AS Media coursework

1. The generic layout for a punk rock magazine is to have a
large, central dominant image that attract the
audience's attention. This dominant image partially
covers the masthead, to make it seem as though the
artist is coming out of the front cover. The main
headline is over the top of the image, in a bold font
with a contrasting colour, which almost always has a
slightly smaller subhead. The magazine has many sub-
images, usually in a line along the bottom of the page,
which don’t draw much attention away from the
dominant image, but still give extra information about
the contents of the magazine and sometimes even
advertise free items inside.

2. The generic layout for this genre is to have a large,
dominant image in the top right corner. The header is
either a banner across the top, or in the top left hand
corner. The page always has at least one sub-image,
which has no generic placing. The contents are in a list
form, each with a sub-headline encased in a black box.
This draws the attention of the reader away from the
dominant image and encourages them to read the
articles within the magazine. The page almost always
has a small editors note, which personalizes the
magazine and makes the reader feel like they should
buy more issues so as to become further acquainted
with the editor.

3. The generic layout for double page articles is to have a large, dominant image that draws
the reader’s attention. If there is only one model, the convention seems to be that the
image is quite close up, and usually focusing on their face and torso. The convention may
be different for images with multiple models. The headline is particularly bold, in a colour
(or colours) that contrast(s) with the background. They don’t always have a sub-header,
but if they do they are usually slightly smaller, but in the same contrasting colour(s). The
article itself is particularly small, but main aspects are highlighted in a different colour to
draw attention to them and allow readers to simply skim the article instead of reading in
full. The page uses a pull-quote to give further hints about the contents and encourage the
viewer to read long articles.