2. Masthead Section Titles
• The Mast Head tells the audience •The section titles organise each
which magazine they are reading of the articles into the different
sections of the magazine in
Index which they belong, for example
news.
• The index lists all the articles in
the magazine in the order that Title of Page
they appear. The title of the page tells the
reader that they are looking at
Main Image the contents page of the
magazine,
• The Main Image usually shows an
image relating to the main Sections
article. The different sections contain
different articles related to that
Main Article section.
• The Main Article gives a synopsis Article Titles
of what the audience will read The Article Titles tell the reader
about in the main article. exactly what that article is
about.
Page Numbers
• The page numbers tell the audience
Synopsis of Article
which page that particular article This is a short summary of what
appears. is in each article.
Page Numbers
Subscription The page numbers tell the
audience which page that
Advertisement particular article appears.
• This is the place of the page where
businesses can advertise there Columns
product. The Columns are there so that
they page has a neat and
organised layout.
Feature Page
The feature page lists all the
articles which where displayed
on the front cover.
3. Straight text
The straight text shows that the
magazine is more masculine . That
the magazine is aimed at men
rather than women.
Black white and red
The black white and red colour
scheme add to the masculinity of
the magazine.
Image relating to the
article.
The image in the middle relates to
the main article. This article will
have been chosen by the
magazine to try and encourage
more people to buy their
magazine. Therefore it will be an
artist that they think their
audience will want to read about.
Subscription
Advertisement
The subscription advertisement
will be chosen to aim at the target
market of the magazine which is
older teen + men.
4. Masthead
•The Masthead here is a the top left
hand corner of the contents page.
Special!
This means that it is one of the first This moths issue of Q features an
things seen by the reader, Oasis special which has been
therefore outlined in gold to stand out against
the rest of the page and catch the
eye of the reader.
Main Image
The main image is in the centre and
draws the attention of the reader,
the main images relates to the main
article of that months issue.
Main Article
The main article of that issue will
have been picked to persuade the
magazines target audience to buy
that months issue. The band
featuring as the main article will
have to appeal to their target
audience.
Reviews
The reviews section of Q magazine
is one of it’s most defining features
and therefore should stand out on
the contents page and be easy to
find because a lot of readers buy
the magazine for it’s well known
reviews.
