AS Media Studies research and planning

1. RESEARCH AND PLANNING
Kyle Wales

2. PRELIMINARY TASK
For the print preliminary task I will
analyze a front cover and contents
page of a new college magazine. I will
analyze this by labeling and shortly
describing the purpose of each
feature

3. Name of artist from large
image and why she
appears there
Magazine Analysis
Title of magazine. The
title is always the
largest and most eye
catchy feature on the
magazine for
representation of the
company
Advertisement of what the
magazine contains. The
purpose of this is to inform
readers on what artists are
contained inside and the
story behind them
The Sub titles of artist or headlines are all
larger than descriptions. This attracts the
reader to their chosen story line
Names of
other artists
added
inside: This
attracts fans
to buying
this
magazine
Large image
covering Centre of
page
This magazine is simple but still has all the features needed to attract readers

4. Magazine title: only
the first two letters
are shown here as
many ‘KERRANG!’
fans recognize the
structure of the
layout
This side banner
advertises the
company’s posters that
are contained in side.
This may add value to
fans/collectors
Large sub title describing
the purpose of the main
image and who the image is
This header advertises
the company by
informing readers of
recent or new magazines
which can be collected
Advertisement of what the
magazine contains. The
numbers 25 is large and bold
such as the subtitle
Barcode: every magazine
contains a barcode on either
the font or back
Bottom header is introduced to match
color scheme advertising what the
company have been doing over the
latest period
Large image covering
the center of page
Magazine analysis
Second small image for
advertisement
This magazine is very eye catchy as the page is filled with various features. The color scheme is also on point by using
the same colors through out. An example of this is subtitles, all subtitles are in yellow and descriptions are in white

5. Contents Page Analysis
Contents title and date. This is
shown in big bold letters with
two types of colours to match
Medium sized image colour scheme
representing the main article in
the current magazine. This
advertises readers by quickly
allowing them to find the correct
page
Bold Sub-title
advertising the main
story
Description of above
picture. This shows a
short introduction to
attract/tease readers
of what’s inside
These sub headings
advertise different
genres that are inside
this magazine. These
show news, radar, live
and features which are
described below in a
smaller font.
Advertisement of other issues that ‘NME’ have
released. Also advertises a fan base discount by
purchasing this magazine