Deconstructions of magazine posters for musicians- Ancillary task for my media studies coursework

1. +
Magazine Posters:
Research
Janet Bargmann

2. +
Florence + the Machine:
Lungs
Masthead: Name
of the band at the
top of the poster.
Main Image: Main
artist, looking away
from camera,
showing her lungs
Name of album:
“Lungs”, links to
image.
Release date, form of
album (CD, Vinyl, Digital),
singles included, website
address

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Kings of Leon:
Only By the Night
Masthead: Name
of band positioned
at the top of the
poster
Main Image: A mix of
the face of an eagle and
of a person (presumably
the lead singer)
“Only by the Night”
album title. Possibly
links to the image of
the eagle, as it is a
predator?
Release date, singles
included, websites,
production company’s
logo

4. +
The Script:
Science & Faith
Masthead: Band name
“The Script” at the top of
the poster, with album
title underneath.
Main image: Two
hands, suggests
unity- no image of
the band.
Album release date,
single included, and
website address.
Editing: Background made
to look old, which could link
to the idea that faith has
been around for centuries?

5. +
What do they have in common?
 All the posters I have deconstructed have the Band/Artist name
as the masthead positioned at the top of the poster- this will be
one of the first things the reader will see
 The main image is always central- this is what draws the
audience in to read it
 2/3 Album names are situated at the bottom of the poster with
the release date, singles included, and websites.

6. +
Ideas for my poster:
How does this help me?
 I understand the basic format of a magazine poster- the band
name is always at the top of the poster.
 The main image has to have some meaning behind it- maybe
link to the music video of a new single, or just use the people
involved (i.e. Main singer/whole band)
 I need to include things such as release dates, main singles,
websites for both the artist and the production company.
 I could include the logo of the production company, like the
poster for Kings of Leon.