This magazine advert for Olly Murs' debut album uses a large image of the artist in various poses against a red background to grab attention. The album and artist names are prominently displayed in bold red font. Consistency is created through using the same album cover image as in the magazine. Despite being in black and white, the unique multi-pose image stands out from the predominantly red background. Key information about the artist and album are clearly presented to inform readers.

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2. This magazine advert is very
simplistic; with a large image and
bright red colour used to grab
attention. The largest font is 'Olly
Murs', which is the name of the
artist and the album title, its bold
and has been written in red font,
to highlight it is an important
element to the cover.
Furthermore, 'The Debut Album'
and the release date are in a smaller
font. It is still large enough to
stand out to the audience. instantly
informing the reader what is being
advertised and when it can be
purchased.
The only image on the cover is
showing Olly Murs; the artist,
in a variety of different poses.
This presents continuity to the
audience as there is a strong
sense of consistency and
similarity between the album
cover and the magazine advert
for the album.
This is the album
cover image, which
is the same as the
magazine advert image.
This is a predominant
convention of album magazine
adverts, following the same
consistency.
Dispire the picture of Olly Murs being shown in black and white, it still
stands out as the rest of the advert is mainly red. The image is also very
unique, rather than just having one singular image of the artist it is presented
in a way that gives a create feel to the advert which will help sell his albums.

3. The layout of this magazine
is simple yet effective as you
are straight away drawn into
this cover. Jessie J, the artist
is presented in the middle.,
using a close up. This
attracts the audiences
attention as it is very bold
and prominent.
The text ‘Jessie J’ is in a bold
font using gold, highlighting the
artists name and how this is an
important element shown on
this cover.
Due to the background being white, there is contrast shown of her
clothes which are black. This allows all the attention on the image of
the artist to be shown. Also, relating to her appearance; her hair, nails,
clothes, eye make up and lipstick are jet black, which contrasts further
with her pale skin complexion.
At the bottom, the album
name is written in bold in a
simple font, this further
allows the audience to
clearly see important
information regarding the
artist and her album.
The image is clever, and for
the fans of Jessie J they will
be able to identify her strong
personality. This is
represented by how she is
positioned on this cover with
her hands by her head.

4. The artists name is clearly
written at the top of this
magazine, its written in a
simple yet stylish font to
match the personality and
the style of music the artists
holds.
A unique image of the artist
is shown under the artists
name, she is positioned using
a medium shot to show her
location and features. Which
is also presented directly in
the middle of this magazine
to draw the audience in. Her
unique style shines though
on this cover and she is
shown to match her indie
style of music.
The font colour is white, contrasting with the black background. This
allows the name of the band to stand out further.
The album name
‘LUNGS’ is in a bold yet
simple and easy to read
font. This is effective in
drawing the audience in to
this poster. Additionally,
due to on the writing
being in white font on-top
of a black background, it
stands out.
The important information in which the audience needs to know
is presented at the bottom of this magazine advert.
The lungs shown represent
the album name; ‘LUNGS’
this is a relatable element
for the audience. Also,
the image
present on the
Album cover is
the same as that
on the CD cover, creating
continuity.