1. The Masthead is the most The clothing that Muse are wearing The house style is similar throughout
recognisable part of the magazine. aren’t very bright and therefore the whole front cover and consists of
For this magazine this is down the strongly suggests that they’re a rock 5 main colours: green, yellow, white
constant font that is used on the band which are known for wearing a and grey. The simple but effective
text and therefore remains lot of blacks and darker colours. method of colour usage is not to
recognisable, although many other complicate the cover too much and
magazine titles will use the same is done so nicely on this cover. The
colour pallet . This magazine has bright colours highlight the more
gone for a bright, attracting colour important pieces in the magazine.
to lure the audience in. The background allows the band to
stand out in their black clothes but
The lures and the hooks included doesn’t flatter their pale
on this front cover are most complexions which are very close to
commonly interviews, free blending in with the background.
giveaways, competitions and often
a discount offer on a subscription The body postures of the band is
to the magazine. The most obvious quite concealed. All but one band
lure is the new Muse album which member has their arms crossed
stands out in a bright yellow and suggesting that they mean business.
therefore is the most enticing The band members are all stood
piece on the cover. The cover lines closely together suggesting that
have been written in colours that they are a close unit and they are all
are slightly darker than the closely involved with the music. All
background but are still readable. three members have serious
expression on their faces suggesting
The rule of thirds is used in this that they are serious about their
cover as the band members use up music and this clearly comes across
a third of the cover space each also through their clothing which is
with the way they are positioned. all black apart from a design on the
An equal representation of Muse. band leaders T-shirt.

2. The colour scheme on this cover is The lures and the hooks that have been used on this cover are the main cover
black, white, red and blue. The line, and the other cover lines with the added “25 GREATEST ROCK MOVIES”.
colours are attractive and eye This is a simple yet effective way in which the audience is encouraged to buy
catching and compliment the the magazine with the knowledge of what they will be getting inside when they
background colour which is a faded begin to read and therefore attracts more readers.
grey. These are quite simple yet
effective colours as it suggests that Lily’s body postures suggests a
it could appeal to all genders but seductive side to her which is
the sophistication of the black and supported by her cover line “Sexy
the blue combined suggests that it beast Lily Allen & her wicked,
targeted at an older audience of wicked ways...” She is only wearing
around 16 – 20+. The colour tight shorts, tights and high heeled
scheme also compliments Lily platform shoes which intend to
Allen’s skin tone and hair colour as lengthen her legs and make her
her hair fits in with the colours appear more sexy than normal in
used and her skin tone moulds well order to encourage the male
with the background and the blues readers to buy Q. Although she has
and the blacks. her back turned to the audience
which deflects some eye contact
The panthers emphasise the term
The mode of address appears to “beast” which is used to describe
have been kept simple in order to Lily and is also highlighted in blue
aid the focus on Lily’s photo and which supports the fact that this is
her cover line. The other cover mainly aimed at the male audience.
lines have been placed in a The fact that one panthers is
noticeable area and have been growling and one is prowling
written in bold to stand out with suggests that Lily has a soft side to
the most important pieces of text her and her music and a feisty side
standing out the most, just like the to her which will entice more people
main cover line of Lily Allen. to read about her wicked, wicked
ways.

3. The masthead is the most Even though the masthead is slightly On this cover the colours
noticeable piece of scripture on covered by Katy Perry’s head you can compliment each other well as it
this cover as it has been written in still recognise it by the font used and by has been kept fairly simple. The
a big, bold font and is unique the colours that are used. only conflicting colour is on the
compared to other magazine clothing that Katy is wearing which
fonts. It ties in nicely with the consist of many colours but mainly
colour scheme which consists of blue. The white background does
black, pink and grey. The pink wonders for Katy’s skin tone which
highlights the most important blends nicely with the
part of each of the cover lines. corresponding colours .
Katy Perry is well known for her Katy’s provocative body posture
chart topping singles and albums, would suggest that it is aiming at
and she is also known for putting the male audience but the colour
a kinky side into her music videos scheme would suggest other wise.
. In her most recent videos she Her close and intense eye contact
appears to be taking tips off of entices the reader to pick up the
fellow artist Lady Gaga when it magazine which would then lead
comes to fashion in some of her to them reading the cover lines
latest pieces. She is know known and then buying the magazine. Like
for her quirky hair and costumes Lily Allen’s posture, Katy has
but she hasn’t always portrayed slightly turned her back towards
this and so the photo included on the audience supporting the
this cover could be to promote provocative side to her and her
the version of Katy and music. When it comes to designing
emphasises this in her clothing my magazine, I will have to
which covers everything but consider the positioning of the
doesn’t leave a lot to the models and the way in which they
imagination. connect with the audience.

