The document analyzes the layout, color scheme, images, and font choices used in magazine spreads featuring various artists. For Nicki Minaj, pink, black and white are used with her image standing out against the solid background. For another artist, black, white and red are used with their image in color popping from the page. Fonts are chosen to be easily readable while highlighting important text. Images feature the artists in casual poses to seem relatable. Layouts emphasize the images and headlines with multiple columns of small text. Overall the designs aim to attract readers with high contrast and bold visuals that highlight the featured artists.

1. COLOUR SCHEME
Different shades of pink,
black and white. Nicki
stands out since the
background is all one
colour. Headline is bold
and stands out.
IMAGE
Black and white top
stands out well on the
pink background. Her lips
are the only pink on her
and that matches with the
overall theme. She has a
bracelet which says
“ICON” on it meaning she
isn’t afraid to say that
she’s popular and is
someone who people like.
The black and white has a
strange connotation
because they are
complete opposites, white
being pure and black
being evil.
LAYOUT
The text takes the shape of
where the shape of her body is
on the right. Text is written in
columns. Image takes up about
half of the DPS and the
headline takes up about a
quarter. First letter is written in
pink and is way bigger than all
the actual text.
FONT CHOICES
“The Gospel According To”
is written in fancy lettering
which then leads to “Nicki
Minaj” written in bold
capital letters in an easily
readable font. Most font is
written in grey so the pink
and black bits stand out in
the main text bit. The font is
easily readable.

2. COLOUR SCHEME
Black, white and red. The
contrasting white is on a
black background for the
headline. The red is the
only colour and the rest is
quite dull.
IMAGE
She is showcasing
different style – emo.
She’s looking at the
camera and posing in a
laid back way and leaning
forward. She’s the only
colour on the page apart
from a tiny bit of text that
is red. Her make-up is
supposed to be bold and
make her stand out. The
image is the first thing you
see on the page. Casually
dressed and hair is
intentionally messy.
FONT CHOICES
Information is tiny and
difficult to read – seems
unimportant. Headline is
large, in all capitals and
some letters are bigger than
others. Headline stands out
and the font is simplistic –
block letters.
LAYOUT
Majority of the page is
headline and picture. Draws
your attention to everything
but the actual information.
Simple columns are used to
display the information. The
headline is quite messy and
isn’t in line with the other text.

3. COLOUR SCHEME
Dark and gloomy – has a saturated tone
to the article. The colour scheme seems
to show how he is, easy going and
simple which matches the simple
colours. The colours don’t stand out,
maybe the writer wanted people to
focus on the information rather than
the guy. The main colours are green
and black which matches the hues of
brown on the artist. The main colour is
back which implies fear, evil and death,
and the headline kind of links to it.
IMAGE
He looks like an indie musician wearing
casual clothes to show he’s easy going.
Past his large thick glasses he is looking
directly at the camera in a menacing kind
of way, also he doesn’t look like he wants
to be there. He is shown as the subject
because the background is blank. He has
a kind of rugged look. The camera is
looking down on him which may show he
is weak. He looks very ordinary.
FONT CHOICES
Headline is basic text, easily
readable and appeals to
older audiences, because of
the language used. The
headline is a quote from the
artist which shows a
personal insight to what his
life is like. The words are
supposed to shock the
reader.
LAYOUT
Half and half – image
and then article.
Headline takes up half of
one of the pages. The
text is small and in four
columns which looks
smart. Some letters in
the headline are bigger
than the others.

4. COLOUR SCHEME
The colour scheme of this one links
with the whole Q magazine which
has a red logo. A big, red J is taking
up half the page and the photograph
of him is red and black. There’s
barely any other colour, so they
obviously want the picture to stand
out as well as the J which signifies
Jay-Z since his name begins with J.
The red and blue colours imply that
he is powerful, but is calm.
IMAGE
Jay-Z looks quite serious which
could imply he is serious about
music and his passions. He is
wearing sun glasses so you can’t see
his eyes. This could mean he
doesn’t want people to focus on
him, rather he wants people to
focus on his music. The chain
around his neck could show that he
is a very wealthy man since it looks
expensive.
FONT CHOICES
The font choice is
simple but smart
looking. There’s a large
J across the page. The
main paragraphs have
big letters at the start
to draw attention. The
tiny writing in the
article means they can
fit a lot of information.
LAYOUT
It fills the space which
makes it look smart and
clean. Half of the DPS is an
image of Jay-Z, which
shows he’s important and
that the article is about
him. The information is in
columns and half the page
is of information making it
important.

5. This photograph is in black and
white, where as the other page
has light pink on it. It seems he
doesn’t want the focus to be so
much on him himself, rather his
story and what he has to say.
We are drawn to the colour
which is on the writing page and
there’s also a bit of text that is in
red.
XMC in the photograph looks
like he doesn’t know the
picture is being taken and
also doesn’t care all that
much about how he looks.
Maybe it is implying that he’s
had a hard life in the past and
no longer cares for others
opinions, he just wants to be
himself.
“Man on the verge of a nervous
breakthrough” implies he was in a
bad place and the audience will
want to find out how life has got a
bit better for him, therefore
wanting to read the article.
“Breakthrough” shows that XMC is
quite popular now but wasn’t
beforehand.
The thing on the page that stands out
to me is the black area here on the
right. The writing is in white and red
which contrasts on the black
background here. It is also a promotion
of tickets to see XMC on tour, which if
the audience liked him, then they
would be very excited about the
promotion. The writer is trying to bring
the audience in and make them have a
chance to win something that wouldn’t
normally be a prize of a competition.
The light pink “X” on the page could
indicate that the writer does not want
the audience to follow in the writers
footsteps: therefore giving people the
information to not do that. It could
also indicate the first letter of his stage
name.
“A few years ago I was hanging on the
edge of a cliff. I know where that cliff is
and I’m not going over.” This quotation
makes the audience think that he was
on the verge of leaving this world. The
whole point of this article is to make
sure that people don’t follow in his
footsteps up to the point where it gets
too much to handle.
The masthead is in bold and in very
easy font. It’s the writing that stands
out the most on the page. The
masthead makes people want to read
on in the article to find out what the
artist has to say.
The font for the rest of the article is a
little bit more fancy which may imply
the writer is quite proud of himself.
The page number and what I believe to
be the magazines name is written at
the very bottom of the page with the
writing on. These two bright colours
(blue and pink) are something that will
catch your eye. Page numbers need to
be noticed well so you can find exactly
what you are looking for.