Second version of analysis seen before with added analysis to Q's cover and contents

1. Masthead Largest piece of text on page, stands out Only text in white White always emphasises colour Cover Line List of artists featured in magazine to interest wider audience Barcode – typical positioning with date and website underneath Main cover line Multiple colours – stand out Black stands out against grey Main focus ‘Rhianna and Chris’ in large font to show importance and catch eyes Main cover image Black and white to make the blue stand out – also to make the blue text stand out against the image Greyscale has connotations of melancholy, quite dramatic picture Minimalistic approach to cover to enhance seriousness and simplicity

2. Sometimes reoccurring colour for actual magazine. EG yellow for Rocksound. Yellow is bright and is often connotated with danger [for example, crime scene police tape, warning signs, etc] Large audience targeted as everyone likes music so all people must be represented or included so, for example, no use of slang or specialist terminology. Rock sound front cover handwriting notes to make it seem more relatable and ‘young’. Like a student taking notes. Rocksound cover ‘the untold story’ makes it seem exclusive so you cannot read about that issue anywhere else. White always exaggerates colour and make it more bold, hence it being the background for most covers. Font consistencies. – branding, recognisable, etc. ‘ cut out’ format of rocksound. Looks more edgy and appealing. Stands out against main cover picture. Colour schemes - If article is of the cover story, it’s likely the colour scheme will continue. Either for consistency or coordination with the photo. Usually to link with photo or similar colours (purple). Rolling stone is an international magazine – it is sold in many countries. For example they have a Chilean issue .

3. A different student’s analysis of the Rolling Stone magazine contents page

4. Grey makes all colour stand out as it is the medium between black and white A list of names give the audience a ‘taster’ of all the information/articles they have on different artists. The artists are also from different genres [ie, Dolly Parton and Dizzee Rascal] so the magazine is opening itself up to as many audiences as possible. The ‘features’ section of the contents shows articles that are important and focus on the ‘main attractions’ as it were of the magazine such as interviews and contemporary music news The ‘regulars’ section shows the articles that are common in the magazine such as the ‘letters’ page, where readers letters to the magazine are responded to by the ‘Q Team’ The red + white colour scheme is kept throughout the magazine Large, eye-catching pictures of artists that are a large part of the magazine’s articles etc