analysis of 3 different music magazine genres contents pages

1. Colour scheme of black, white
and grey used throughout the
contents page. Apart from on an
object of a heart being placed on
kayne by a mysterious arm,
which has the colour red. These
two both connotate with love
and passion. Perhaps hinting
that in his article he will ‘open
up’ or is showing his love for
music.
Main and only image used on
contents page is of one person,
kayne west, causing him to stand
out and draw in the most
amount of attention. None of
the words, which a contents
page is usually filled with, cover
kanye. Showing his importance.
Main image depicts kanye west
dressed in a formal attire, with a
serious facial expression. Showing the
formality of the issue.
Background is mainly plain so not
subtracting or drawing attention
from the main image. Only thing in
background is a darkened V which
kanye stands in front of. This
continues to highlight his
importance whilst also showing
that the magazine is well known
as even though the letter is cut off
it is clear the v stands for ‘vibe’ a
well known music magazine. The v
could also be used as a hidden
message, doubling up as an arrow
pointing at kanye , giving him even
more attention
The font used throughout the
context page has very little
consistency with different styles
of font being used throughout.
Two subheadings are
used for articles:
features and fashion
The title of the contents page is stylistically split up to not
interfere with the rest of the page of the image of kanye
Contents page is labelled 1/3
showing that due to kanyes
large, untouched image has
caused there to be more
contents pages required
because he is more important.
Page numbers and
subheadings are in bold
whilst article headings are
not.
Article descriptions are long
taking up around 4 lines for
each article
Compared to the main
image and contents title
size, the contents
descriptions are very small

2. Image with largest space on contents page
is also shown to be the cover star,
highlighting that he is the main article of
the issue.
Every main image used has a page
number listed on the image,
allowing easy accessibility for fans
of that artist to find the page
Image of magazines
front cover shown in
top right hand corner
Clear
formal
layout with
articles and
information
on them
shown at
sides of
pages with
images in
the centre
Issue
number
shown,
encourages
collectors
Size of image could
represent amount
of content in article,
e.g bigger the
picture the bigger
the article
Follows
colour
scheme of
red white
and black.
This
simplistic but
used
effectively
throughout.
Article titles, page numbers and description are all
done in black in the same font. The page numbers are
bold and the same size as the accompanying titles,
the descriptions are long in less bold font.
Articles are divided
between two
subheadings:
features and regulars
and one sigle article
under ‘the Q review’
one feature article has a
larger font its title and its
description is in red and it
positioned above all the
other feature article.
Highlighting its importance
Font is not
bold. Slim
and formal
looking,
setting tone
fort
magazine
and way
articles will
be
presented
inside
One single article has its own
subheading and its title is larger
than the others, similar to the
first feature article, the
description text is red too. This
could be highlighting the
importance or that that article is
special/exclusive

3. Darkened colour scheme is fit
with edgy theme of magazine.
All headings follow pattern of
Yellow font on black
backgrounds to stand out.
Second page has lighter colours
to show it is more informative
and allows a more clear, simple
layout
Images of feature articles
included on contents page
so fans of the people in
the articles will immediately
see and be tempted to buy
so they can read it.
First page is just images. Main
image is of a concert, some
thing the target audience
enjoy and are known for going
to Subscription offer in bottom
right hand corner encouraging
readers that may enjoy the
content shown to be inside to
buy more
Large editors note at side of
page including image of
editor.
Pages divided into
sections by
subheadings e.g.
news, live reviews
etc. so articles are
easy to find
Page number and article
heading are the same size
but number is presented in
red whilst title in black,
separates them, stands out
Bold fonts used
throughout
Displays issue number
(for collectors to keep
track and even encourage
new readers to buy more)
and cover date
Smaller images used throughout
contents page that shows
information on the articles,
perhaps highlighting the less well
known/ importance of those
artists/articles.
Logo continuously used
throughout. Familiarity.
Not all articles shown
have description to
explain what the article is
about