Analysis of magazine advert 5 The Strokes

1. Analysis of magazine
advert 5
The Strokes

2. Image
There is not
captured image
used for this
advert. They have
used the album
cover art to
present their
advertisement. I
like this idea as it
drills into the
readers mind,
what it is they
need to keep an
eye out for when
buying the
album. The bright
colours and
quirky shapes
used becomes
very memorable
to a reader and
they will come
back to it.
Font
‘THE STROKES’ written across the top of
the A4 page immediately draws in the
reader who are fans of their music. To
someone unknown of the band, The image
will certainly draw their attention. The
black clearly written font stands out
against the vibrant yellow and forces you
to look at it. There are big spaces placed
between each of the letters in the band
name, This implies importance and that
every little must not go unread.
The band name is done with the bolder
font than the name of the album as this
demonstrates that it is of more importance
or would gain more awareness.
The use of reviews have been presented.
This is a really good aspect of an
advertisement as it shows the reader other
peoples opinions and that overall, the
album is worth listening to. If something
gains good reviews then other people are
more likely to go out and listen to it.

3. Layout
All main and additional information has been
presented at the top of the A4 page. This is done as
on the initial image used for the magazine (album
art cover) There is a chaotic bottom half filled with
black and white squares. By having the writing
presented here it would look messy and
unprofessional. They would also have a difficult
time using a colour to stand out against the boxes.