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Magazine cover analysis
The magazine cover analysis document matches terms related to magazine design to their definitions. These terms include the masthead, sell lines, fonts, headlines, bylines, and more. It also provides examples of how these different design elements are used on magazine covers. The document is intended to teach readers how to analyze magazine covers and understand the intended audience.
EVALUATION QUESTION 1
This document evaluates how a media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media. It describes the features and conventions used in the mock magazine cover and interior pages, such as the masthead, sell line, date/price information, columns, page numbers, and captions. Many elements follow conventions seen in other magazines like Clash and Q, such as the masthead placement, column structure, page numbering, and use of pull quotes. The document analyzes each element and compares it to similar real media examples.
Front Cover Codes and Conventions
The document analyzes conventions used in magazine front covers across several regional magazines in the UK. It finds that mastheads typically use serif fonts in bold and contrasting colors to stand out. Sell lines are the second largest text and intrigue readers with short, catchy phrases. Images mainly feature models making eye contact to create engagement, and models are styled to portray wealth and sophistication through clothing, accessories, and backdrop. Common colors, fonts, and layouts create cohesion and appeal across the magazines' front covers.
Comparing nme and q magazine
Both Q and NME magazines target music enthusiasts with eye-catching covers using bold fonts and capital letters to grab attention. While they share similarities like masthead placement and genre, Q displays a more organized and professional layout with cover lines evenly placed at top and bottom, compared to NME's messier left-side text placement.
Front cover.
The document analyzes common conventions used in regional magazine front covers. It finds that mastheads typically use serif fonts in bold and contrasting colors to stand out. Sell lines are the second largest text and intrigue readers with short, catchy phrases. Images mainly feature models making eye contact to create personal connections. Subtext provides brief article descriptions. Colors and fonts conform to the overall design to appeal to target audiences.
Media analysis
The document provides an analysis of the design elements used across the covers and interior pages of three music magazines: Clash, Dazed, and Fader. It examines the layout, typography, imagery and other stylistic choices made for the mastheads, covers, contents pages, and articles. Key points of comparison highlighted include the use of color palettes, grid structures, image sizes, and formatting of body text. The document aims to understand design conventions and how different magazines approach visual storytelling.
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The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real music magazines.
For the cover, conventions like the masthead, cover image, headline, cover lines, dateline and barcode are used. Some conventions are developed, like the splash images added and colors/layouts chosen.
For contents pages, conventions from magazines like Rock Sound are followed with colorful, busy layouts.
Few conventions are directly challenged to ensure sales, like not including the magazine name on contents pages. Internally, article conventions like graphics, pull quotes and columns are generally followed.
Codes and conventions
The document discusses various codes and conventions used on magazine covers and contents pages. It identifies common elements like the masthead, sell lines, slogans, puffs, main image, anchorage text, barcode, and pull quotes that are typically featured on covers. It also outlines organizational elements of contents pages such as issue dates, column layouts in an L-shape, white backgrounds, and numbered listings of article titles and descriptions. Overall, the document provides information on standard design features used to identify magazines and advertise their stories.
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Magazine cover analysis
The magazine cover analysis document matches terms related to magazine design to their definitions. These terms include the masthead, sell lines, fonts, headlines, bylines, and more. It also provides examples of how these different design elements are used on magazine covers. The document is intended to teach readers how to analyze magazine covers and understand the intended audience.
EVALUATION QUESTION 1
This document evaluates how a media product uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media. It describes the features and conventions used in the mock magazine cover and interior pages, such as the masthead, sell line, date/price information, columns, page numbers, and captions. Many elements follow conventions seen in other magazines like Clash and Q, such as the masthead placement, column structure, page numbering, and use of pull quotes. The document analyzes each element and compares it to similar real media examples.
Front Cover Codes and Conventions
The document analyzes conventions used in magazine front covers across several regional magazines in the UK. It finds that mastheads typically use serif fonts in bold and contrasting colors to stand out. Sell lines are the second largest text and intrigue readers with short, catchy phrases. Images mainly feature models making eye contact to create engagement, and models are styled to portray wealth and sophistication through clothing, accessories, and backdrop. Common colors, fonts, and layouts create cohesion and appeal across the magazines' front covers.
