The document analyzes and compares the design styles of two magazine articles - one about Nicki Minaj and the other about two artists in a band. The Nicki Minaj article uses a vibrant, fun style with bright colors and Nicki's image in the center to match her personality. The text is split into short sections to appeal to younger readers. In contrast, the band article has a darker, simpler style with the artists on either side to suggest barriers. It focuses more on their music than them personally and would appeal more to older readers. Both articles employ design principles effectively - Nicki's with symmetry and the band's with thirds - but have different styles fitting their subjects'

1. MASTHEAD
“The Gospel According To Nicki Minaj” The use of the
word gospel suggests that the artist is holy in some form,
like a god. Her name is in a bold pink font larger than
other words on the masthead. Her name stands out from
the page suggesting she is very important and has a large
personality.
MAIN IMAGE
The image of Nicki is placed almost in the centre of the page
with the text framing her. The image grabs reader attention as
she is dressed in bright, patterned clothing and jewelry. Nicki’s
lipstick matches the colour of her name in the masthead,
signifying they are the same person. Overall the image creates
a sense of fun and mirrors the pop genre of her music. She is
looking directly at the camera which entices the audience and
allows them to feel connected with the artist.
TEXT CONTENT
The text used is split up into sections discussing different
topics. The text is lighthearted and had used pull quotes
to highlight the most important parts of the article and to
attract readers attention to these parts. This style of
article would appeal to a younger target audience such as
teenage girls as they can read the article in small chunks
rather than one long piece of text.
HOUSE STYLE
This article is vibrant and
exciting. It is very different to
the articles usually featured in
NME magazine but as Nicki
Minaj is a more mainstream
pop artist compared to who
they usually feature they have
changed the style of the page
to fit her fun personality and
music style.
DESIGN BALANCE
This article is balanced as
it is spread evenly across
the two pages with the
text framing the image.
The main text within the
article is in symmetrical
columns and the
masthead and image fit in
with the symmetry.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
This article uses the Guttenberg design principle to
some extent as the masthead is placed in the
primary optical area. However the start of the
main text is placed in the weak fallow area and the
negative space at the top of the article shows that
this double page spread has gone against the
conventions of a typical article.

2. MASTHEAD
“Best Of Both Worlds” This masthead is a pun as both
artists featured in this article are also part of another
band. Similarly to the Nicki Minaj masthead, the test
used is bold and uses colour to stand out from the rest
of the text on the page. However this masthead
stretches along the top of the page leaving more room
for images and text.
MAIN IMAGE
The image used is the background of this article taking up the whole page. The two
men featured in the article are on either sides of the text, suggesting they have
barriers to overcome to produce their music. Both men are dressed in typical rock
and roll style outfits, with mod haircuts and sunglasses. This suggests the music is
very cool and alternative. Compared to the Nicki Minaj double page, this article
uses a lot less colour, suggesting the music is more dark, serious and rock.
HOUSE STYLE
The house style used
throughout this article is
stereotypical of a rock/
indie band from the use of
dark colours and clothes
on the artists. The page is
quite simple, with the text
down the middle being
framed by the images. This
article does not feature
the element of fun that
the Nicki Minaj article
features.
TEXT CONTENT
The article is only small
and the text used is
more serious than the
Nicki Minaj article. It
speaks more about the
actual music of the
band rather than the
artists themselves. The
text has a large kicker
to create a small and
vague introduction to
attract the audience to
read on further. This
type of article would
appeal to an older
audience than that of
the Nicki Minaj article
as it features less
lighthearted text and
focuses on the career
of the artists.
DESIGN BALANCE
This article is balanced as both
halves of the page are completely
symmetrical to each other, taken up
half by the artist and half by the
text.
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
This article uses the rule of thirds as
all parts of the page are covered and
the article is evenly spaced out. The
Guttenberg design principle has been
used as the main text features in the
strong fallow area.