MixMag is a British electronic dance and clubbing magazine launched in 1982. It covers dance events and reviews music and club nights. The magazine styles itself as the world's biggest selling dance music magazine. It is published monthly in London, England by Development Hell Ltd. Nick Decosemo is the current editor.
2. is a British electronic dance
and clubbing magazine, published in
London, England by Development
Hell Ltd . It styles itself as "the
world's biggest selling dance music
magazine", Launched in 1982 in the
United Kingdom, the magazine
covers dance events, and reviews
music and club nights. Nick
Decosemo is the current editor.
3. The date of the first publication was the 1st
February 1983; 29 years ago
It is a monthly magazine.
It is £4.20
Since 2009, the magazine has a Brazilian
edition, as a result of South American's
dance-music market growth.
4. You can buy ‘Mixmag’ in most local super
markets or order it from online sites such as:
www.magazinesubscriptions.co.uk/
www.isubscribe.co.uk/
www.ask.com/Mixmag+Magazine
However if you were to purchase it online it
would be more expensive. Online stores also
encourage a subscription to the magazine.
5. The barcode is
clearly noticeable.
The skyline ‘The
The masthead is worlds biggest
slightly covered by dance music and
the featured artist clubbing magazine’
which represents makes it seems
that it is an more established.
established and
The artist is giving a
recognised
direct mode of
magazine.
address.
The colour scheme has a The main part of the
lot of neon colours such cover line is in bold
as bright yellow, purple followed by a brief
and pink; however the explanation below it
colour scheme seems to in a regular font.
be fairly plain but by
using grey as a
The puff of ‘plus’
background cover makes
grabs the readers
it seems more stylish Symmetrical layout attention as it has a
and sophisticated. makes it seem more yellow neon
stylish. background.
6. Analysis of the contents page
In the column are
Issue number + date
subheadings.
listed next to the
contents title.
The contents
The large main image title is in a
on the left links to different font to
cover feature. everything else.
The page
For each feature the numbers down
first bit of the the side of the
sentence is in bold. column are
yellow to make it
stand out.
Stylish black The puff for a ‘free cd’
background makes the on the bottom hand
colourful image stand corner grabs the
out which is effective readers attention as it
as it grabs the readers One column. isn’t in the main
attention. column.
7. Analysis of the double page spread
The tour dates
The title is on the right
large and hand side of the
bold. magazine add
colour and
14 images on breaks up the
the spread page. The pink
makes the and black
magazine seem colours make it
busy which easier for the
links in with the reader to read.
dance focus of
the magazine.
Most of the
subheadings
As ‘Breezer’ is an have a coloured
alcoholic drink it background
shows that the The puff in the yellow which grab the
There are two
magazine is for box links in with the readers
separate articles
people 18+. article and grabs the attention.
instead of just one.
readers attention.
8. I will imitate some of the features of Mixmag
Properganda in my magazine such as:
A busy yet stylish layout
A colourful colour scheme
6+ images on my double page spread.
Lots of puffs throughout