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The font                                          Lily Allen is wearing a red
     for the          The masthead is generally        flannel shirt to stereotype
     masthead         unchanged from issue to          an indie look and to fit
     is in a          issue. It suggests it keeps it   with the house style of the
     large, bold      so that it increases user        cover
     font to          recognition
     connote                                                        An above Mid
     that it’s                                                      shot of Lily
     aimed at a                                                     Allen to suggest
     male                                                           she’s vulnerable
     audience
                                                                      The slanted
                                                                      positioning of
The quote is in                                                       the two circles
a wobbly font                                                         and the picture
to show a                                                             at the top add
relationship                                                          the the idea that
with the quote                                                        the theme of the
                                                                      cover is messy
                                                                      and disorganized


                                                                        The cover uses
                                                                        relatively simple
  The main                                                              colours;
  headline title is                                                     black, white, red
  presented in a                                                        and yellow to
  rough and                             The black arrow could
                                                                        suggest the
  disorganized                          connote that the
                                                                        simplicity of the
  format                                magazine is trying to
                                                                        story/magazine
                                        persuade the reader to
                                        turn the page
The close up of
                                                                 Coxon and the
                                                                 large quote are
                                                                 intended to be the
                                                                 main pulling
                                                                 factors
    The fact
    that the
    artist is                                                                           The colours of
    directly                                                                            the quote try
    looking at                                                                          to match the
    the reader                                                                          colour of the
    is another                                                                          artists glasses
    pull factor                                                                         and
                                                                                        stubble, sugge
The awkward font                                                                        sting that the
size of the quote                                                                       quote is trying
draw’s attention as                                                                     to emulate
well as hinting that                                                                    Coxon’s mood
the article may be
about the
confusion in
Coxon’s life.
                                                                                      The white
                                                                                      background
                                 Coxon’s facial expression is
                                                                                      could add to the
                                 portrayed as looking dull and
                                                                                      tone of the
Like the front page, Coxon is    miserable
                                                                                      article, perhaps
wearing a red flannel jacket                                                          connoting the
to stereotype the ‘indie’ look                                                        emptiness in
that his band (Blur) had.                                                             coxon’s life
The large , bold font suggests     The contents page has
                         that the target audience is male   the traditional house
                         whereas curly writing would        style of red, white and
                         suggest that it’s being aimed at   black
                         females                                      Red text is used
                                                                      to highlight
    The band index                                                    aspects the
    indicates what                                                    magazine wants
    kind of music the                                                 the user to see
    magazine has to                                                   first
    offer which shows
    the audience that
    the magazine is                                                The arrows are there
    aiming it.                                                     to encourage the
                                                                   reader to turn the
  The main image of                                                page and/or read the
  Kasabian shows that                                              article where the
  they are a main                                                  arrow is pointing
  feature of the issue




The advertising is
something that the
reader can go back to
and subscribe for if                                                   I think that the
they enjoy the issue.                                                  red colour
The text is yellow                                                     connotes a
which stands out from                                                  love and
the rest of the                                                        passion of
contents page                                                          music

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Music magazine textual analysis

  • 2. The font Lily Allen is wearing a red for the The masthead is generally flannel shirt to stereotype masthead unchanged from issue to an indie look and to fit is in a issue. It suggests it keeps it with the house style of the large, bold so that it increases user cover font to recognition connote An above Mid that it’s shot of Lily aimed at a Allen to suggest male she’s vulnerable audience The slanted positioning of The quote is in the two circles a wobbly font and the picture to show a at the top add relationship the the idea that with the quote the theme of the cover is messy and disorganized The cover uses relatively simple The main colours; headline title is black, white, red presented in a and yellow to rough and The black arrow could suggest the disorganized connote that the simplicity of the format magazine is trying to story/magazine persuade the reader to turn the page
  • 3. The close up of Coxon and the large quote are intended to be the main pulling factors The fact that the artist is The colours of directly the quote try looking at to match the the reader colour of the is another artists glasses pull factor and stubble, sugge The awkward font sting that the size of the quote quote is trying draw’s attention as to emulate well as hinting that Coxon’s mood the article may be about the confusion in Coxon’s life. The white background Coxon’s facial expression is could add to the portrayed as looking dull and tone of the Like the front page, Coxon is miserable article, perhaps wearing a red flannel jacket connoting the to stereotype the ‘indie’ look emptiness in that his band (Blur) had. coxon’s life
  • 4. The large , bold font suggests The contents page has that the target audience is male the traditional house whereas curly writing would style of red, white and suggest that it’s being aimed at black females Red text is used to highlight The band index aspects the indicates what magazine wants kind of music the the user to see magazine has to first offer which shows the audience that the magazine is The arrows are there aiming it. to encourage the reader to turn the The main image of page and/or read the Kasabian shows that article where the they are a main arrow is pointing feature of the issue The advertising is something that the reader can go back to and subscribe for if I think that the they enjoy the issue. red colour The text is yellow connotes a which stands out from love and the rest of the passion of contents page music