First contents page analysis, AS Media< Alexander Thorpe

1. Alex Thorpe
Main image – the large image drawsthe eye of the reader,nexttothe imag,the magazine
contentrelatedisexplained,itattractsthe fansof the gorilaz.The contentspage helpsthe reader
findwhattheyare lookingforwithouthavingtosiftthroughanythingtheyaren’tinterestedin
Columns
Masthead
Title,primaryoptical
area
The coloursare boldand definedwhichalsodrawsthe readerseye because theyjumpof the page and
attract the reader,the colourscheme of thispage matchesthe frontcover to fitthe house style of Q
magazine.The colours,red,white andblack,are stereotypical of indie pop/rockmagazineswhichfits
the genre the layoutisabstract and uneven,whichfurtherdrawsthe readerseye,lookingmore carless,
furtherfittingwiththe indietheme.
The designisunevenly
balancedwhichworks
and looksinteresting,
furtherdrawingthe
readersattentiontoall
aspectsof the
magazine.
The Guttenbergdesign
principle
In the primaryoptical
area,there is the tittle
and mastheadthat
immediatelydrawsthe
reader’seye,the main
featuresof the magazine
are alsohere which
makesthe readercarry
on reading
Target audience
The target audience of this
magazine isaimedat
younger,indie fans,aimed
16 – 26. Thisisshown
threwthe use of the
clothingandbandswhich
are stereotypicalof thisage
group,the bands can be
seenasrole modelstothis
age range whichiswhythe
dresssense couldbe seen
as similar.