
due to its size and
colour. Theres also
a red thick line
above it that also
attracts the
audiences attention.
It has an extensive review
section, featuring: new
music releases, reissues,
music complications, live
concert reviews and
radio reviews.
Much of the magazine
is devoted to
interviews with
popular and new
musical artists.
The colours that are used on
the front are used throughout
their magazine and helps the
magazine to come across as
very simple and easy to read
whilst looking aesthetic.
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The title Brandon Flowers uses the colour scheme of the red background
and white text/ this same font is used for the mast head and the quote this
makes is match with the rest of the magazine. The layer above is it In The
Studio which is deliberately colour to make the word Studio to stand out
more. This is important as this is a side of an artist that most fans dont get
to see or hear about so when they see this word come up there are wanting
to now read it as they are not used to hearing stuff like that.
The double page is
split horizontally with
50% image and 50%
article text to split up
the page not making
it seemed so
crammed.
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