This document analyzes the front cover, contents, and a double page spread of the November 2011 issue of Billboard magazine. The front cover features a close-up shot of Beyoncé to promote her as the main story and attract readers ages 16-28. Inside, the contents page lists music charts but with dull colors, while a double page spread profiles Michael Buble with close-up images and descriptions of his live performance to engage readers in the article. Overall design elements like mastheads, images, and headlines are used across pages to consistently brand the magazine and draw readers in with celebrity coverage.

1. Analysis of magazine front
cover/contents/double spread of Billboard,
November 2011

2. THE MASTHEAD – This
is name of the magazine in FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
this case the magazine is
called, Billboard, this sets
the house style as you can
see white text, and the THE MAIN IMAGE – The
traffic light colours main image is usually the
highlighted in between person the magazine has a
circular letters connotation major story or article about and
wise meaning that the also what genre this edition of
magazine is distributed in the magazine will be based
traffic zones. around. In this case ‘Beyonce’ is
seen in a close up with a
COVER LINES – The seductive facial expression
cover lines are to give the almost as if shes telling the the
audience of a preview of audience to ‘come and get me’
what’s inside of the although this is the case it does
magazine. In this magazine not go over the top as nothing is
there is a lot of promotional revealed or inappropriate
offers to tempt the reader however a good way to attract
such as offering ‘4 nights the target audience ranging
only in New York City’ from ages 16-28.
BACKGROUND THE MAIN COVER LINE
The background - The main cover line links with
dominated by the artist
the main image to attract the
‘Beyonce’s hair which
reader, this says ‘Beyonce, Live
could represent how
at Roseland Elements 4’. This
much she values
may attract fans or people who
Rascal’s facial
interested to attend this live
expression this gives off
performannce.
an energetic and loud
vibe to set the tone
audience of the BARCODE/DATE ISSUE/PRICE –
magazine. This is conventional and is displayed on
every magazine.

3. CONTENTS ANALYSIS BANNER –This is where
BILLBOARD MASTHEAD – you would expect to see
This is the same colour as the Banners on all
Masthead on the front magazines, this also
cover, this comes across as follows the house style.
professional and also a
consistent house style.
INDEX – The index of MAIN IMAGE – The
Billboard shows the main image is the focal point
audience immediately who of this page as this is the
is top of the charts, however biggest feature on the
outstanding colours are not page, this grabs the
used as this looks quite audiences attention and
dull, this may connotate relates to the article in this
more information is given case the artist ‘Michael Buble.
further in the magazine. This is a close up so you are
able to see his facial
expression, this may also be
SUB HEADING – perceived as a seductive
This is black text to look but not as exaggerated
contrast the white in comparison to the front
background of image. cover.
This is also the biggest
text on the page, and a
use of coloquial
language gets the point
across to the audience
in order for them to read
the brief description to
then go on further and
read the article.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION – This is the summary
of content and giving the reader an insight
of what’s included in the magazine, this is
in small black text. To persuade the reader
to read on.

4. SUB HEADING – This is
brief information about DOUBLE SPREAD ANALYSIS
what is to come in the
article, in this case this is CAPTION – The
description about caption saying, is
‘Michael Buble’ live another convention
performance on feature and usually
Saturday night live. recounts the article
on this page.
COPY- this is
wrapped around
images this can MISE EN
show there
importance on this
SCENE This is
created by the
page. In addition
image of Michael
to this there is no
Buble and the
drop capital that
industrial
you would expect
background.
to find on a double
page spread.
COLOUMNS This
MAIN IMAGE
This medium shot of
is conventional
Michael Buble, this
and in the third
creates mise en
column the text
scene as the
wraps around the
background may
image to show the
relate to his style of
importance of the
music as they are
image.
very
industrial, urban
MAIN HEADLINE – This gives the classed as
mainstream.
SECOND IMAGE – This is and image of reader a insight of what the article is
PAGE NUMBER/NME
about, in this case ‘Buble for the
‘Micheal Buble’ on a live performance, and
has a brief caption about this. The reduces the
holidays’. TITLE/DATE – This
conventional and expected to
amount of information the reader is given.
see on all double page spread.