A2 media Haydon school

1. Analysis of Magazine Adverts
Hamzah Ehsan

2. This is an album magazine advert from Lana
Del Rey promoting her album 'Born To Die'. I
think it's a very effective advert as the artist
and album title are in very bold fonts which
makes it very easy to read. The artists name is
at the top so it jumps out at the reader and if
they recognise the name thy might be more
inclined to look at the rest of the advert and
buy the album. I also like the colours in this
advert as they complement each other and the
white font on blue background and blue font
on the white background contrast nicely. It is a
good idea to have a picture of the artist on the
advert as people might recognise her and be
interested in buying her album. Also, i like this
image as it is quite simple but there is a nice
effect over it to make it even more eye
catching and appealing to the audience.

3. This is an advert for an Arctic Monkeys album. I
like how simple this advert is as it makes it look
very neat and minimalistic. I also like that it
ties in with what the actual album cover looks
like as this will help people to find and buy it
after they have seen the advert. They have
used their usual logo at the top so people will
recognise it very easily. There is not much
writing on this but I think this simplicity is
useful as it helps just to highlight the key
information that needs to be on an album
magazine advert - the artists name, the album
title and the release date. I might do
something similar to this for my own advert,
but I might also include some critic reviews
and a list of the singles form the album so it
might make readers more interested in buying
it.

4. This magazine advert is very simplistic, with a large
image and bright red colour used to grab attention. The
largest font is 'Olly Murs', which is the name of the artist
and the album title, making it the most important
information, which is why it has been designed in such a
way to stand out the most. This follows the conventions
of a typical album magazine advert. 'The Debut Album'
and the date of release are the next largest text,
instantly informing the reader what is being advertised
and when it can be purchased. In smaller writing, there
are two released singles mentioned, to grab the
attention of those who are familiar with the mentioned
singles. All the information included on this advert are
things that are conventionally included in album
magazine adverts. Although the picture of Olly Murs is in
black and white, it still stands out to a degree because
the rest of the advert is mostly red, and also because it
has such a unique design. The picture of Olly Murs is the
same as the picture used on his album cover, as is the
font, and the colours. This shows that there is a lot of
consistency, continuity and similarity between the
album cover and the magazine advert for the album.
This is a convention of album magazine adverts.