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1. Task 8 – Production Research
Aby Jones

2. The font varies from large, bold, chunky text for titles to small,
san serif ones, the text accompanying the photograph is a clear
example 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 summary
of what’s included in the magazine – there is a variety of
different fonts throughout the page – I feel like they used this to
show a difference in stories so that no matter what, the reader
is always drawn towards it.
There doesn’t seem to be a particular colour scheme throughout
this example however, it seems like they’ve tried to make the
main subject the main focus as they seem to have excluded
colours down to black, white and red.
The subject of the photograph covers some of the writing – they
cover the title of the magazine – this seems to be making a sort
of statement, it almost seem as if they’re wanting the readers
attention to be drawn towards the subject first and recognize
the magazine after – I feel this is because it’s the main story and
it would draw more attention – especially because the subject is
a ‘celebrity.’
The style seems quite basic and simple, there’s nothing
particularly special or eye catching about the design – other
than that, it seems professional through it’s lack of content yet it
still has it’s allure.
There is only one image on this example – it’s of ‘King Bach’, an
internet celebrity who - almost like Bo Burnham - became
famous for 6 second videos on Vine; he is the main focus of the
page. The fact that he’s in an interesting stance with an
interesting expression straight away tells the reader that the
magazine is quite laid back and has comedic values.
Example from: New
York Magazine –
Comedy

3. Example is from: Stand and
Deliver (Comedy magazine)
The title font is large, bold and extravagant – it’s eye catching and interesting as opposed to the rest of the text on
the page which is a small, regular font such as, Arial or Calibri, this includes the sub heading too. Articles for this
particular magazine, (Stand and Deliver) are usually quite bright and interesting, with a mix of unique photography
and illustrations – the writing almost seems like another illustration, it’s very unique, especially compared to more
seriousmagazines 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 within
the photograph are quite dark in comparison – compared to the first example, this one seems to include a lot more
colour 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 take
up one whole page – there is a lot more writing to start with, there are columns and paragraphs whereas the first
example only has quick points and short sentences to get the reader interested. The header text is large and takes
up almost half the page, there is quite a lot of white space round it but otherwise it looks quite professional and
artsy – 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 and
overall 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 signifies
danger or harm, it seems like the overall impact of the photograph should be a bad one.

4. Taken from Chortle (online comedy
magazine)
The fonts used within this example are quite simple in
comparison to the previous examples. The title text is large
and bold with an ordinary font whilst the rest of the writing is
small and also simplistic, I feel they have done this because the
overall appeal seems to be with the images.
The only colours within this article are in the photographs, the
name of the celebrity mentioned within it and the sub header
– this, again, draws attention towards the photographs – the
colours 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 2
examples, there’s a photograph on both the top and bottom of
the writing – to further highlight what they are talking about
and possibly, to induce comedy from the reader.
The style is also quite interesting – the writing (which is quite
limited) is almost sandwiched in between the two
photographs, the thing that stands out the most is the header
text and even that’s underneath one of the photographs. The
overall style seems quite formal and professional, it very
quickly informs the reader but at the same time it manages to
be quite brief and a little bit untidy.
The photographs are to further indicate what the article is
talking about – with this one it’s a new game show on
television which, form what I can gather from the
photographs, is to do with animal suits, obstacle courses and a
whole lot of comedy.

5. This example is from The Guardian website
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 only
difference 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 the
photograph is a lighter grey in comparison to the rest – the only other
thing that really includes colour is the photograph; the one of Seth Rogen
and 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’s
quite simple and easy to follow, it has a photograph, an introduction
paragraph and then another photograph to highlight what the article is
talking about – the proof for the story – and the rest of the article is just
text.
The overall style is quite professional, however, it still uses quite common
slang such as, ‘stoner’ and included quotes such as, ‘get baked’ - it’s an
article for the Guardian so it would be aimed at a working class sort of
area.
The first photograph is of Seth Rogen (The focus of the article) on the
promo for his film, ‘The Interview’ and the second photograph is a tweet
from the actor, which is placed there to further prove the point of the
article.

6. Example from laughspin.com
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.

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8. Images

9. Flat Plan: Magazine
Header
Image Text Box
Text Box

11. Header
Text Box
Text Box
Image

14. Flat Plan: Tabloid
Name of Tabloid
Date
Header
Image
Text Box
Ad
Text
Box
Text Box
Text Box

16. Name of Tabloid
Header
Image
Ad
Text Box
Date
Ad/
other
stories

18. Flat Plan: Fanzine
Header
Text Box
Image
Image
Text Box Text Box
Text Box Text Box
Image
Text Box

21. Header
Text Box Text Box Text Box
Text Box
Image
Image
Quote
Text Box
Text Box
Image