AS Media Studies Coursework

1. This is a contents page from Vibe The ‘Contents; title has been
Magazine. The contents page main design in this certain way. Vibe
feature includes Kanye West. Magazine use this style for the
contents page in all of their
magazines, this allows the reader
A grey scale colour scheme is used to establish the magazines style.
and the only vivid colour is the red
heart partially covered by a hand. This
is the only real colour used so the The feature are listed by the side
readers are instantly drawn towards of the image and the page
the heart. This tells the reader that numbers are in bold. Underneath
the article featuring Kanye West could each is a small description what
be about his personal life as the heart the article includes. This can make
connotes love. the reader interested in reading a
certain article.
The main image is of Kanye West. The
image is a mid-shot. Kanye looks very The layout is quit simple with
serious and this is also shown by his there not being a lot of text.
hands in his jacket pockets. The Where there is text, it is small.
clothes Kanye is wearing are The image takes up most of the
described by a little description over page and the small text make the
his right shoulder. This shows that the image stand out more. This shows
magazine is not only a music that the magazines mainly
magazine but also fashion magazine. focuses on the main article
featuring Kanye West. The readers
of the magazine will be drawn to
the image because of all of the
above.

2. The image on features a band.
The title ‘Q’ Contents features The band as it being the
the same masthead from the magazine main article would
front cover, the Q logo. The title have had a different image of
Contents is clearly shown and them on the cover. This image
the reader will identify this shows all band members in a
quickly. Also on the masthead long shot, with the lead singer
are the date, issue number and being probably the one at the
website addresses. front in the white t-shirt. The
image takes up the main page
which makes the reader focus on
The cover lines which are under
the image.
the title ‘features’ are titled in
black text. The titles are
followed by a small description The colour scheme is a mix of
of what is included in the article black, white and red. The front
which gives the reader a brief cover will most likely have a
idea what the article will be similar colour scheme. The major
about. Underneath is a small titles are shown with black boxes
textbox which is a special feature and white text and then the
in the magazine, ‘Oasis Special’, subtitles are shown with white
the border of the text box and text over red. The image matches
This contents page is quite busy .
title use gold text which contrast the colour scheme quite well as
The image takes up the majority
with the colour scheme and of the page which gain the focus the band is wearing mainly black
makes it stand out. of the reader. or white clothing

3. Instead of using the more common There are a lot of images in this
‘Contents’ this contents page uses contents page, to show which is
‘Inside This Week’. This is from NME the main article a larger image is
magazine, the title is in bold black used and is also placed in the
text in capital letters, this makes the middle of the page . The main
title stand out. Underneath the title image shows a close up shot of the
is the date. subjects face.
Most of the cover lines are all The colour scheme is a mix of
underneath the image its relates to. white, black and red. The images
The cover line titles include quotes match the colour scheme as the
from the person who’s image is subjects are wearing dark and
above, underneath the titles white clothing. The colour scheme
are followed by a small is quite simple with it mainly only
description of what is included, this using black and white but the
give the reader a brief idea what images and their backgrounds
that section is about. The page contrast well with the colour
numbers of the articles are located scheme.
in the bottom right corner of the
images, they are large and in a
white textbox in front of the image. At the bottom of the page we see
an advert for subscription of the
magazine, it tries to persuade the
The page is again quite busy with
reader to buy it by saying, ‘for only
not a lot of space but uses a simple
£9.99’ and ‘ the perfect Christmas
colour schemes. The layout is
gift’. This section is red which
unorganized and not in any
stands out so the reader focuses
numerical order etc. The images are
on it.
placed in a way to highlight their
importance.