2. The masthead definitely
stands out to me as
an audience reader, I like
how it covers over t he top
of his head but the colours
contrast well with the
colour of his hair.
I like how the writing here
has been positioned and the The colour scheme of this
important stuff which attracts magazine works really well
as audience reader is in bold. together, it all contrasts and
Also it isn’t to detailed but its blends in. Also red/blue/white
enough to give the audience are colours which I’d say
an idea what’s in the represent Ed Sheeran. The
magazine. colours aren’t to bright but
aren’t to plain either.
I also like the way Ed Sheeran
has been positioned on the Ed Sheeran is written in
front, dead in the center. full caps, making it bold
He’s also been positioned and allows it to stand out.
To look attractive which I like how its positioned on
would definitely attract the right hand side corner,
Readers and fans. The block quote “Hitting all the right notes” overlaying Ed Sheeran in
interests readers and because Ed Sheeran is the middle.
such a big star, his fans will want to read this.
3. The main title doesn’t
really apeal to me, It
needs to be a lot more
clearer and easier to read.
I really like how she’s
covering one of her eyes
which a picture of a
drawn out eye. The
The colour scheme really
colours all contrast well
works well together, and the
together, and I think its
colour of her hair contrasts
very clever how its all
well with the colour of the
been positioned.
writing. I particularly like how
The make up attracts me one of the main colours is the
because its unique and I like colour of her hair, it makes
how her lips are different her stand out more.
colours. One half of her is I like how the sub heading
different to the other half. “Arts meet fashion” is placed
I particularly like how even and positioned. Its bold and
the smallest bits of detail have been thought about and allow you big for anyone to see. It
to focus on them. For example her nails are all colour schemed blends it well as it overlaps
it well so that they blend in with the overall colour scheme. Also the picture of the women on
how she’s been positioned on the front, dead on central. The the front.
writing overlaps her but contrasts and blends in well.
4. The main header is
positioned well, but
Miley overlaps it, however
I think this looks effective.
I like how they’ve filled in
the ‘a’ and ‘d’ with a
colour that blends in well.
How Miley is positioned on The colours used on this
the front with her holding magazine contrast well
the letter ‘M’ draws in the together, however they’re
reader. However the colour all dull colours and aren’t
of it could have been really bright, but I like how
something a little brighter. they’ve used the colours
well together.
Its very simple, but not to The Queen of tween grows
plain. Everything has been up. But will her fans follow
placed to look neat and her?” This quote of the front
symmetrical, which I like would draw attention in
about the magazine. straight away, and having
The colours of the magazine are just used in sections, with having Miley on the front of it
yellow and white writing. I don’t like how the writing has been would help sales. I like how
positioned on the magazine, they could have been more clever its positioned in the middle
and placed them differently. However I like how the barcode is and coloured in a bright
placed, not directly in the corner. colour, yellow.
5. Picking out an
The picture on the front is interesting quote
of a famous artist. She takes from an interview
up over half the page, but that is featured in
the photo of her is laid out the magazine to
over the whole page. I like help sales and
the idea of having a photo interest readers to
of the background but also read that interview
the main focus of the photo with a particular
towards the side because artist.
it makes the contents page
look more appealing to look The main colours
at and read. are black and
The writing down the side isn’t beige. They’re
to detailed and isn’t to spaced very basic colours
together. The fact that there’s for a contents
little writing on the page page. The pink
makes it look less busy, but guitar stands out
not to plain. The font and the a lot to me, which
bold writing stands out to me, makes the picture
because they’ve obviously put more interesting.
the bold writing in bold to stand out which it does. Content page writing is
usually small because they have to include enough information about what’s
on what page.
6. I like the colour scheme,
pastel colours used. I like
I like the idea of having how the photo have been
just the one simple positioned on the side of
photo at the side, the page, and not taken
and because Taylor up the whole area.
has picture well for However the background
this contents page it looks very dull and plain.
looks appealing to
read, however Taylor I don’t like the idea of
would have been love hearts around the
edited to perfection. numbers, I prefer to keep
I think for my contents it simple and plain.
page I will use the However I like the font of
whole page as a the numbers and the
photo and use the colour.
areas where my artist
isn’t covering the page
I like how space out the
to write the numbers
writing is, and the use
for each page.
of the bold font as a
heading for each page.
7. Instead of the title of the
They’ve again used for
magazine they’ve used
the whole page which on
“contents” as the master
this magazine looks really
head.
cleaver because Katy
Perry is positioned and The colours are
stood to stand out and pink/black. They’ve
draw your attention on used a plain background
her. I really like the unique to allow everything to
idea of the photo, its contrast well together,
original. and the writing to stand
out. I like the idea of a
plain background
I like to use the idea of because its not to busy
using a picture over the or to much going on.
whole page and having
the writing smaller down I like the idea of having a
the side. Also having an quote from an interview,
action shot photo like but if I was to use this
Katy Perry is holding idea I’d like to make the
something and has weird writing a lot bigger for
facial expressions. people to see and draw
them too.
8. The back and white pictures in the background of her doing different things has given me a
good idea of things to put and do on my double page spread. I particularly like how there's
a big picture of her in colours and the rest are smaller and in black and white.
I really like the
font used on
Small snippets
this double page
from the
spread, its easy
interview again.
writing to read,
not to big or to
small. I like how
they’ve highlighted
some words,
because the writer
wants to draws
your attention to it.
On the first page the writing is split across three columns. The whole page isn’t covered in
They have a small sentence at the beginning of the writing, they’ve used photos to
interview which sums up the interview. I like how they’ve make it more interesting to read
done this, because it shows the readers what its about and look at.
before they read it.
9. The use of different colours for the main I like the idea of having a picture on one whole
title looks effective, however I think I’d side. I like how she’s been shot in an
prefer to stick to one colour else it might “action shot” making the page for appealing
look too busy on the main title. to read.
The colour
They have used a scheme is to
drop cap here, bright for me,
which I like and yellow and pink
think looks very are two big
good against the colours. It looks
small pink very busy. I’d like
background. The mine to have one
idea of using a bright colour and
drop cap catches the rest to tone it
the readers down.
attention but also
starts of the
interview nicely.
I don’t like the idea of highlighting certain sections of the interview, although it may point of
some interesting things to read, it looks very cheep and tacky to me and I’d much rather have
it all in one colour and put a couple of important words in bold.
10. On this double page spread they’ve used The writing is very limited, and spaced out a lot. I
a whole page with just a picture. This can like the idea of using a whole page with a photo,
look effective on some magazines, and this but I think If I used that Idea they’d need to be a
one it does, however the other side of the lot more writing on the other side.
page has a picture of it as well.
I do like how well the colours blend
together on this double page spread. I think its too much brightness over the two pages,
The writing really stands out against and there isn’t enough dull colours shown. I like
the white background, and it also the idea of using coloured writing, looks more
contrasts well with the pictures of her. effective on the page.