Comparing nme and q magazine
Both Q and NME magazines target music enthusiasts with eye-catching covers using bold fonts and capital letters to grab attention. While they share similarities like masthead placement and genre, Q displays a more organized and professional layout with cover lines evenly placed at top and bottom, compared to NME's messier left-side text placement.
Front cover.
The document analyzes common conventions used in regional magazine front covers. It finds that mastheads typically use serif fonts in bold and contrasting colors to stand out. Sell lines are the second largest text and intrigue readers with short, catchy phrases. Images mainly feature models making eye contact to create personal connections. Subtext provides brief article descriptions. Colors and fonts conform to the overall design to appeal to target audiences.
Media analysis
The document provides an analysis of the design elements used across the covers and interior pages of three music magazines: Clash, Dazed, and Fader. It examines the layout, typography, imagery and other stylistic choices made for the mastheads, covers, contents pages, and articles. Key points of comparison highlighted include the use of color palettes, grid structures, image sizes, and formatting of body text. The document aims to understand design conventions and how different magazines approach visual storytelling.
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The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real music magazines.
For the cover, conventions like the masthead, cover image, headline, cover lines, dateline and barcode are used. Some conventions are developed, like the splash images added and colors/layouts chosen.
For contents pages, conventions from magazines like Rock Sound are followed with colorful, busy layouts.
Few conventions are directly challenged to ensure sales, like not including the magazine name on contents pages. Internally, article conventions like graphics, pull quotes and columns are generally followed.
Codes and conventions
The document discusses various codes and conventions used on magazine covers and contents pages. It identifies common elements like the masthead, sell lines, slogans, puffs, main image, anchorage text, barcode, and pull quotes that are typically featured on covers. It also outlines organizational elements of contents pages such as issue dates, column layouts in an L-shape, white backgrounds, and numbered listings of article titles and descriptions. Overall, the document provides information on standard design features used to identify magazines and advertise their stories.
Music magazine contents page
The document provides guidelines for designing the contents page of a magazine. It recommends writing "contents" in bold at the top. It suggests using a consistent 3-4 color scheme and including 3-4 columns of regular and featured content. Images should dominate the page and reference the article number in bold. The issue number is usually written in a smaller font at the top or bottom of the page.
Font types
The document discusses font options for a magazine masthead and cover lines. It examines fonts like Abode Fan Heiti, Georgia, Informal Roman, Imprint MT Shadow, and Lucidia Calligraph. Short summaries of each font are provided in terms of readability, sophistication, and boldness. Feedback was gathered from the target audience, and Imprint MT Shadow was selected as the preferred option since it is clear, unique, and the shadowing helps it stand out for the magazine masthead.
Media magazine codes and conventions
The document contains examples of magazine front covers and interior pages. Some key design elements highlighted include prominent images, bold titles, dropped capitals, varied fonts, pulled quotes, directional page numbers, and neat column-based layouts. Color schemes aim to attract readers and complement images of celebrities or models, often using sex appeal. Together, these visual components create eye-catching designs intended to draw readers in and make them want to learn more about the magazine's content.
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The magazine cover features a large banner-style masthead reading "EDGE" in edgy fonts that connect to the futuristic theme. Other typography on the cover promotes the magazine's focus on interactive entertainment and aligns with the main alien image. White space is used effectively to spread elements across the page while maintaining readability from a distance. The magazine content focuses on gaming with previews, reviews, and job listings rather than extensive advertising. The target audience is mainly male gamers and game developers interested in the latest news and career opportunities in the gaming industry.
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The document summarizes key elements of a magazine contents page layout. It notes that the word "contents" is usually written in bold at the top and may include the repeated masthead. Contents pages typically feature 3-4 columns listing regular content like competitions alongside featured articles about artists/bands. Large pictures dominate the page, primarily of the cover artist, and include the article page number in bold for easy reference regardless of content details.
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Textual analysis
The document analyzes the covers and contents pages of three music magazines: Q, Kerrang!, and NME. For the covers, it examines elements like plugs, images, logos, prices, and sub-images. It finds that Q and Kerrang! use eye-contact images and buzzwords to draw readers in, while NME's cover is less personal. For contents pages, it analyzes layout, images, fonts, page numbers, and branding. It notes Q uses large images and minimal text, while Kerrang! uses more text and NME fewer images. Overall, the document provides a detailed qualitative textual analysis of design elements across the magazines.
