The document summarizes the design elements of various magazine covers and contents pages. It notes the use of color schemes, images, logos and fonts. For example, it describes a Q magazine cover that features a close-up image of Lady Gaga in black and white to portray her as a dramatic film star. It also analyzes an NME magazine contents page that follows the front cover style with red, white and black colors and includes a band index.

1. The font used is also simple
and boring however because
The main logo and they use different font sizes
name of the magazine trying to create a box with the
big font and takes up words put close together. This
quite a bit of the top left allows more space to bring
hand corner. This out the picture from behind.
blocks out part Cheryl’s
head. I dislike this Simple colour scheme of red,
because covers up the white, black and grey although
main focus instead the the red is a little too dark it can
should have either put still stand out from the dark
the logo behind her background. The colours they
head or made the logo chose actually work together
smaller because it’s the rather than using multiple
biggest box on the colours for each font.
page.
One main picture of a well
known celebrity popping up
They try not to give much in the charts. They try to
away apart from which create a vulnerable vibe in
bands are in the order to lure the men and a
magazine, makes it sexy look in order to make
easier for the reader to women want to be more like
know what is in store for her.
them. The boxes around
the names of the

2. This contents page is very clean,
crisp and basic, this gives a very
sophisticated feel.
The red, black and white colour
theme is carried across from the
front cover, this keeps some
consistency and theme through
the magazine. The contents
page is well divided in columns,
the columns are titled in bold
white text on red background.
The red numbers are medium
sized and stand out on the white
page.
The large photo on the right hand
side of the page helps promote
one of the higher profile articles
in the magazine, as well as make
the contents page look more
interesting.
In Q magazine, there is usually a
second contents page, this is
because of vast amount of
content that is in the magazine.

3. This double page spread from "Q" magazine April 2010, has a simple design, with one page dedicated to an image
and the other to the article. The article is on the pop cultural phenomenon and controversial music star - Lady
Gaga. The image on the left page, sees a mid-shot of Gaga, with her upper torso and head visible. She is naked
and much of flesh is exposed, with her hands and a metal chain necklace covering the more revealing areas. In
the photograph the model is posing The artist naked is both for controversy, which gains both the artist and the
magazine an audience, and for sexual image and attraction. This very issue is very controversial, with Gaga
covering the issue with a strap-on penis as part of her outfit and her upper half exposed, this got the issue banned
in Barnes & Noble, the largest book retailer in the United States. However this was not a negative for the issue, as
it gained the star and the magazine, press coverage and got people interested in the cover, to see what it looks
like and to purchase it. Her hair is styled to be wild, eccentric and untamed, this represents the artist to have a
wild, crazy and eccentric personality that cannot be tamed. The image itself has been edited in post-production into
black and white, to create mood and a dramatic effect, and to give her the look of an old film star - commenting
that she is already a massive star and will survive the test of time in her career.

4. The front cover is mostly took up by a medium close-up
picture of Britney Spears against a grey background.
Grey represents style and lightness, which also links to
the picture as Britney is wearing a grey top, and is
laughing so giving the impression she has no problems
and also she is a style icon to some people. The
masthead is in italic white writing and is partly covered
by the image, which is a convention usually used. The
image of Britney is one of her laughing and looking like
the typical all-American girl which is a look most pop
stars use. The main headline links to the image and is
done in yellow and white. Yellow represents happiness
which links to the picture of Britney laughing and yellow
also represents positiveness which is what she
represents because she has managed to overcome her
problems. White is often associated with pureness,
which is how pop stars are meant to come across
because they are role models for young teenagers.
There is an issue number and date line at the top right of
the page. The main and other cover lines are down the
left hand side of the page next to the image on the right.
The other cover lines are done in smaller writing and use
the same font as the main. 'The hot issue' is wrote in
capitals and surrounded by a red box which is a
connotation of heat. The main colours used are yellow,
grey and white. Yellow represents happiness and
positiveness which is what is shown in the image. White
is often used to show pureness and peace which is how
the pop industry wants their artists to come across. Grey
shows respect which shows Britney is a respected artist,
but also stylishness again linking to how Britney is seen.

