analysis of 3 double page spreads - as media coursework
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Drop Caps, brings attention to the start of the article, makes the reader consider reading it.
Colour Scheme:3 Colours – Red
BlackWhite
Fits in with the NME house Style
Main Image takes up entirepage. Helps the readerquickly identify the article’ssubject matter andinterests them into readingthe article.
Title is in bold text so itstands out. The headline is apun which will attract theattention of Arctic Monkeys’fans.
Kicker – introduces thearticle, makes he readerwant to read more. It isin a different font to therest of the article, whichlooks better and makesthe finished article lookbetter.NME
Rock Sound
Image Caption – Says asmall bit about the imageand makes the readerwant to find out more
3 Columns of Text - Keeps the rows oftext at a convenient length for thereader, and also just looks better thanall the text being in just one column.
Colour Scheme:- Dark colours, brown, white –Doesn’t fit with the Rock Sound house stylebut fits with the band’s individual style, so itwill appeal more to fans of the band than itwill to fans of the magazine.
White is used as it is a strong contrast with thedark brown colours which have been mostlyused, and the colours compliment each otherso the page looks better to the reader.
Kerrang!
Quote – Draws attention to the page and makes the reader want to read more
Drop Caps, brings attention to the start of the article, & makes the reader consider reading it.
Image is in grayscale. Thefact the image is black andwhite makes it stand outwith it’s target audienceand it also fits in with themagazine’s house style,better than a colour imagewould.
Category Text –Gives the reader a rough idea about the contents of the page, and draws their attention.
Part of the house style.
Sticks to Magazine’s house style and colour scheme.– Red, White, Black –