4. The contents is where readers can This contents page appears to be quite busy and full of information and
go in order to find out in more includes a few pictures. A busy contents page could put some people off as
detail what they can read about they don't want to be bombarded by a lot of text and this can link in with the
and also to discover what else is structure as the reader has to be considered when a contents page is put
included in the magazine. together.
The mode of address is The colour scheme is quite often similar
ordered, in chronological order to that of the front cover of the
magazine and will therefore look
and will include information
familiar to the reader. The contents
about the articles in the page displays a lot of pink portraying
magazine. The chronology is just that this is targeted at the female
common sense to editors and readers and therefore the contents will
simply orders the articles by the display a lot of what female readers are
page number and in what order after. The picture used to suggest a
main cover line story appears to be a
they have been printed other
boy band and so supports that this is
wise a jumbled up contents page aimed at girls between 15 – 20+ . The
might just be enough to put off choice of font is simple which makes it
people from buying a magazine. I clear and easy to read, but they have
will have to consider this when still made important information
designing and creating my standout by the use of colour and font
size
magazine as I will have to put all
of this into action when it comes
to paying close attention to what The lures are evenly spread
other magazines do to around the page but the main
encourage readers to keep lure appears to be a £2 off
reading . The structure of a subscription discount which quite
contents page has to be easily often encourages more people to
readable so that the reader can subscribe to the magazine rather
easily see important information than going out and buying it in
about what is in the magazine. the shops.

5. It is clear that this contents page The fonts that have been used are The date has been clearly
doesn’t focus around a particular similar yet different which clearly displayed so that the readers can
artist but around many of the year separates different parts of the refer back to it and check that the
2009. This would encourage more magazine and makes the contents information provided is up to
readers to buy as it wouldn't focus more ordered for the reader. date. Many people will buy the
on an artist that some regular magazine on the day that its
readers might not like as much as released but some will buy it after
some others. its been released and is able to
see if this is the most recent copy.
the colour scheme is bold and very The mode of address appears
eye catching. The different shades quirky as the alignment of the
of green fit nicely with the black contents is slightly out but
used to outline specific information provides a uniqueness to this as it
for the readers to take notice of. shows that this is an unordinary
The band index section of the edition of the magazine. The
contents clearly shows what band article order is on the right hand
will be included in the main cover side which is different to most
line and therefore gives the reader magazines but has been replaced
more information then they were by the band index on the left
anticipating they would get which hand side which ties in with the
gives the reader more certainty that main cover line and provides
this magazine is one that you can more information for the reader.
trust. Being able to provide information
of up and coming albums is a way
The other lures included are a too excite the readers and to
subscription offer and other band and make sure they buy future
studio news which aren’t as big as the editions of the magazine to find
offer but is still bold enough to notice. out even more about their
And provide more information. favourite artists.

6. The colour scheme is The majority of the double page spread contents page is taken up by images representing
kept the same what bands are included in which article. The page of the article has also been displayed
throughout the on the photo i order to inform the reader of which page it is on without them having to
magazine and often read through the list of articles. This is a quick, simple and effective way of enabling the
starts at the contents reader to access information quicker. The images have been placed so that not all of them
page if not the front are completely straight on the page. They have been tilted and rotated to give the page a
cover which provides a quirky feeling and to add a sense of uniqueness.
familiarity throughout
the magazine. The The ‘Q’ symbol has
house style will be been clearly displayed
carried on throughout on the top left hand
the magazine which side as that is what the
link all the magazine readers eye will be
together. This is attracted to first. This
something to consider is a good way to
when designing my remind the readers of
contents and double what they are reading
page spread to keep and also this certain
my magazine linked page can be
together. referenced to if a
photograph has been
taken of it to identify
The fonts on this page
which magazine it has
are similar and simple,
come from.
and helps to keep the
contents easy to read
The issue number has been boldly written in the top right hand corner and this allows the reader to
and doesn’t over keep a record on how many previous issues of the magazine there have been. This adds organisation
complicate things. One to the page and satisfies some readers as they lie to keep track on how many issues they may have
font will signify the key bought and whether they have to catch up with a certain issue. This also shows how successful the
title where another magazine is due to the fact that this magazine is only released once a month, being published for 292
font relays information. months is a sign that this is a successful magazine and will encourage the target audience to buy it.

