1. The layoutof the frontcover isverysimple the mainimage iscentral of the
page and thenthe sell linescontainthe textthatissurroundingthe image.
Thisshows that the image isthe centre and that iswhat drawsthe reader’s
attentionandmakesthe audience wanttoreadmore about the magazine.
At the bottomright-handside of the page theywill alwayshave aCDthat
the readerswill getforfree,thisisa very goodgiftbecause ithelpsthe
readerslearnaboutthe musicthat will feature inthe magazine.The side
storiesthattheyhave on the magazine are articlesthatwill appeal tothe
readerse.g.‘The 50 BestAlbumsof the Year’ thisdrawsthe readersin
because the readerswill wanttoknowaboutthese albumsandif they
haven’theardthem,thenthywill wanttoknowaboutthem.Theyhave
made sure that the textand picture ratiofitwell together,sothatthe text
doesn’toverwhelmthe imagesandthe other wayround.
The free gifton the magazine isverywell
advertisedandthishelpsdrawthe
attentionof the readsbecause if they
know that theygeta free CD withevery
issue,thiswill helpdraw themindue to
the fact that theywill receiveaCD with
everyissue andif theydon’tknowthe
artiststhat feature onthe CD’s theycan
expandtheirmusictaste.Butbyputtinga
CD on issue itshowsthe readersthatthe
magazine isverypassionate aboutthe
musicand theywantto expressthiswith
otherpeople anddothisby givingthe
readersa free gift.
The coloursfor this
magazine are mostlyred
and black,butyellowand
blue are usedpartly.This
couldbe showingthe
readersthat certainparts
of the information are
differentfromthe rest
and that these couldbe to
showthe audience about
the otherparts of the
magazine.The mainimage
isof the band andthey
are ina blackand white
picture andthishelpsto
highlightthe textthatis
overthe top that isin red.
By usinga colourlike red
and yelloworblue above
a dark image ithelps
highlightthe textand
draw attentiontothe
informationthatithas.
‘U2’ are in white above
the image and thishelps
showoff whotheyare.
Alsobyusingyellowto
helpshowthe ‘Free CD’
these use of the colour
reallyhelpshighlightthat
and drawsthe reader’s
attentionandsotheywill
wantto read aboutit. But
all the maintitle of the
magazine isinblackand
thisshowsthat the
magazine is slickand
stylishandthatit will
showof thatthe magazine
can be verymysterious.
The main image of this
magazine isan image of the
band.Theyare posingina
veryseriousmanner,this
showsthat theyare very
seriousabouttheirmusic
and theywantto be seenas
a verypassionate band.
Theyare dressedinvery
dark clothingthisis
suggestingthatthey are
verymysterious,thisfitwith
the magazine titlescolour
scheme showingthatthey
are seenasseriousband.
Theyare alsoquite anold
band,that wouldnormally
appeal tothe oldertarget
audience buttheyhave
dressedthemincommon
clothese.g.leatherjackets
and jeans.Thiscouldshow
that theyare fittinginwith
the new musicthat is
aroundnow andtheyare
makingtheircomeback.
Theyaren’tsmilingandthis
couldsuggestthattheyare
readyto fightthislinkthis
the descriptionunderthe
image saying‘FIGHTBACK’
thisisshowingthattheyare
back and that theyare
readyto fightanyone if they
getin theirway.
The font use forthismagazine isa verysimple font,itis
usedforall the frontpage and thiscouldsuggestthat the
magazine hasa verygood flow andthat itis very
sophisticated.Byusingthe same fontforthe whole front
coverit isshowingthat the all the informationisvery
importantandthat theyshouldreadit.By usingthistype of
the fontit’smakingthe magazine seemverydifferent,
certainparts of the textare in differentcoloursandthis
drawingthe reader’sattentiontowardsthem andtheywill
wantto read that textthathas beenhighlightedbythem
colours.The fontreflectsthe magazine showingthatitis
verysimple toreadand that itis seenasa verybold
magazine andit’sthere to show people new music.