Textual analysis
The document provides analyses of magazine covers and contents pages from Q, Kerrang!, and NME magazines. It examines design elements like use of images, logos, fonts, columns and layout. For covers, it looks at features like plugs, barcodes, mastheads and how images address the reader. For contents, it analyzes organization of articles, use of fonts, images, page numbers and branding. Overall, the analyses evaluate visual design and how elements are used to engage readers and convey information about magazine contents.
Music Magazine Evaluation - Question 1
This document compares the design elements and conventions used in the magazine XXL to those used in the author's own media product. It finds that the author's product uses many similar elements to XXL such as bold mastheads, cover lines, and layered designs. However, it also challenges some conventions by placing the barcode on the bottom right corner to encourage readers to pick up the magazine, including linked cover lines, simpler backgrounds, and photographs that do not take up both pages. The contents page challenges conventions by listing article descriptions and images separately and using different colored page numbers. Double page spreads challenge conventions by placing headings across both pages and photographs on single pages with transparent backgrounds.
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This document analyzes the layout, design elements, and conventions used across double page spreads in three different magazines: CRACK, The Fly, and CLASH.
Some key techniques they share include using large central images, titles in bold or capital letters to identify important elements, and separating content into distinct sections with spacing. CRACK and The Fly additionally employ consistent color schemes and page styles to connect related articles. Meanwhile, CLASH experiments more with abstract titles and varied fonts.
Overall, the document examines the visual codes and techniques each magazine employs to effectively organize and draw attention to information on their double page article spreads. Subtle differences also emerge that reflect the distinct styles and audiences of the publications.
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The document discusses the design conventions of magazine front covers for the magazines Billboard, Crack, Clash, and Fly. Some key points:
- All magazines use consistent masthead fonts and positioning to build brand recognition.
- Covers typically feature a full-page main model image making direct eye contact with the viewer.
- Minimal text is used to draw readers in, with cover lines, teaser lines, and puffs providing just enough information without summaries.
- Background colors, fonts, sizing and positioning of elements are designed deliberately to make key information pop out at readers.
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Sample Pages
The document provides samples of layouts for a magazine cover, contents page, and double page spread. The cover features a large background image related to the main headline, with additional images and text. The contents page lists article page numbers and titles alongside images. The double page spread has a large main image filling one side and a banner headline across both pages, along with smaller images and body text on the other side.
Fonts and colours
This document discusses the importance of fonts and colors in conveying the right message to audiences. It analyzes several fonts like "Adobe Fan Heiti Std B" and "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold" and how they convey different meanings. Display fonts are recommended for mastheads as they are bold and easy to read from a distance. The document also discusses how colors should complement each other and fit the genre being portrayed. Both fonts and colors need to accurately represent the media product and attract the target audience.
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This document compares and contrasts the conventions of several fashion magazines, including i-D, Vogue, and Dazed. It notes similarities and differences in their cover designs, contents pages, and websites. The covers typically feature prominent mastheads, minimal text, and close-up shots of models wearing the latest fashions. Contents pages highlight the main sections in bold with photos. Websites advertise new issues and stories while also promoting subscriptions. Across magazines, the goal is to attract readers with stylish visuals and previews of the high fashion and celebrity content inside.
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The document analyzes features of pop music magazines, including their covers, contents pages, and double page spreads. Some key points:
- Covers typically feature a single prominent image of a well-known artist and use font styles that represent the artist's style. Captions are placed in the top third to attract readers.
- Contents pages use consistent color schemes and layouts, with large images and column formatting to make text easier to read.
- Double page spreads vary depending on the story but commonly use a plain white or single full background image, with contrasting black text and red used to separate sections.
How to research music magazines web resource
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The document discusses font options for a magazine masthead and cover lines. It examines fonts like Abode Fan Heiti, Georgia, Informal Roman, Imprint MT Shadow, and Lucidia Calligraph. Short summaries of each font are provided in terms of readability, sophistication, and boldness. Feedback was gathered from the target audience, and Imprint MT Shadow was selected as the preferred option since it is clear, unique, and the shadowing helps it stand out for the magazine masthead.
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The magazine cover features a large banner-style masthead reading "EDGE" in edgy fonts that connect to the futuristic theme. Other typography on the cover promotes the magazine's focus on interactive entertainment and aligns with the main alien image. White space is used effectively to spread elements across the page while maintaining readability from a distance. The magazine content focuses on gaming with previews, reviews, and job listings rather than extensive advertising. The target audience is mainly male gamers and game developers interested in the latest news and career opportunities in the gaming industry.