5. This magazine also follows through the
house styles of the front cover, this seems
to be the same with all magazines, so it is
a convention that the audience expect;
having a house style following through the
magazine. This contents page appears to
be similar to the Q magazine one with it's
more sophisticated and professional feel. It
has clearly marked areas with different
features in, and unlike the other two it gives
more detail of what the feature's are about
with a brief summary. There are also more
images which link to each of the more
major features. This contents page is also
pretty much monochromatic except for the
red hints, which are very minute. This
appeals well to the target audience as it's
more 'grown up' and has a better feel to it.
It represents everything in an actual way as
it is, not in a stereotypical way as it wants
everything to be represented as it is in
reality.

6. This double page spread is quite disorganised compared to the
likes of the other two I've looked at, which is unusual as the
contents and front cover of Rolling Stone appear to convey a more
adult, proffesional look. Although I do like the contrast between the
sophisticated parts and more unorganised parts, I like the 'collage'
like effect of this double page spread and the differences between
the pictures. I also like the way it looks as though they're just
pictures cut out and placed over one another, it gives it a more
creative DIY effect. There's not really a main headline to these
pages, which is unusual for a magazine, although any titles could
be on a previous page if this is an ongoing story though more than
two pages. The pages do follow a house style with the similarly
colour photos and pinks, whites and reds. There is also a headine
in the top margin reading 'Madonna'. All of the main writing is
located right down the right hand side, except for a part in the
centre.

7. The title as always with NME magazine is in the top left hand
corner. The colours they have used for the title this time are red
with a white outline and the white outline then outlined with a
black outline. This is sticking to NME's normal colour scheme of
black, white and red. As I am basing my magazine on the NME
style I am also going to be putting my title in the top left hand
corner and it is going to be in a large, red font. The main image
on this cover is actually more towards the right hand side rather
than centred like where they normally have the image. Again
both people are staring right at the reader to draw their attention
to the magazine.
The main colours used for this magazine are very obvious on
this front cover. They are red, white and black (what NME
normally use as their colour scheme). I am using this colour
scheme for my magazine as NME is the style I am using. The
only part of the front cover that is completely different is the
piece of font that says ‘Jack White’s shock new album out this
week’ as that is partly in yellow font. Also the font in the bar at
the top of the page which says ‘Studio News’ is in yellow as well.
This tells the reader that this is important information as it is in a
completely different colour to the rest of the font so they
are obviously wanting the readers to notice this straight away.
As the main image is more to the right hand side of the page
they have put most of the text on the left hand side in one big
column. They have made the text more into a bullet point form
as they have stated the little sub titles and then put a description
with each of them. Bullet point form is a really easy way for the
reader to be able to see what different bands and topics are in
this magazine. There is a bar going along the top of the page
which separates out that font from the rest. This means that the
magazine is wanting to reader to notice this straight away as
well as it must be an important piece of information to read about
as it is separated from the rest of the font.

8. Like the Q magazine contents page the NME one also
follow all of the front cover house styles through to the
contents page, this gives the magazine continuity and
allows the reader to identify that the contents page is
from the same magazine. Unlike the contents page of
Q magazine the NME one appears to want to give off a
more 'street' sort of look, it wants to interest the reader
and make the features seem more exciting and bold.
Also, unlike Q it features a 'band index' for the reader
to quickly find their favourite bands and locate them in
the magazine. There's not really any 'main' photos on
this contents page as it all seems heavily graphics
based. The target audience; younger music fans; would
appreciate the design of this contents page as it
appears to look more 'young' and bright than that of Q
magazine. It wants to represent the musicians in a fun
sort of way which sees them as 'cool young people' as
well as talented artists. This lets the readers connect
with the artists as underneath the fame and fortune
they have similar sorts of lifestyles.

9. This double page spread features a large image, similar to the Q magazine double
page spread. The image features a USA flag which relates to the word USA in the
background, this is also red and white which relates back to the masthead colours
for NME. Also, Florence Welch has red hair which is the only colour outside of
whites and greys which features on this double page spread. The writing is all to the
bottom right hand corner which leaves more space to the dominant image of
Florence. This portrays Florence as a powerful woman, and her stance in the photo
also strengthens this point as she looks omnipotent. The headline 'USA got the love'
is also a play on words from Florence and The Machine's 'You got the love' song.
This double page spread as a whole gives off a more sophisticated look for NME
magazine as usually their stuff's more 'thrown together' than set out in a
professional manner. This would appeal to the target audience as it features a
modern pop star and has bold colours, such as the striking reds.