The document analyzes magazine covers and pages from various music magazines. It discusses the layout, design choices, and photographic techniques used on the covers and pages. Across the magazines analyzed, common techniques included using medium or long shots of artists to showcase them, placing the masthead in the top left, framing contents around the main image, and using a limited color palette including red, black, and white. The layouts are designed to draw attention to the featured artist and keep the design clean and eye-catching.

1. Magazine Covers, Contents and Double Page Analysis Leanne Facey

2. A medium long shot has been used, this is used to show off her body as well as her outfit The white font mirrors her hair colour, this could be because the feature is all about her. The red font matches in with the logo, and the black font matches in with her black trousers and gloves, this gives a suffocated feel. Lady gaga is the main focus on the page, she is the first this you see on the page and everything else is arranged around her on the page. The photo covers her name as well as the masthead, this shows how she overpowers and owns the page. She is looking directly at the audience, this would make the audience feel connected and drawn in. The photo would have sex appeal to some of the target market and attract the eye.

3. The main image is a medium long shot. The masthead is in the top left of the page, this is the same in every issue so that it is easily recognised. The pug covers part of the masthead, this could be because NME feel confident that their audience would recognise the cover without everything being shown ‘ The Enemy come home’ overpowers the page and the photo and becomes part of the main focus on the page. The red masthead, fonts, and pugs limit the number of colours on the page, it also acts as frame around the artists face, focusing the attention here. There is limited subtitles of the page, this could be because the page already looks busy any anymore would be to much on the page and take the focus off the main story

4. The main image is a medium long shot, the lead singer of the band covers most of the masthead, this could because the magazine are confident that the audience wouldn’t need to see the full masthead to know what it is. On all the images, all the artist are looking into the camera, this makes the audience feel connected with the reader. The majority of the information on the cover is at the bottom, this makes a frame around Biffy Clyro and making them the main focus of the page by not covering them with pugs/splashes. There is a 3 colour, colour scheme (black, white and red) this keeps the cover simple yet eye catching, also its a rock magazine, and these colours relate to the genre.

5. The masthead is in the top left of the page, continuing the house style, the red subheadings and numbers also links in. The image they have used is a long shot this could be to show the background and scenery as well as being able to see all the band. The way the band are stood gives across the image that they are powerful/ confident to the target market. The contents list is framed around the courteeners, keeping them the main focus as they take up around 75% of the page.

6. The masthead is again in the top left continuing the house style. The contents and the information is all framed around the image. The red, black and white colour scheme continues the house style, they are also colours that compliment each other and the red stands out from the white background. The shot used for the image is a long shot, this then shows the whole of the band as well as giving the image the atmosphere of the show Subheading split the contents page up into sections, the colours mirrors the headline colours, also makes it easy on the eye for the reader as its not continuous text.

7. The quote is in bold and would stand out to anyone flicking through the magazine, it also break up a long flow of text which would make it more appealing to the users eye Page number in the bottom right, this is a convention of a magazine. The image of the band takes up half of the double page spread this dominates the page and will be the first on only thing to catch the readers eye straight away. The article title is at the top right of the page, this would be part of the house style and would be the same in every issue.

8. Her photo covers half the double page spread, as we have seen this is common with popular artists on a double page spread, also three quarters of the other page is taken up by Lily's quote, this shows how she is dominating the page. The image used is a medium long, high angle shot, also she is looking straight into the camera, this adds a connection to the reader. The font used for the quote is quite original, the could have used this as this is the image the artist is trying to portray. The red font mirrors her red top, this could have been used to keep the colour scheme to a minimum.