2. An oversized promotion page stuck onto the back of
the magazine, which is removable. This is not a
common in all Classic Rock magazines, however it is
exclusive of this month only.
The Unique selling proposition (USP) is the 'Free CD'
which is placed on the promotion page, and it is in
the top corner of the page and in a yellow box with
black sans-serif writing. This is not common in
Classic Rock magazines and it is only for this month
as it is a new years promotion. The Skyline follows the code and conventions of
magazines as they normally run across the top of
the page. Classic Rock magazine, uses the skyline to
tell the audience that there is more exciting things
inside the magazine. Moreover, the use of skyline
wants to grab the readers attention
The masthead of the magazine is ‘Classic Rock’
which is in black bold font which makes it look
superior to the rest of the text on the front cover.
The masthead is placed behind the main image
which shows that the company is well-known to hide
the their name and it is iconic and easily recognised.
This is a common code and convention in magazines
where the masthead is located on the top of the
page. The masthead is placed across the width of the
page which shows that is dominant and important to
be noticed on the page to the readers. The
masthead also has to star next to the word classic
which may seem to connote that the music that it
focuses of very special music and music that has won
a lot of awards.
The centre of visual interest is the main image
which is an image of the band ‘Queen + Adam
Lambert’ which has a link with the cover story. It is
a long shot of the three artists which overlays the
masthead which shows how significant they are.
This is a common code and convention of
magazines where the main image is in the centre of
the front cover.
The main cover story/splash is based on the band
‘Queen + Adam Lambert’ which links to the main
image, so this will create some recognition. The
cover story is written in sans serif font which
connotes that the brand is posh and are well
spoken.The barcode is located at the bottom of the page
which includes the website of the publisher of the
magazine which is ‘TeamRock’, price and date of the
issue.
The puff piece has been used to encourage the
reader to buy the magazine and it is placed in a
circle shape which is different to all the other
features on the page. It is a common convention
where most puff piece are in a circle shape, which is
a sense of professionalism.
3. The title of the contents page is referred to
‘contents’ which is a common code and
convention in magazines. Moreover, the
title of the magazine wasn’t mentioned in
the contents page which suggest that it is
well-known enough so it is already been
branded and doesn’t have to be
reintroduced to the audience.
The main image on the contents page
takes up three quarters of the page. It is
a long shot of Adam Lambert which
links to the splash on the front cover. He
looks like he is performing on stage and
he is directly looking at the reader
making them feel that he is on stage to
impress them. Page numbers are located under the
features column in a variety of sizes, which
they are most likely going to be sized
related to the importance of the particular
article. They are in red which makes it
stand out to the reader and the colour red
connotes that it important, moreover the
fact that it is located under the features
column it shows that it is important.
The cover story is located on the main
image which makes it ‘jump out’ to the
reader as it is noticeable. The heading
‘cover story’ is in a red rectangle shape
and in white text which shows its
importance as it standing out on the
background.
The Story has a WOB effect which
makes it stand out and creates a sense
of importance as it is different to all the
other headings on the page.
Pull quotes on the contents page are a
main code and convention in magazine.
The pull quote is linked to the cover
story which they are used to make the
reader more excited about reading the
article and it gives them a quick idea
what it is about. It is located below the
cover story to show that it is linked.
A puff piece has been used to on the contents
page, so the reader is more excited and
informed in what is inside the magazine. It is in
a red circle shape with white writing inside
which stands out on the page.
Throughout the contents page, the colour
scheme is red, black and white which
creates a sense of professionalism and
consistency throughout the magazine. It is
important to keep a specific colour scheme
in the magazines as it will give it a
professional look and the readers will be
more interested in looking at.
4. Similar to NME and MOJO, on the double
page spread they usually include a pull
quote. This is emphasised in a rectangle
shape and in black serif font. It located at the
bottom of the page of the page. The pull
quote is used to display an element which is
used to attract the readers attention and to
break up long blocks of text.
The block cap is a main convention for
double page spreads as I have seen it in most
magazines. They are an effective way of
grabbing readers attention because they add
personality and visual strength to the page.
Also, it navigates the reader to where they
should start reading the article.
The headline of the interview on the DPS
which is located at the top of the page is the
artists name which links to the main image
and to the Q&A.
The main image on the DPS is an
black and white image of the artist
Bob Seger in a car with a cigarette
in his mouth which spreads over
two pages. It is the centre of
visual interest on the page as it is
the first thing the reader will look
at when they see the article.
The layout of the interview is that
the question is in bold and the
answer is normal, this is so the
question stands out to the reader
as it will be more noticeable and It
is separated from the answer.
Moreover the layout of the
columns makes it easier to read
for the reader as it is clear.
However, there is a lot of text
which suggest that the reader
would be interested in reading
articles in depth and would like to
know a lot of information, also the
font is readable.
Double page spread
About the interview, so the reader will know
what the interview will be about and if they
are interested they would read it. It is located
under the heading, which makes it
noticeable for the reader.
On the image, there is caption where they state who is in
the image which informs the reader who is in the image.
This is common code and convention in magazines where
on the double page spread there is a caption next to the
image.
