this is my analysis of 3 separate feature articles from different music magazines.

1. Main image of jay-z takes up an entire left page, drawing the readers
attention immediately to him. It is an extreme close up, capturing
him with a serious facial expression. This fits with the tone of the
article as it seems formal. He is wearing sunglasses and ‘bling’ which
show him to be rich and powerful, backed up by the stern facial
expression.
The text in the article is shown over a large red ‘J’ this
corresponds with jay-z as it is the first initial of his name. This
draws a lot of attention to the article and highlights that it is the
main feature article. This may be a norm followed in all q
magazines main article.
each new paragraph has a enlarged letter showing
this, this is the largest font used on the articles page
(beside the large J). The page has a large amount of
text, laid out simply so it is easy to read.
Colour scheme of red and white is consistent throughout,
even applied to the main image by the use of a filter. This
colour scheme is also used throughout the rest of the
magazine as it corresponds with the magazines logo, pictured
in the bottom left hand corner of the right page.
A quote is used
over the main
image in a red
font to stand
out from the
background, it
is the largest
piece of font on
the left image
that goes over,
but doesn’t
subtract
attention from,
the main image
The use of two
eye-catching
visuals on both
pages
encourages the
reader to draw
their eyes
immediately to
them and have
interest in both
pages.

2. #
The main image takes up the majority of the first left page, it shows the band the
article is based on, they are dressed casually and are in relaxed natural positions to
show they are laid back. The name of the band is in the top left corner in a font that
follows the colour scheme. The image interferes slightly with the right page, making
the image seem like its been placed on slanted, keeping with the informal, casual
style the main image portrays
The majority of the text used this
feature article on the right page
and doesn’t interfere with the
main image.
The main articles font is very small
whilst the title is much bigger and
the subheading medium, drawing
your attention immediately to the
top of the page and working its
way down
The colour scheme of this article is black and yellow, these
colours stand out from each other whilst also fitting with the
tone of the magazine. The text is white which also stands out
from the black background
The first
paragraph
has a
enlarged
letter, this
is the
largest font
used on
the articles
page
throughout
the text.
The page
has a large
amount of
text, laid
out simply
so it is easy
to read.

3. The main images on this page are on the left hand side
(different from the norm of other magazines I have looked
at). Instead of one main image there is a variety of different
images which are arranged in a collage like fashion which all
have a relation to the articles focus, Kurt Cobain.
The text on the left page is in 4 columns that have
been laid out to be easy to follow, however in the
middle of the second and third column a quote is
placed, caused a gap between the text and allowing
more focus to be drawn to the text rather than being
seen as boring and plain.
The title of the article is rendered using the affect of torn up paper
over the article, this fits with the tone of the article with it seeming
hand made and different from a simple looking magazine article. The
effect of a shadow casted by the paper is also used to create a 3d
affect. The overlapping of images on the main image also helps create
this effect.
The magazines website is
advertised/plugged in the bottom right
hand corner in a large font, encouraging
fans of the article of people mentioned
in it to visit the website and learn more.
The images on
the page are also
used to seem to
follow the
column layout
that the text
follows as instead
of being scattered
of take up an
entire page, the
images take up
one strip of the
article. This could
be highlighting
that the images
are just as
interesting and
important as the
text in the article.
There is no clear colour scheme to this article
as the images show a variety of colours yet
the article just seems simplistic. However I
don’t think the article aimed for a colour
scheme as it wanted to seem stylised and
unique, perhaps referring to the artist.