Analysis 2 - Hammer Magazine Double Page

1. Formal or Informal? – I would say that this
piece of text is quite informal, because words
such as ‘snotty, bratty middle fingered lyrics’
are used in the piece. Also, the magazine is
targeted at fans of MCR and Rock Music, and
they say that people are influenced by the
music they listen to, and the Rock Genre is
quite informal on a whole.
Drop Cap – Not every word is in drop cap on
this page. The handwriting ‘in the beginning’ is
in capital letters and stands out at the top of
the page. The starting letter of the article is a
huge capital letter; this could be to show the
reader that this is the beginning of the My
Chemical Romance story. And the description
below the handwriting is in capitals and it is
talking about how the music scene needed a
revolution. Drop cap is used to highlight
certain parts of texts to the reader and draw
them in to reading that part.
Page Layout – This page has been to made to
look like a notebook (a pen is also included
which makes it look more real). In
handwriting style at the top of the page, it
says ‘in the beginning...’ and the article talks
about how the music scene needed reviving in
the early 2000’s, and it basically talks about
how MCR did not know how much of an
impact they would have on this scene. This is
a more interesting layout than just normal
pages, so people could be attracted to the
different look as throughout it is like a scrap
book. The scattered photos on the left page
also make the page look like a scrap book.
Brief Summary – Before the article begins,
a brief summary is there to give the reader
a slight insight as to what the piece of text
is going to be talking about. This provides
the reader with a little bit more information
and may attract more people to buy the
magazine if they know exactly what it is
that they are reading about.
My Chemical Romance Logo –
The logo used at the top of the
page is from the band’s first
album. I think this ties in well with
the theme of ‘In the Beginning’
because this was the first album. I
think it is quite good for the fans
who would know that as well.
Doodle Patterns – Not only do these
act as separators, but they also link
in with the scrapbook style that the
pages have. They follow the colour
scheme as well; they tie in with the
capital B, the handwriting at the top
of the page, and the pen in the top
right corner.