2. The colour scheme A small heading on the left tells reader’s
consists 3 colours: black, who they are reading about. The small
white and red which heading consists of a feminine ‘lady’ which
anchors each other. is in italics and ‘gaga’ which is in block
letters. This shows she has a wild side but
This DPS is from Q she is vulnerable.
magazine. This DPS is
very clear and you can
automatically know that
this is about the image
The red "L" in the
on the left, Lady Gaga.
background breaks up
the medium close up of
the black and white
this artist takes up one
theme on the page and
side of the DPS which
it of course stands for
shows that this photo
the "L" in "Lady Gaga".
has significance. The
There are clear drop
main image consists of
caps within the article
her wear a piece of
which show the start of
jewellery which hardly
a new paragraph and a
covers her. She uses her
new topic.
hands to cover her
breast which suggest
this is quite sexual and
target audience is men.
The open mouth also
shows that this is sexy.
Her messy hair and her
deep glare connotes she
wild. This is a big selling
point for Q magazine Thee is no title
because sexual content for this DPS. This
attracts reader’s shows that
especially men. reader’s must
The red ‘L’ dominance everything and breaks up read the full
the black and white theme. The ‘L’ is featured article to find
behind the article and represents the artist’s out the exclusive
name, Lady Gaga and also represents Q magazine information.
theme.
3. The USA sign gives a brief insight into the
article before reading it. Also it says ‘USA
got the love’ which is a reference to one of
her songs (intertextuality).
The stand first gives
the reader’s an
This DPS focuses this singer introduction of this
in the USA so the article is article. Some text is
American themed hence the highlighted in blue
USA sign in the background. and are in bold
The main image takes up ‘Florence Welsh’ is
most of the page. The USA the image to the
sign is clear and bold, this left. This stand first
sign is behind the artist ends with a question
which could imply that she which encourages
taking over USA and reader’s to red the
releasing music there. article. Vibe follows
conventions due to
the drop cap which
indicates where the
article starts.
The artist is wearing black which is a contrast to her red
The article is lay out in columns which is a
hair. Conventionally, this magazine used house colour such
conventional way of a double spread page.
as white, red and black. Her hair juxtaposes with the flag
she's sitting on which look s like United States flag . The
artist seems to be sitting on it proudly which could mean
she has conquered America already. The red dramatically
stands out from the dull background.
4. The main heading asks the reader’s a rhetorical
In the top left hand question, encouraging reader’d to read the article. The arrow acts as
corner its says ‘he’ is suggested to the man in full colour and a drop caps
‘will.i.am’ which whether he will or he wont do something. This is a indicating where
shows and indicates major selling point because not giving anything the article begins.
the reader’s which away makes them want to find out. This article is lay out
area and page they as questions/answers.
are on. The questions are
bolder than the
answers, this doesn’t
make the reader’s
The image is spread confused when
across the DPS. The reading it.
image has 3 males
and one women. The
2 men and woman
has been made
translucent and are
standing behind the
artist which is in
colour. The man at
the front is sharper
than the others and The text is small
stands out with his which is a contrast to
fully coloured outfit the big image which
which could takes up ¾ of the
demonstrate his double page spread.
success in music. He This shows that the
is standing with his image is the main
hand to his head with visual aspect of the
his legs apart which DPS. The pull quote
represents within the body text
dominance and Under the main heading, gives an shows the reader a
power. introduction of this article. Giving a short taster of what the
summary of what and who its about, full length of the
outlining the content of the interview. The article drawing the
stand first is placed in front of the image audience in.
which is quote hard to read.
5. In the top right hand corner, its says ‘The The masthead is in
Pretty Reckless’ in capital letters, this bright pink and white,
shows that the reader knows exactly what this create a contrast to
This double page of Kerrang the main article is about when the pink and white, drawing
has an image of Taylor reader’s are flicking through. your attention onto the
Monsen from The Pretty bright colour ‘wild’.
Reckless. Taylor Monsen Underneath the
juxtaposes with the main masthead, there is a
heading as the heading says sub-heading. This is
‘wild child’ and the image written in smaller text
shows her quite rebellious but same font as ‘child’.
through her heavy make up ‘Taylor Monsen’ and
and clothing. ‘The Pretty Reckless’ are
in bright pink because
these are the main
topics of this story.
The image takes up the whole
page, this considers that this This article is written in
page follows through to a questions/answers from.
second page. On the left corner, The questions are written
there is a pull quote which is in pink and the answer
written in capital letters, some which is Taylor Monsen is
words are written in black, in white. The start of the
others in white. This makes article is like an
some words stand out from introduction, there is a
others which could create drop caps and that is in a
different meaning for them. different colour (pink).
The colour scheme used for this DSP reflects on the genre
of music this band features. The background is in all black
and the text is in pink and white, this connotes the genre
of the bank being rock/indie.
6. This layout is different from others because
instead of using a drop cap, the first line of
the article is made bolder.
The article is presented in
columns and the font is in grey There are many images on
which matches with the black this DPS. The girl is used as
and white theme. The stand a background theme and as
first informs the reader about a main image. The
the article and who’s it is background is of a girl in
about. ‘Solange Knowles’ is the same outfit but in
highlighted in a like blue which varieties of poses in black
is the same as the text in the and white. They are all in
top left ‘Now’ which shows that the same size and angle
it is important. The highlight camera shot. These
text ‘Solange Knowles’ shows pictures are like a border
that this person is the main round the article, doing this
part of the article and this is effect could represent her
the first thing the reader sees. bubbly personality. The
main image is the girl in
colour with her toes
together and her leaning
back, this could suggest
The main big image numerous things including
catches reader’s sexual and perhaps she
attention because of has a secret with her hands
the bright red outfit. behind her.
This is a dramatic
contrast to the
smaller and black and
white images in the
background. There is a pull quote here shows
that the article is spoken by Solange
Knowles making this article more
personal and draws in the reader.
The pull quote is in bold which
catches reader’s attention and
giving a preview of the article.
7. The quote is the
heading of the The main image
article and are in (artist) takes up most
capital letters. of the DPS. The outfit,
There are in a make up and hair
varies of sizes and indicates the type of
fonts which takes genre the music and
up a large amount resembles the colour
of the DSP. This chosen for this article.
coveys a rock style The way the artist is
theme. This posed and the ways
heading is based her hands are on her
on black and white hips could suggest
which is simple yet she being quite wary.
effective. the fact
that the heading is
a quote shows the
strong bond
between artist and
consumers.
The stand first is placed
neatly below the big
quote. The text ‘Lily
Allen’ is highlighted in
red which goes well with
the main image clothing.
This text is highlighted
The drop caps shows the reader because this article is
where the article begins and also mainly/is about her.
conventionally shows how magazine
articles tend to start.
