1. Layout:
Each Billboard content page has the same
conventions in every magazine. The magazine
logo is that the top of the page to ensures the
readers are constantly reminded of what
magazine they are reading. The content page
layout tends to always have an area to the left
had side of the page with the numbers down
the centre showing the latest albums, songs
etc. In this content page there are 3 MAIN
colours; blue, black and white (also a little
snippet of green). The blue colour has been
used as it flows on from the title in every cover
whether the blue area of the title is covered or
not, having this blue colour on the content
page links the colour scheme from the cover.
There has been a small amount of green used
on the subheadings at the bottom on the
page, this colour also links from the title as it
has been used in the heading ‘billboard’. As
with most content pages it contain, what they
think, will be the most influential and
interesting story's and articles within the
magazine and displays these along with the
page numbers. I really like this layout as it is
informative as well as just showing us different
page numbers. As well as this it gives the
reader an instant review and facts about what
is going on in the charts regarding songs,
albums, etc.
As for the text to image relationship, I feel as
though the larger image to the right has been
used as the text can be moulded around her
features. As for the other 3 images above this,
they work well too, they are all of the same
sixe and are in page order that will like to the
story's/articles below. Theses 3 images do not
really ‘interact’ with the text as much as the
previous one does other than the numbers
that have been placed on top in white.
Magazine Analysis – Billboard Contents Page
Magazine Conventions:
As with any other contents page this page contains a
selective number of page number relating to the thing
contained within the magazine. Generally there are other
story's and images to go along side these page numbers .
Font:
The main headings of ‘Contents’ and ‘No.1’ are
in a sans serif font following on from the title of
the magazine cover and making sure the
themes are carried on. As with the cover there
is also serif font giving a sense of variety and
differentiation across the magazine.
Images:
This content page contains 4 main images; we
have the 3 images in box shape in the middle
of the main page, these images all correspond
to specific page numbers giving the readers
an insight into what they could read about on
some of the pages. On the content page the
images tend to be a mix of studio shot images
and outdoor shot images. Using this variety
of image types allows the reader to engage
with the story even more, contextualising
both the image and the story. The different
images are also there to appeal to different
readers who may read the magazine.
Unlike the covers there is more than one
image, this is because the reader will be
getting closer into the magazine, the multiple
amount of images allows the story's/ articles
to be understood with other aspects other
than words.
As for the main image on this page (the young
woman the right had side, this image has
been taken in a photography studio with a
white back drop, this has been done to allow
the text to the left of the image to be written
Writing Style & Language:
The language of this content page is written to engage with around her and still look natural and as if the
the reader of the magazine, it is chatty and relaxed aiming image was edit into the page. Her positioning
in this is very feminine and innocent, allowing
to be an easy read. It gives an over view of the main and
her to draw the reader into the specific story
most interesting story's in the magazine, some of these
she is related to. (Most of the images will add
story's/reviews will link to the images on the page
information and may even draw the reader
contextualising the story and engaging with the reader
into the story more so than before.
more.

2. Layout:
Each Q content page tends to be on the same
conventions every time it is produced. It
generally has the magazine issue number at the
top of the page on a red stip. This red colour
has lead on from the magazines front cover, the
red is found on the colour strips in various
places on the page, it is the most common
colour on this page. The red colour has been
used as it is associated with energy, strength,
power, determination as well as desire and
love. The other colours, black and white have
been used as they link and continue on from
the cover page. These colours have been used
to create constancy and similarity across the
magazine. We can also see that the colours are
running through the images and we know that
the things in the images have been used/warn
to correspond to this colour scheme. This is
something I would like to carry over to the
ideas for my own magazine and maybe think
about when planning it.
As for the text to picture ratio there isn't really
much going on, all on the images are in a
square/rectangle format and don't really go
anywhere near the text due to lines separating
them. Using this has allowed the text to be
obviously separated from the imagery. The
images take up over half of the page, being the
main focal point on this page.
In my opinion to much of the page is taken up
my images and other distracting things, it is a
content page so it should contain what the
magazine is about and contains. The
informative content area only takes up just
over a quarter of the page and doesn’t really
stand out to the reader as dramatically as
others. This idea may be something that this
type of magazine wants to stick with, but
personally I don’t like it this way.
Magazine Conventions:
As with any other contents page this page
contains a selective number of page number
relating to the thing contained within the
magazine. Generally there are other story's and
images to go along side these page numbers .
Magazine Analysis – Q Contents Page
Fonts:
Again on this content page we have a mixture of both types
of font. The title of this page is in a serif font, carrying on
from the title of the magazines front cover. The
subheadings are in the serif font to also follow on from the
magazine cover and the title of this page. The writing under
the subheadings is in a serif font to give the page a
more modern look and to great variety across the
magazine. The number are also a mixture of both font
to again create variety and appeal to a variety of
audiences.
