2. Cover Page (1)
An exclusive story image “New rave fever takes
as well as the main cover over”, this informal
image are slightly language would appeal
overlapping the NME mostly to a younger
logo, this gives the audience
impression of it being an
informal magazine as it
isn’t organised The colour scheme of the
page is also very
Names of artists have a bright, with the use of
yellow coloured font red, yellow and white as
instead of white, this well as the bright main
highlights the artists so cover image, this would
the reader is attracted to attract more readers that
it and may be interested a darker colour scheme.
in the artist.
Radiohead is in larger
font to also attract Puff is used to add a
readers and fans of the small bit of information
band. that may be of interest to
the reader, a red puff is
used as its an attractive
colour.

3. Cover Page (2)
There is content
overlapping the border of
the cover, this also is
The main cover image informal as it has an
overlaps the magazine unorganised style
logo on the top left, this
style of image placement
The script font is very
is used in many
informal, this straight
magazine aimed at
away gives the
younger audiences.
impression that the
magazine is aimed at a
younger audience.
Instead of a normal font
to identify the artists, it The colour scheme is
looks like his signature is also very bright which
used, this is less formal attracts attention, the use
and also fits the of mainly white as well as
unorganised, notes page the red, light blue and
look to the page pink, this gives quite a
summer feel to the
magazine which is
attractive to younger
audiences.

4. Cover Page (3)
Main cover image is
engaging, the model is
looking directly into the This main cover image
camera and so attracts also overlaps the
the reader it looks like he magazine heading, this
is looking straight at you. style of image placement
is used in many
magazine aimed at
The colour of the font on younger audiences, this
the left side changes to fit is the same case in the
with the main previous two cover
image, changing from pages. This also shows
black to white so it can that the magazine is well
still be visible, I want to known as they can
try and make the font on sacrifice part of their
my cover page as visible heading and people still
as possible and this know what the magazine
shows a good way I can is.
avoid problems such as
this.

5. Contents Page (1)
The image used is
One full page image is engaging with the
used instead of multiple audience, by having the
images labelled with model look directly at the
page numbers. This may camera, this is more
be because they want attracting for the reader
the reader to know that because it seems like
the model in the image is the model is actually
the main article of the looking at you through
magazine. the paper.
It uses Q’s usual Most magazines have a
red, black and white section on the contents
colour scheme. page about subscription
Magazines keep the to the magazine, this
same colour scheme as one only has a the page
it is a key identifier for number of the
their magazine. subscription page in the
list of contents.

6. Contents Page (2)
Story summaries are
This contents page looks given brief headlines to
more formal than the attract the reader’s
one before because it’s attention so they might
better organised, the want to read what the
contents are put under page is about before
categories such as turning over to it.
“Reviews” and “Movies”.
This makes it easier for The one image does go
readers to find the over the borders but still
content that they want to fits in well without using
read the most. up space that could be
used for something else.
Images are given
The font is also formal, It descriptions on them, I
is a sans script font want to use this for my
which is not often used magazine as it creates
in magazines aimed at a room for more
younger audience. information instead of
having to write about
each image elsewhere.

7. Contents Page (3)
Like the first Q magazine The date of publication
contents page, the and issue number is put
contents are placed in in the header, this is a
two categories, helping convention of contents
readers find what they pages. I will makes sure
want more easily. to use this in my own
publication.
The magazine has
specified pages for the Another convention of
band Oasis, the page magazines used is the
numbers of the relevant labelling of images, both
pages are grouped the images used on the
together within a border page have the same
to also help the reader story summary as the
find the article they want. content on the left
placed over them.
Stories have short
headline and summary The pages which contain
of the page reviews are also
underneath, this is a grouped together similar
convention of magazines to the Oasis section, this
as it gives some increases the ease of
information about the navigation in the
page so readers know magazine.
what they will be
reading.

8. Double Page Spread
(1) The same red and white colour
The fact that this is a world exclusive A quote from the band is in large scheme is used throughout, the
article is highlighted in the top left, II bold text above the article, this is font stands out against the dark
want to use this idea in my own designs convention of double page background as well as keeping
as it makes the audience know that the spreads when interviewing bands to a similar colour scheme as
magazine that they can only get news as it gives a short look into what many rock magazines
like this in my magazine. they’ll be talking about. (red, black and white)
The images are
in black and There is red
white, this is and white
common for banner going
double page down the right
spreads as it side, this
brings out he separates the
lighting in the information
image. I want to that is relevant
try and use but different
aspects of this from the main
in the images I article
use.

9. Double Page Spread
(2)
The magazine’s colour scheme Above the main text in the article, there I like the informal way of
is white, black and green. Having is a short summary of what will be layout the main quote has, it
black, white and another colour talked about in the article. This lets the is quite edgy which reflects
as your colour scheme is a reader know what he’ll be reading and the rock genre that I will also
convention of music magazines. might attract people to read it if they be using for my magazine.
weren’t intending to.
The one page of
The only used the double page
uses up the spread is quite
whole of a text heavy, this
page, the is a convention
images is also of interviews in
engaging as it music
has the mode magazines, by
looking directly taking up most
at the camera. of the space
This attracts as with graphics
an audience as and images, it
it looks like the doesn’t look as
artist is looking if there is as
as them. much text as
there really is

10. Double Page Spread
(3)
The names of artists are given The magazine’s colour scheme is The image is a given a small
a different colour font from the white, black and brown. Again caption in the bottom right
rest of the text, this highlights showing how three colours in a corner, this is commonly used
their names and attracts colour scheme is a convention of in magazines to show what is
attention to them If a reader music magazines. Using black, white going on in the image.
was interested in the artist. and another colour is often used.
The main
image is black
Script font is and
used for the white, similar to
word what the first
“Gothic”, this contents page
edgy font was. This
represents the shows how it is
genre that it is a convention of
reflecting. Rock music
is a also know magazines. As
to be a edgy well as
genre of music reflecting the
so I should use genre that is
similar fonts. associated with
black and white
(Gothic)