7. The title of this article is The black text ensures that the reader is easily able to read the The colour clothing
bold and does the exact text and allows any other colours to stand out around it. A simple that Lily is wearing
opposite of what it colour scheme doesn't complicate the page and therefore will links in with the
states. It states that Lily
attract more readers as most do not like colours bulging out of the colour scheme of the
Allen is not an attention
seeker, yet the title
screen. Using small amounts of bright colours with black allows double page spread
seeks attention by certain words to be highlighted and noticed more by the reader. which consists of
highlighting certain black, white and red.
letters by making them This gives the page a
bigger and more eye sense of order and
catching so that the sophistication as the
readers is immediately page isn’t too
attracted to the title. jumbled with mix-
The title suggests that
match colours. Lily’s
people have got the
wrong idea of Lily and so make-up and hair
wants to make her colour also ties in
statement stand out so with the colour
people will pay attention scheme and blends in
which is achieved by the well with everything
title being so bold and else that has been
outstanding. The laid out on the two
colouring is simple yet it
pages.
stands out which
suggests that Lily is a
simple person with a The layout of the page is not one that I often come across. More than 2/3’s of the double
simple twist in her music page spread has been used up by Lily’s picture and title and so leaves little room for the
which should be article which could perhaps suggest that Lily has little to say on the matter that see is an
considered when I start attention seeker. The image of Lily is in a position which suggests attitude and that this is to
to come up with an
make a mark on Lily’s music career. This article has been based on what people think of her
article about my artist as
the title may be a simple and so tries to come across as someone who means business and who doesn’t take notice of
way to represent the any petty little comments or remarks, she just gets on with it. I will have to consider how my
artist. models are positioned in order to portray the right message across

8. The colours used in this double page spread are black, The image uses a traditional style of using up more or
white, grey and red. The red has been used in a similar way less 2/3’s of the double page spread and therefore
that the red is shown on the American flag supporting the focuses the attention on Florence's image and
title “USA got the love” and also the use of red can connote storyline. The text has been written in black so that it is
passion suggesting that Florence has a passion for her music easily readable on the white background but also ties
and also adds sophistication with the black as Florence has in with the black in the colour scheme. This orders the
made it to the USA which is very hard for some artists page and makes it easy on the eye for the reader.
By using the phrase The structure of the
“USA got the love” it titles leads the eye
plays on the title of firstly to Florence
one of Florence’s best herself and then onto
known songs “You’ve the text which gives
got the love” and more description on
therefore gets you Florence’s big break in
singing the song in the USA. It is made
your head. It also clear where the text is
shows USA as being meant to start by a big
the biggest piece of “D” indicating the first
text suggesting that letter of the article and
the USA is a big also the start of it.
industry to impress Many articles start with
music wise. The way this technique as it
the “got the love” is draws the eye onto the
written is very elegant text more quickly then
which suggests that The clothing that Florence is dressed in is a sexy selection only some other articles
Florence is an elegant exposing the legs but emphasising her breast with black coned spikes. would with the same
This is sexy but sophisticated and doesn’t give the wrong impression sized font. This
singer and portrays
to fans that may be of a younger age. The colour of the clothing suggests the
this through her
makes her skin tone stand out which draws attention to her elongated importance of the
music.
legs and her face focusing more attention on her rather than her body article to the readers.

9. Pixie Lott is considered The small text could prove to be a struggle to read, but the white Pixie’s image has been
as a sweet and used to highlight important parts to Pixie’s answer offer all the enlarged to fit 2/3’s of
innocent girl with a information needed so that the reader doesn’t have to bother the page suggesting
huge talent. This reading the whole thing. The questions have also been that she will be a big
article title puts doubt highlighted but in a blue which carries the innocence into the star in the music
in the mind of whether questions suggesting that the questions are what people want to industry. This Along
she is as perfect as we hear and the answers given are also what people want to hear. with the other pictures
perceive her. The chosen have been to
words “perfect” and show how attractive she
“pixie” are highlighted is and hope to appeal to
in bright colours that a male audience which
stand out from the rest
could tie in with the
of the title which has
blue colour scheme.
been left as an unfilled
This could also be
structure. Pixie’s
portrayed as
angelic blonde hair
contrasts well with the introducing a new role
bright blue that has models to younger girls
been used within the aged 10-16, who need
text on the double an inspiration to look up
page spread and has which could explain
also been used in her why the photos chosen
clothing. are innocent and sweet.
The background has been used in a similar way to the background in Pixie’s album cover which has been advertised in
the top left hand corner, where the eyes will first go when turning to this double page spread. The white spot in the
top centre of the page draws attention to Pixie’s face so that the focus is on her. The colours black, blue and white all
mix well together and highlight substantial questions that have been address to Pixie to find out if she really is as
“perfect” as she seems. The blue has highlighted the word ”Pixie” in the title to suggest innocence and this colours has
been run throughout the pages to end at a perfection score at the top of the second page along with the added photos
of Pixie modelling the same blue dress to tie in “perfectly” with the rest of the scheme.