Analysing music magazine contents pages
The document summarizes key elements of a magazine contents page layout. It notes that the word "contents" is usually written in bold at the top and may include the repeated masthead. Contents pages typically feature 3-4 columns listing regular content like competitions alongside featured articles about artists/bands. Large pictures dominate the page, primarily of the cover artist, and include the article page number in bold for easy reference regardless of content details.
Contents page analysis
The document analyzes the contents page of a magazine. It discusses various design elements used including layout, images, fonts, colors and organizational features. The contents page uses techniques like personalization, categorization, emphasis and guidance to effectively inform readers about the magazine's stories and attract them to specific articles. Overall the page utilizes conventional structures but also innovative features to engage the intended female audience.
Textual analysis
The document analyzes the covers and contents pages of three music magazines: Q, Kerrang!, and NME. For the covers, it examines elements like plugs, images, logos, prices, and sub-images. It finds that Q and Kerrang! use eye-contact images and buzzwords to draw readers in, while NME's cover is less personal. For contents pages, it analyzes layout, images, fonts, page numbers, and branding. It notes Q uses large images and minimal text, while Kerrang! uses more text and NME fewer images. Overall, the document provides a detailed qualitative textual analysis of design elements across the magazines.
Textual analysis
The document provides analyses of magazine covers and contents pages from Q, Kerrang!, and NME magazines. It examines design elements like use of images, logos, fonts, columns and layout. For covers, it looks at features like plugs, barcodes, mastheads and how images address the reader. For contents, it analyzes organization of articles, use of fonts, images, page numbers and branding. Overall, the analyses evaluate visual design and how elements are used to engage readers and convey information about magazine contents.
Music Magazine Evaluation - Question 1
This document compares the design elements and conventions used in the magazine XXL to those used in the author's own media product. It finds that the author's product uses many similar elements to XXL such as bold mastheads, cover lines, and layered designs. However, it also challenges some conventions by placing the barcode on the bottom right corner to encourage readers to pick up the magazine, including linked cover lines, simpler backgrounds, and photographs that do not take up both pages. The contents page challenges conventions by listing article descriptions and images separately and using different colored page numbers. Double page spreads challenge conventions by placing headings across both pages and photographs on single pages with transparent backgrounds.
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- Friend to help with
photography and props
Models:
- 3 students from different
years
Lighting:
- Natural lighting from
windows
I have planned my photoshoot to take place at school during lunch break. I will be using the school's courtyard as my location which provides natural lighting. I have listed all the necessary equipment, props and assistance required to successfully capture the desired images for my front cover and content page.
Content page-analysis-2
The document analyzes the content pages of three magazines - Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, and Food Network Magazine. It describes the design layout, typography, use of images and colors, and formatting of article listings for each magazine's content page. Key differences are noted between the magazines, such as Harper's Bazaar featuring an advertisement image of a shoe and Food Network Magazine using illustrated text and columns with a mix of images and text. Overall, the document examines the visual presentation techniques used across the various magazine content pages.
C&C DOUBLE PAGE
This document analyzes the layout, design elements, and conventions used across double page spreads in three different magazines: CRACK, The Fly, and CLASH.
Some key techniques they share include using large central images, titles in bold or capital letters to identify important elements, and separating content into distinct sections with spacing. CRACK and The Fly additionally employ consistent color schemes and page styles to connect related articles. Meanwhile, CLASH experiments more with abstract titles and varied fonts.
Overall, the document examines the visual codes and techniques each magazine employs to effectively organize and draw attention to information on their double page article spreads. Subtle differences also emerge that reflect the distinct styles and audiences of the publications.
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The document discusses the design conventions of magazine front covers for the magazines Billboard, Crack, Clash, and Fly. Some key points:
- All magazines use consistent masthead fonts and positioning to build brand recognition.
- Covers typically feature a full-page main model image making direct eye contact with the viewer.
- Minimal text is used to draw readers in, with cover lines, teaser lines, and puffs providing just enough information without summaries.
- Background colors, fonts, sizing and positioning of elements are designed deliberately to make key information pop out at readers.
