2. This is a front cover of an indie rock magazine called NME. The
cover has a left side third- using two different coloured texts, a clover
line, masthead- bold red which stands out on the page, plugs to catch
the reader eye in white which stands out from all of the other
coloured aspects on the page, barcode, top strip, main image, bottom
strip- containing additional information and a date. The main colours
used are red, white and blue with a background of a light grey. the
image is in the centre of the page which shows the reader who the
magazine is about/which genre the magazine is- indie rock as Alex
Turner who is on the cover is an indie rock artist belonging to a band
who are called Arctic monkeys. This tells me that when I come to
creating my magazine I don’t have to have a whole bamd on the
cover, I can have one band member/make up that the one member
on the front is apart of the band and write about the band as a
whole through the member I have chosen. I like this front cover and
intend to use this as an inspiration for when I come to create my
own magazine cover.
3. This is a cover of Q magazine which is featuring Adele. Adele
however is a soul/jazz artist which is a juxtaposition of its
genre as she is featuring within a indie rock magazine. This
would not be my intentions when I come to creating my
magazine as I want the reader to know what genre the
magazine is and that the model used has been used on purpose
to align itself with my chosen genre. The main colours used on
this cover are, red and white and her hair colour used which is
a golden/brunette colour- by which gold is featuring on the
cover also. the colours used are quite simple- using a plain
white background, however the colours that are actual used
within the text/masthead/image e.c.t. are emphasised more.
What I see on this cover on the magazine is a bold red
masthead- which stands out on the page from it white
background, left side third, barcode, cover lines and a plug. The
left side third is used to add additional information to the page
using artists/bands names who are featuring inside the
magazine. The image is situated over on the right side of page-this
is another aspect I need to bare in mind when creating my
cover- that the image doesn't just have to be central.
4. This is a cover taken from Q magazine. Florence Welch is
featuring on the cover whom is an indie rock artist which is
appropriate to my chosen genre and the genre of the magazine.
The main colours used are red, and white with splashes of sky
blue. The main image is an extreme close up of the indie rock
artist which emphasises the bright red colour of her hair. What
I see on the cover of this magazine is the masthead, left side
third, cover lines, plugs, barcode and date. Most of the text is
white which stands out from its red background (using the
models hair). I enjoy the way this cover is set out, however I
would have to do a lot of editing in order to create this effect if
I was to use this as an inspiration for my magazines cover as the
image uses a close-up shot as its main image for the page- the
image of the model is central. There is some text on the left
hand side (left side third) and on the right side of the page-there
is also text at the top using a cover line in a different font
to the others on the page to make it stand out more as it gives
readers an insight to articles/bands or artists featuring in the
magazine. The makeup used on the model under her eyes aligns
itself with parts of the sky blue text on the cover.
5. This is a cover taken from MOJO magazine. I like this
magazines masthead as its quite simple yet effective as its
white but has some depth to it- using a shadow effect. I
want to try this out with my masthead as out of the Indie
rock mastheads I have seen I like this the most. The main
colours used on this cover are, grey, red, black and white. I
like this combination of colours as they compliment each
other well as the white and black/bold text stands out from
its faded grey background. On the cover there is a
masthead, cover lines, plugs, barcode, date, puff and a
main image. The image used is a mid shot from the wait
upwardswhich makes the reader see the models pose
better- explaining their character more. Johnny Marr- the
artist featuring on the cover- is explained well by doing a
rebellious pose and the reader would recognise this as him
being his own character so is an appropriate image to use.
6. This is an indie rock cover of a magazine taken from NME
magazine. This cover is quite plain however the use of colours
used is exploratory. The image is of a band using different poses
in different directions. The main colours used are grey, white,
black and pink. The background is a light grey colour however
this is balanced out with splashes of bright pink and white text.
The features on the cover that are used are, masthead, cover lines,
plugs, puff, barcode, date and a main image. This front cover
explores a different way of creating a magazine cover as the text is
in all different places such as in columns at the bottom, In the
middle and at the top, this creates a fuller look as the background
is just a grey monotone colour. The image is a long shot of the
band which helps the reader to see their specific style of stance-creating
the impression of their character as a whole.
7. This is a cover of the indie rock magazine called ‘Q’. The model
used- Ed Sheeran - which is stated In the centre of the image in a
fancy red text. The image is a mid shot from the waist upwards
which helps the reader to see who he is (who features in the
magazine), what he’s wearing and what he is holding- which is an
acoustic guitar which is typical of his music genre as he’s almost
always seen using this. The acoustic guitar is very versatile and
heard in classical, jazz, rock, pop (which is appropriate for the
cover of this indie rock magazine. The main colours used are
black red, white and grey. The use of a left side third is present
and there is other text on the right side and at the top and bottom.
The features used on this cover are the masthead, cover line, puff,
plug, bottom strip, barcode, date and a main image. I like the
layout of this cover and think that this over will inspire my own
when making it. The use of red over the faded grey background
creates a real emphasis on the page and creates a sense of colour
as most of the colour are monotone. The red used in the
masthead is present throughout the cover in parts of the text and
on the lines on the right side to structure the oage.