Imagery:
This content page contains 7 main images. Each one of
the images correspond to a specific article or story on
the content page. Most of the images are there to
contextualise the story's/articles down the right hand
side of the page. A few of the images have been taken
in a studio set up, we can tell this due to the solid
colour background that we would not find if they were
taken else where. Other images have been taken in
other places such as actual concerts or snapshots from
previous or the current magazine.
The images take up over half of the page, they use
different angles and layouts in each image to give
variety and appeal to as many viewers as possible. For
example; the image behind no. 34 has been taken inn
a studio to allow the white backdrop to be used so we
can fit the image around other images and layer them.
The image behind the no. 38 is a copy from either this
magazine or a previous magazine and has been placed
Writing Style & Language:
slightly behind the other image, this has been done to
The language of this content page is written to
allow all of the images that want to be used to all be
engage with the reader of this specific magazine, used and to tall fit onto the small page. This layering
it is informative yet relaxed, aiming to be an easy technique has been done multiple times on this page,
read. It gives an over view of the main and what it is a good way to get everything on the page that you
they think are most interesting story's/articles in want to but can sometimes look cluttered and very
the magazine, some of these story's/reviews will messy. do like the way the images have been laid out
link to the images on the page contextualising the but in my opinion there is to much going on and not
story and engaging with the reader more.
enough order.

3. Layout:
Every single Blender contents page tend to have a
few things that are the same but are tailored to
the images more often than not. For this contents
page we have the title at the top of that page
(just like with most content pages). The font that
they have used has changed from the cover page
yet is still in the same colour. There are 3 main
colours used on this page; white, black and reds.
The reds are found on her clothing and the prop
she is holding. The red colour has been used as it
is associated with energy, strength, power,
determination as well as desire and love. In this
page the information for the contents of the
magazine is a little less obvious in comparison to
some other pages I have looked at, the
information for the contents of the magazine is in
a very small portion of the page, it only takes up
around a sixth of the page. The image takes up a
large part of this page indications who the main
focus of the magazine and the majority of the
story's are.
As for the text to picture ration there isn't really
any relationship within this. The image takes up
the most of the page and all of the writing has
been layered onto this on top of the background.
I do like this idea of working but in my opinion
likes to much like a front cover, I feel as though a
content page should be busier and have more
things to engage with the reader that the cover,
we know that the reader has opened the
magazine so it should keep them entertained.
There seems to be a lot of colours going on on
this page also, it would be nicer to see the colours
from the cover page to be continued on as it
would comfort the reader more.
Also there seems to be no continuation with text
font, the title on the cover page was in a totally
different font and sixe in comparison to this
content page.
Magazine Conventions:
As with any other contents page
this page contains a selective number of page
number relating to the thing contained within
the magazine. Generally there are other
story's and images to go along side these page
numbers , but with this one there is only one
image to correspond to the story's/articles.
Magazine Analysis – Blender Contents Page
Fonts:
On this content page we have a single type of font used
throughout. The single .. of the sans serif font has been
carried on from the cover page, aiming to appeal to a more
relaxed and modern audience. In comparison to other
magazines they use a combination of sans serif and serif
fonts to create variety, where as Blender has a target
audience that is younger than most magazines. Using
all of the same style of font creates similarity and
comfort to grasp the younger audience.
Imagery
In this content page there is only one image, unlike the
other two pages that I have looked at they contain
multiple images. The image that has been used is of pop
star Katy Perry. This particular image has been taken in
a studio set up, we can tell this due to the flush white
background in the image. This images has been used as
there is a large proportion of the magazine about her.
This image is contextualising the articles/story’s within
the magazine.
If this were my own magazine I would like to have more
images that are smaller to contextualise more of the
story's more, to allow the readers to understand the
content better. I do like the use of quotes in the page
and this is something I may consider using in my own
magazine on one of the pages.
The way in witch Katy Perry has been positioned and
the ‘clothes’ she is wearing in this image is to appeal to
the male gaze (introduced by Laura Mulvey). This
image, the positioning of her and her clothes is aiming
to cater for a male audience (even though the buyers of
Writing Style & Language
the magazine is primarily purchased by
The language of this content page is written to engage
with the reader of this specific magazine, it is informative women) and is framing her as an object rather
than a person to cater for this male ‘audience’.
yet relaxed, aiming to be an easy read. It gives an over
view of they what they think are most interesting articles Sometimes even women are invited to see
in the magazine, some of these story's/reviews will link to them self's like this, trying to make them self's
look exactly like the image that the men are
the images on the page contextualising the story and
wanting.
engaging with the reader more.