As Media Studies
The document discusses the preliminary tasks completed for an AS level media studies coursework project involving designing a draft front cover and content page for a school magazine. It describes conducting secondary research on existing media texts and primary research through a target audience questionnaire. Analysis is provided of the front cover and content page designs, covering technical, language/written, symbolic and target audience codes and conventions. Typography choices are also analyzed. Potential magazine names are suggested and the results of the target audience questionnaire on the top names are presented.
Sample Pages
The document provides samples of layouts for a magazine cover, contents page, and double page spread. The cover features a large background image related to the main headline, with additional images and text. The contents page lists article page numbers and titles alongside images. The double page spread has a large main image filling one side and a banner headline across both pages, along with smaller images and body text on the other side.
Fonts and colours
This document discusses the importance of fonts and colors in conveying the right message to audiences. It analyzes several fonts like "Adobe Fan Heiti Std B" and "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold" and how they convey different meanings. Display fonts are recommended for mastheads as they are bold and easy to read from a distance. The document also discusses how colors should complement each other and fit the genre being portrayed. Both fonts and colors need to accurately represent the media product and attract the target audience.
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This document compares and contrasts the conventions of several fashion magazines, including i-D, Vogue, and Dazed. It notes similarities and differences in their cover designs, contents pages, and websites. The covers typically feature prominent mastheads, minimal text, and close-up shots of models wearing the latest fashions. Contents pages highlight the main sections in bold with photos. Websites advertise new issues and stories while also promoting subscriptions. Across magazines, the goal is to attract readers with stylish visuals and previews of the high fashion and celebrity content inside.
Kerrang
The document discusses the layout, design conventions, and visual elements used in a music magazine targeted towards teenagers aged 16-34. Key design elements include placing the large, noticeable masthead at the top of the magazine; using bold, bright colors like red and yellow to draw the eye to important text and images; and including many photos and cover lines throughout the front pages to entice readers. The language is informal yet mildly aggressive as is typical for this genre. Overall, the layout and visual style aim to attract and engage the target teenage audience.
Current affairs magazine website research
The document summarizes key similarities and differences between the websites of several magazine publications (Teen Vogue, Vanity Fair, Newsweek) and their print magazines. Some key points of convergence include matching mastheads, fonts, and color schemes between the digital and print versions. The websites also feature things like top stories, smaller bottom stories, ads, and sign-in options similarly to the magazine layouts. Differences between the sites include their target demographics (younger for Teen Vogue vs. older for Newsweek) and amount of ads. Overall the websites mirror important design elements of their print magazines while adapting for the digital format and audience.
Moodboard
The document analyzes features of pop music magazines, including their covers, contents pages, and double page spreads. Some key points:
- Covers typically feature a single prominent image of a well-known artist and use font styles that represent the artist's style. Captions are placed in the top third to attract readers.
- Contents pages use consistent color schemes and layouts, with large images and column formatting to make text easier to read.
- Double page spreads vary depending on the story but commonly use a plain white or single full background image, with contrasting black text and red used to separate sections.
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- 2. Match the terms to the definitions - The name and logo of the magazine. - the introductory paragraph of an article. Usually written in bold or capitals. - fonts like Times New Roman, or Baskerville Old Face, which have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters. - fonts like Impact, or Agency FB, which do not have little bars (serifs) on the end of the letters. - Really big letter, which start off an article. - Small sub-heading used to split up a large block of text. - white parts of a page other than text or pictures. - How the magazine talks to the audience. - Text on the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience. Kerrang!’s sell line is “life is loud”. - text, which stands out because its on a coloured background. - a magazines distinctive design that distinguishes it from its competitors. - the gaps at the edges of the page. - the gaps between the columns of text. - the space between lines of text. - the space between letters. a smaller headline, printed above the main headline. - name of the person who wrote the article. Picture Credits - where did the photos come from, or who took them. - The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and visa versa. Masthead - The Lead Serif font Sans serif font Drop Capitals Cross Head White Space Mode Of Address Sell Lines Banners House Style Borders Gutters Leading Kerning Strap Lines By-lines Anchorage
- 3. Label this cover Sell lines Banner Masthead Sans serif Serif Main image
- 4. How does this magazine appeal to its TARGET AUDIENCE? The masthead is at the top which could implicate that the people reading this are at the top, a good carer. The title”esquire” is a old word for gentleman, meaning that the target audience is formal,for people that have a very good job, people that are into expensive stuff, are interested in business and its not for kids but for more mature audience.