2. NME
The two people on the front
cover (Alex Turner and Miles
Kane) have direct address.
This will catch the readers
eye when they‟re choosing a
magazine as it catches their
attention with someone
looking at them.
The title of the
magazine is
clearly shown in
the cover in
red, white and
black. The rest
of the magazine
cover is colour
co ordinated
being red, white
and black.
The meaning
of NME (New
Music
Express) is
covered
up, showing
the makers
are confident
that their
readers will
know what it
means so
they don‟t
have to make
is clear what
NME stands
The magazine is all for.
colour coordinated
except from two
heading which are
yellow. With these
standing out it makes
the headings stand
out, drawing people‟s
attention.
The two boys are
dressed the same
to show the
similarities
between the two.
Along with similar
hair and similar
facial
expressions.
With the text being red, not only
does it fit with the colour
scheme but it makes the text
really easy to read against the
white and black background
The price of NME is small, this is because the
magazine isn‟t the cheapest so they don‟t
want to advertise the price.
They have a quote from the
main article. This engages the
reader on the article and will
make them want to know
more about the story and why
the „Monkeys‟ would think he
had an affair.
3. Q
Saying it‟s the
best magazine of
the year will show
the readers it‟s a
high quality
magazine and
they will want to
know why
everyone thinks
it‟s so good so will
purchase it to
find out.
The title is
white with a
red
background.
This makes the
mast head
stand out more
than if it was
just a red Q
with an all
white
background.
This way it can
separate the
mast head from
the rest of the
magazine.
“Bowie lives!” is in a
different font to the
rest of the magazine.
This makes it stand
out and catch people‟s
attention.
The advertisements on
the front cover help to
appeal to a wider
audience. If they see
that someone they like is
in the magazine they‟ll
have more reason to buy
it.
The direct
address, like in
NME, helps to catch
people‟s attention
and the reader will
be drawn to the
magazine.
The price on the
magazine is small as
to not make it obvious
of the price as it‟s not
cheap.
The barcode is a legal
requirement needed
on all products that
will be sold. Q has
made sure that the
barcode is out of the
way of all the text as
not to cover any of the
contents.
4. Rolling Stone
The title covers the whole
top of the magazine, this
makes the magazine look
more professional.
The date and issue number are at the top of the
magazine helps the reader to know how relevant
the magazine is.
The price of the
magazine is as not to
draw any attention to it.
This is because
magazine isn‟t cheap so
they don‟t want the price
to be the first thing the
reader see‟s.
The direct address of the
main image helps engage the
reader and catch their
attention.
Having the sub-title
in a larger/bolder
font will draw the
readers attention to
the text.
The stories
have
separators
between each
heading, makin
g it easy to see
the different
stories
easily, this
helps to make
the magazine
look more
professional.
Having the main
story‟s title on top of
the image eliminates
the complication of
not knowing which
text goes with the
main image.
This magazine
doesn‟t have a
barcode, this could
be down to the photo
of the cover and not
the actual magazine
cover.
5. Billboard
All of the text it‟s straight
and in line with other text.
This makes the magazine
look more professional and
clean cut than if the text was
all different sized or different
colour, also making it look
less childish. This
looks like someone has took
the time to design the cover
and make it look the best it
can be.
The white
contrasts well
with the rest of
the magazine.
The white text
makes it easy
to read the text
clearly.
This magazine differentiates from the rest as the others all have the colour scheme of red, white and
black. However, this doesn‟t. This magazine looks like an instagram filter. This allows the magazine
to appeal to a younger audience as instagram is associated with the teenage age group. This effect
on the image helps make the colours, such as Rihanna‟s hair stand out.
The yellow incentive banner
makes it stand out against
the dark blue making it
catchy to the readers eye.
This magazine also has direct
address, as do many music
magazines I have
analysed, allowing it to engage
the reader.
The way that the
text fades out
towards the bottom
makes the
magazine look
interesting and not
just plain, appealing
to a younger
audience.
6. Uncut
The way that the
title of the magazine
is slightly covered
up shows that the
magazine is
confident that
people will know the
name and that
they‟re well known
enough to be able
to cover part of the
mast head.
The background is a
red
curtain, associated
with
performers, allowing
the readers to make
the link of the red
curtain and the
singer, Jack White.
Having a red
background allows
Jack White to stand
out on the magazine
as he is dressed all
black.
Showing that they‟re
reviews allows
people to see new
artists and know
they can read a
review to find out if
they‟re worth
listening to or not.
This is good to
appeal to a wider
audience and help
bring in more
readers.
Advertising the reviews on
the front will help the
magazine appeal to a
wider audience.
