comparing my rough cut magazine to professional work

1. Rough Cut Comparison

2. • The text ratio is similar
• The sell line content is similar.
• Font choice is similar on some of the sell lines but
quite different on the masthead and main sell line.
• The colour use is similar.
• Photo composition is quite similar but the space
above head is different, the lighting, location and
angle are similar but the pose is different.
• The theme throughout all 4 pages of the magazine is
similar but could be improved.
• There is more dead space on my front cover.
• Better graphic design is used on the professional
magazine.
• I think my front cover shows that it was inspired by
this NME cover.

3. • Layout is similar however the content ratio is much
higher on the professional magazine.
• My font choice is similar to NME’s, however theirs's is
bolder. The font variation is similar.
• The colour use is similar
• The photography is different by using a different
location, lighting and angle.
• I have more dead space on my contents page than
NME.
• My contents has copied quite a lot of this page.

4. • The layout of my dps is similar to the professional
one as they both use columns, similar images,
quote inserts, drop cap and titles.