Music magazine contents analysis

1. Music Magazine Contents
analysis
By Caitlin Clarke

2. Ciarra is the main image and her
sexuality is being used as she is
catching all the males attention as
she is wearing a tight leotard. She
has her legs in the air, which could
be to envy female readers and
eye-catching to the males. The
photo has clearly been edited,
showing it is highly respected
magazine.
Each title that that sections the
different articles uses a girly type
of font which suggests the
magazine is aimed more towards
a female audience. There are five
different types of fonts used on
this page, however it don’t look
messy or busy because the layout
has made it look professional.
The contents page don’t include
much textual writing, and is kept
simple to catch the readers
attention and keep them
interested. The page only has
four articles which makes the
reader want to read inside the
magazine to find out more.
The background is simple as its
just black and white which fits
into the texts theme.
The title ‘Contents’ Is written in
bold capital letters and the letters
are structured unusually, but its
clear enough to read.

3. The whole contents page is in black and
grey which means any colour on top of it
which catch the audiences attention.
The main image is of Kanye West which
means his fans will be attracted to this.
The arm over his shoulder with the red
heart in the hand, could possibly be
presenting his personality, he is in love
and is open about it. Or it could be the
idea that someone has stole his heart.
The connotations of the colour red is
romance, and sexiness which could also
be another side too his personality.
The artist is making clear eye contact
with the reader suggesting he wants to
connect with his fans, this will instantly
draw the reader into the magazine. The
artist Kanye West looks like he is on
edge which may reflect his personality.
The way how the title is at the top right
hand corner of the page, its in bold and
is in capital letters. Its in bold black
typography which makes it stand out
over the background and links with the
theme of the page of black and grey.
The writing on the left hand side is the
last thing the reader will read as you
read left to right, also the text isn’t
exactly eye catching as its small
compared to the rest of the page.
Even though all the colours on the page
blend in together with the background,
its effective because you can clearly
identify the artist Kanye West. The jacket
he is wearing also blends in with the
colour scheme which also is effective as
it draws attention to the artist face.

4. The main image of this contents page is
the artist Usher. He has one of his
hands in his pockets which suggests he
thinks he Is cool. The image is the main
focus of this page which could
represent what the magazine stands for.
Usher also has shades on so you
cannot tell where he is directly
looking, his body language and
posture tells us he is walking and
looking towards the camera which
could suggest he wants to connect
with the audience.
The image is large and takes up most if
the page which allows the reader to
directly look at the image. Usher is
also wearing a leather fur coat, and
has a urban style which represents the
RnB industry.
The colour scheme is grey and the
background is darker on the top left
corner, which then fades more to a
lighter grey as it goes to the bottom
right corner.
Ushers features such as the coat and
clothing, is alighted which makes the
image stand out and suggest he wearing
expensive clothing and we should
appreciate it. It also suggests that he
needs his own personal space as he
looks almost isolated.

5. The