3. DIFFERENCES/
SIMILARITIES
CHALLENGES
• Both mastheads stand out to the • My cover lines are on the left side
consumers eyes and both are related to third, and the Rolling Stones cover lines
music are on the right side third. Using the left
• I used the tagline from this Rolling side third is quite conventional, meaning
Stones magazine as inspiration. The Rolling stones has broken this. However
taglines both make it clear what genre I don’t think think makes a huge impact
the magazine is. on the covers.
• Both of the magazines cover lines • The Rolling Stones uses red and white as
attract the target audience by using a their main colors on the front, and I use
simple font which makes it easy on the red white and blue. This is because I
consumers eye too. wanted to use a larger range of colors
• Both background images have definite on my magazine, and also red, white and
eye contact and are dominant blue are predominantly British
females, therefore will please my target colors, which I wanted to represent.
audience. • I also included a puff on my front
cover, to advertise an offer that would
• The colors on both magazines are
attract my target audience.
simple, using not too many colors to
make the front too manic.
5. DIFFERENCES/
SIMILARITIES
CHALLENGES
• Both contents pages include an issue • Q magazine have included their well
number and date, to prove it’s the latest known ‘Q’ in a red box onto their
edition.
contents. I did not include the title
• Both contents pages include page or logo of my magazine on my
numbers, to help the reader navigate
through the magazine, and find what contents, and this challenges real
they’re looking for. media products.
• They also both have sub headings, to • I also used colloquial language for
section off the page numbers making it example ‘Summer style’. This was
clearer to read. because it suited my genre, which is
• Both of the images on the contents pages pop/. Q haven't included any
are bold, clear images with a caption colloquial language because it would
underneath. I used the Q caption as
inspiration.
not suit their genre and target
audience.
• The sub headings are both in bold font
or a different type/color font to make it • Q have also used a lot more cover
stand out from the page numbers. stories on their contents than
• I have used colored boxes, similarly to me, but I just wanted to stick to a
how Q have. This is to make the page low number and keep it simple and a
more organized and clear. lot more clear.
8. DIFFERENCES/
SIMILARITIES
CHALLENGES
• Both double page spreads feature a well • Q magazine uses a sub heading saying
known artist with an eye catching ‘What I’ve learned’ using a pull quote
photo, with the same artist that was the which is shown over the picture. I chose
main focus on my front cover. not to make my sub heading as obvious
• Both titles are simply the artists names. as I wanted the reader to focus on the
• The artists are both the same genre as the femininity of the picture.
magazine, which attracts the target • Q’s picture is on the left of the
audience. page, and mine is on the right. I have
• Both magazines use a Question and looked at a large variety of double page
Answer layout, rather than a story, which I spread, and it varies what side the photo
think makes it more official and personal is on, therefore I don’t think it makes a
to the artist. difference.
• Both magazine also use pull quotes in the • I have included a box for my pull quote
center of the text. to make it stand out from the rest of the
• Both magazines use a different font for text, and to draw the readers eye to it.
the questions, and a different font for the However Q have not used a different
text to make it clear. colored box, they have simply used a
• Both magazines also use page numbers different color font.
and the date at the bottom of the page.
