This document provides a detailed analysis of the layout, design elements, and conventions used across multiple pages of a music magazine. Key points include: - The magazine follows typical conventions like positioning the masthead behind cover images and using consistent branding. - Color schemes, fonts, image placement, and section headings are deliberately designed to attract readers and guide them to specific articles or content. - Different techniques are used on the cover, contents page, interviews, and articles to entice readers and represent the stylistic approach of the magazine. - Conventions like columns, categories, and standard colors provide consistency while unique design elements help each piece stand out.

1. Music Magazine Analysis
The magazine follows the
same conventions as
many do by having the
masthead positioned
behind the image. The
logo is also the same as it
always is on their
magazine, this helps
promote their brand.
The main focus of the
magazine is the image. The
way they are standing is in
a dominate manner. They
both have very large
personalities so the way
they have been situated
on the cover reflects them.
The main house colours
are Black, Red and White
which are bold colours
and it makes the text
stand out. This also is the
case for most of their
magazine covers.
Small text along the right
hand column gives you an
insight to what you can
expect from the
magazine. “The struggle
of female MCs” is the
tagline for the story based
on Nicki Minaj.
The word domination is in a
bold red text to make it
stand out on the page, the
word domination dominates
the page which I think is the
point. “The rebirth of rap
royalty” attracts people to
read the article.
The magazine has the
barcode, issue date and
website in the bottom
left hand corner. Above
the masthead is a tagline.

2. The house colour is
mainly pink which has
connotations of a
feminine type. The
other main colours
used are black yellow
and white for the bits
that need to stand out.
The cover artist’s name
is printed bold to the
left hand side of the
image. This tends to be
the same in most
magazines regardless
the genre. Under her
name is a little bit of
what you can expect
from the magazine.
The magazine uses
shapes with text in to
break it up. This is a
flasher; it attracts the
audience because it is
different to everything
else that is on the page.
The masthead is bold
and powerful which
stands out to the
audience due to its
attractive colours.
More than one colour
is used and it gives the
masthead a slight
luminous affect.
The image is slightly
positioned to the right;
Katy Perry is seen
holding a chain of
flowers which also has
the connotations of the
feminine side.
The other storylines
featured on this cover
have a total of 3 lines
in black bold capital
letters and the title is
in a smaller font in
yellow. This links with
the house style.
This music magazine is different
from other magazines because it’s
much less cluttered and more or less
follows the conventions of a female
fashion magazine.
The pink is to stereotypically attract
the female audience. The way she is
positioned is almost as if she is shy
and trying to protect herself.
The larger font tends to be for the
more important subjects so they
stand out and attract the

3. The image dominates over the double
page; Nicki Minaj is seen in a wacky
one piece which was her daily wear in
this specific era of her career. Her
pose is to emphasise the “icon” ring
because a lot of people see her as an
icon because she does whatever she
wants.
There are different fonts on the
double page. The title features 2
different fonts in different colours.
The first part of the title is written
with a calligraphy font which links
with what it says. The second part of
the sentence is bold and stands out
because it is the main feature of the
page.
The way Nicki Minaj is
positioned is like she is looking
straight into the readers eyes.
She is posing in a fierce manner.
She is clothed in a zebra print
one piece and wears statement
jewellery which blends in with
her outfit.
The text is positioned around the
main image; this is still making her
the main subject of the double page
feature
The pink background links with the
house colour, it has connotations of
femininity.
The magazine article use quotations
from the interview which attracts
the audience and gives them a small
insight enticing them to read more

4. This page is following simple
conventions that most music
magazines follow. They have the
lay out with the columns down
the left side of the page
It is conventionally set out like
other magazines the information
is separated into different
columns with page numbers.
The standard colours used are
black white and red, this is the
same for many magazines in this
genre. It follows the same house
brand colours throughout.
There are a few images
on this page which
attract the audience a
bit more. The picture of
Adele takes up the
majority of the page.
The image at the
bottom of the page is
much smaller but it is
featured in the review
section of the contents
page.
The title of the article is
in a different size and
font compared to the
tagline. They do this so
that it can attract the
audience, the then
follow it with an insight
to the
The “Women In Music”
section has been typed
in a different font,
which is italic, this is to
show its significance in
the magazine, the text is
also highlighted in a
grey background, which
also makes it stand out
in comparison to the
plain background and
bold font the rest of the
headers have

5. The contents page is
just like many other
pages sticks with the
house brand colour
which is black, white
and red. This is
common amongst
this genre of
magazine.
Down the right
hand side is the
contents of the
magazine; the
articles are split
into categories of
what you can
expect. It also has
small arrows to
symbolise what
articles featured on
the front cover.
The contents page
also gives
information about
subscribing to their
magazine for a
discounted price
this is advertising
and sometimes is
normally
The photo of Arctic
Monkeys takes up
quite a bit of the
page; it then has
section of text
underneath to give
the readers an insight
to what they can
expect to read.

6. The first noticeable feature on this double
page is the large J that fills the second page
where the article has been written. The “J”
is slightly translucent so you can still see
text through it if it was necessary however
the only text that is positioned in it is the
capital “T” which symbolises the start of a
paragraph
The first page is dominated by an
image of Jay Z, the image represents
his personality. The sunglasses gives
off a cool vibe, along with the chain
has connotations of a ghetto
lifestyle which fits in with his music
career of hip hop and rap.
Half of his face has a red glow on it
which can potentially represent his
angry side which sometimes come
across in his music and then the
blue side will represent his cooler
side which sometimes he shows in
his music too.
Under the picture they have a quote
from the interview which again gives
the readers a little insight to what he
is going to say and talk about. They
also have a sticker which says “Rap
Radar” to alert the readers that he is
a rap artist.
The text is quite heavy and is
situated around the large letter
in the middle of the page. It is
formatted in a different way to
some interviews; it comes
across more as a story.
The main colour on this feature is
red; this is also the same as Q
magazines house brand colour.