The document discusses magazine layout design techniques to grab readers' attention and convey important information. Key points include: 1. Contrasting colors, fonts and text sizes are used to make certain elements like headlines or quotes stand out. 2. Placement of images, text and titles are designed strategically to guide readers' eyes to focal points and hints about article content. 3. Stylistic choices in images, fonts and formatting aim to set an overall tone for the magazine and attract target audiences.

1. The models are looking directly at the
The magazine put the audience which makes it look like
model in front of the they are talking to you. This will entice
name, so they assume the reader to buy the magazine as its
the audience will making direct eye contact.
know what make it is
without needing to
read the title.
The colours used are
the connotations that
By adding one
are used in allot of
text box of bright
magazines, this is
yellow writing this
because the colours
stands out to the
stand out against
audience, so the
each other which
editor obviously
make it easier to read
wanted it
for the audience.
noticed and
assumes that’s
the most
important part to
the magazine.
The models are
giving off a serious
vibe; they are not
smiling, wearing all
black and looking
directly at the
By putting the writing in different audience which
text fonts and sizes, this makes it gives you an insight
clear to the audience which parts into what the
they need to read before buying, magazine is going
so by putting “first major interview” to be about, gothic
the buyer is going to assume it’s magazines.
never been seen before and will
be persuaded to buy it.

2. By putting the font Singer looking at
in capitals and bold reader, to create
it makes it stand out eye contact,
to the audience, to which makes the
try and grab their reader feel as
attention. though they are
talking directly to
you, creates a
relationship. He
also is reaching his
The magazines title is
hand out which
hidden behind the
makes it look like
model, which suggests
he’s doing it to the
that the magazine is so
reader to entice
well known they don’t
them.
need to publicise their
name, which suggests
the audience will already
Stating that it is the last ticket persuades
know the name without
the audience to get the magazine, it’s
seeing it fully.
almost like blackmail by stating that you
need to get the tickets.
By putting
information in
yell0ow
writing/boxes it
states that this is Colour connotation-red,
what they want white and black, which
the audience to are the usual colours
notice first as it used. Makes it easier for
contrasts with the people to read.
other 3 colours so
it’s the first thing
that grabs
attention.

3. By using different
fonts and colours
for the writing it
helps the reader
organise what is By using these 3
important to colours it suggests
them, it makes an innocent/love
the facts that are kind of feeling
trying to grab the about the model,
reader’s even though she is
attention stand posing how she is
out. her hands are
crossing herself
which shows she is
not completely
happy with how
she’s acting.
By using 3 contrasting
colours throughout the
page, this stands out to
the reader as they
By putting the title
contrast each other so
behind the model, this
words stand out to each
suggests that the reader
other.
does not need to be
reminded what title the
magazine is as they will
guess it from the words
obvious.
By the model doing the pose she is it suggesting that she is
trying to give of a sexual image, her mouth is closed, her
cleavage is on show and her hair is being swept back,
which gives an insight into her character and also brings in
a different target audience.

4. By using these connotations the reader is
able to contrast the colours against each
other more, which makes the magazine
easier to read. By putting the
quotation in red
and a different
font this contrasts
to the other box
making it obvious
to the reader that
it needs to stand
out.
By putting the
writing in different
fonts it makes the
important
information stand
out to the reader,
knowing what
parts are
quotations and
what is text. By putting the whole band in photos
you get the idea of who the main
signer is, you also get an insight into
what type of people they are which
may entice the reader more.

5. By putting the picture over two sides it
gives the reader an insight into the whole By putting the title halfway of the page,
image, it doesn’t cut of halfway, it gives with half a letter missing this also suggests
a full view into what is happening which that the audience will automatically
in this case is a model doing a seductive understand what it is saying, due to the
pose. model.
By putting the
text in different
fonts this makes
By using these it easier for the
connotations it reader to
makes it easier understand, as
for the reader to they can
understand the capture who
page, they the model is
contrast each straight away
other to stand with the blue
out more. writing.

6. By putting this text in light writing it By putting the text in a different
doesn’t want to stand out as By putting this main picture in the font to the rest of the page it gives
much as the other text but it is still middle of the page it gives the the assumption that it is more
there so that the reader know reader an insight into what the rest important than the rest of the text
who the band are without having of the pages are talking about. and that this is what the reader
to read the text. needs to look at.
All the fonts fit in with each other, so
By putting 2 main pictures on the the page looks neat and tidy; all the
double page spread it gives the reader colours contrast so each part stands
the idea that the magazine is going to out. By putting the writing in the
focus mainly on these two pictures and same colour as the pictures come
that they are important. across it makes the whole page look
formal.