Analysis of music magazines.

1. Music Magazine
Coursework
Eloise Clark

2. Analysing Music Magazine Front Covers
Masthead
Main Image
Cover lines
Left Third
Flash

3. The Main Image:
The Main Image on this
magazine is of
Beyoncé, who is taking
up most the space on the
front cover. Making the
text revolve around
her, which emphasises
her curvy figure. Using
Beyoncé on the front
cover aims the magazine
at men because she is an
attractive female and
also women as she is a
role model to a lot of
women today.

4. The Left Third:
The Left Third on this
magazine boasts
Beyoncé's name in a
larger font than the
rest of the text on the
front cover. This is
show that there is a
story on one of the
biggest names in the
world and to catch as
many peoples
attention as
possible, as this is the
part of the magazine
people will see in the
store.

5. The Masthead:
The Masthead on the
magazine is in a big
font, the use of the
colour white stands
out against the
background used. The
letters b, o, a and d are
filled in with a colour.
This is so that the
magazine has a
distinct feature that
other magazines do
not have. It also adds
colour to the magazine
cover so it does not
look too boring.

6. Masthead
Flash
Main Cover Line
Main Cover Image
The Left Third
Cover Lines
Barcode and Date Line

7. The Main Image:
The Main Image on this
magazine is of the
artist, Pink. She is in the
center and the majority of
the text goes around
her, emphasising that she
is a main feature in the
magazine. She is also
posing in a way which is
quite provocative, pulling
her jacket open to reveal
her chest. Her outfit and
the colour of the
coverlines relate to each
other well.

8. The Masthead:
The Masthead is in a large
font and red lettering which
stands out, especially
against the black
background. The
calligraphic font to the
Masthead gives it a unique
look as not many other
magazines use it. The
Masthead often goes
behind the main image on
this magazine because it is
a well known magazine and
the person on the front sells
more than their name does.

9. The Main Cover Line:
The Main Cover Line
on this magazine is
“The DARK SIDE of
PINK” this instantly
attracts fans of Pink
because it sounds as
though there is going to
be gossip. The
capitalisation of
“DARK SIDE” and
“PINK” immediately
tells the reader what her
feature is going to be
about.

10. Analysing Contents Page
Masthead and Main Heading
Subheading
Band Index
Main Image
House Style
Main Cover Story
Subscription Details
Flash

11. The Main Cover
Story:
The Main Cover Story
on the contents page
gives a little bit of detail
and flavour of what is to
come in the magazine.
It’s the best and most
likely most important
article in the magazine
and so putting it in the
center of the page gives
it a lot of attention and
it seems to be the first
thing the reader would
look at.

12. The Subheadings:
The Subheadings on
the contents page
show readers that the
magazine does not
focus on music
purely but also other
things, such as films
and TV and news.
This is is a good idea
as this creates a
larger readership
profile and audience
as they have added in
features other people
want to read.

13. Main Image
Other Images
Flash
Masthead and Main Heading
Subheadings
Editorial
Subscription Details

14. Subscription Details:
Adding on subscription
details on the end of the
contents page catches
many readers attentions.
This is because they
have read through the
contents and seen what
is to come and then
decide if they liked it
enough to considering
ordering months
supplies. This is a good
way for the magazine to
make more money.

15. The Editorial:
In this magazine there
has been an editorial
added on to the contents
page. This gives a little
detail on what the
magazine features “This
week” and gives the
reader a little knowledge
on what kind of
magazine it is. Each
editorial is different and
expresses the ideas and
opinions of its editors
and publishers

16. Double Page Spread Analysis
Main Headline
Stand
First
Main Image
Story/Article
House Style
Flash
Other Images

17. The Stand First:
Stand firsts are
used in articles are
to start the story
off a little earlier.
It gives the reader
a bit of flavour on
what the story is
about. It is
effective because
it has contains
something
interesting to grab
the readers
attention to read
the rest of the
article.

18. The House Style:
The house style
used in the story is
very basic. The
font used is very
clear and simple so
that the article isn’t
challenging to
read. For different
sections of the
article there are
subheadings
written in read.
This is a good way
to keep the reader
from getting
confused and for
the article to make
sense.

19. Main Headline
Advertising Other
Bands
Other Images
Article/Story
Main Image
Flash

20. The Main
Image:
On this double
page spread the
main image is of
the band. It has
all the members
and displays
them in a way
that suggests
they are all
equally as
important. Many
bands have a
main man at the
front and the rest
of the band at
the back.

21. Advertising
Other Bands:
This double
page spread has
an
advertisement
for other bands
with the same
genre down the
side. This is
feature allows
fans of “The
Teenagers” to
explore other
bands that are
similar to them.