This document analyzes and summarizes the layout and design elements of the front cover and first few pages of a rock music magazine. It finds that the layout uses conventional design techniques for the genre, such as a prominent cover image and headline about the main feature article, pull quotes, page numbers, and band name and image given the most space. Color scheme and fonts are also described as typical and helping draw attention to important elements like the contents listing. In summary, the document evaluates the magazine pages and determines that the layout and design choices effectively showcase content in a conventional style for the genre.

1. Question 1:
Has headroom, Main image
coverspart of the masthead.
Obviousthatit’sthe main
article.Lookingtowards
camera.
Coverlines,Stand
out.Bright-ish
colours.
Main headline
outlinedwhiteto
standout against
dark background.
Showswhatelse isinthe
magazine,attractsthe
audience further.
Doesn’treally
standout, good
because it’snota
reallyimportant
part of the
magazine.
Mast headstill stands
out against
background.Font
showsthat the albumis
aboutrock (to an
extent.)
Use of pull quote.
Attracts audience,
conventional cause
it showswhothe
interview forthe
magazine iswith.
Header.Genre of magazine
isrock, so the headermust
and isassociatedwiththis.

2. Has the name of the page at the
top,conventional formagazine
and the fontand colouretc. is
conventional forthe genre
Showsthe also
importantarticles
here,obviously
not makingthem
as importantas
theyaren’tas big,
but theystill have
more relevance
than the little
headings
underneath.
More detail aboutwhat’sinthe
magazine,informsyouinmore
detail aboutthe stuff onthe front
page as well asmore about other
articlesinthe magazine.
Page numbers
for eacharticle,
makingiteasy
for the readerto
navigate
throughit.
Main artistof
the mainarticle
fillsthe most
space on the
page,showing
thisarticle is
the most
important.
Coloursused
are
conventional
because they
are dark and
the parts that
are highlighted
are the
important
parts,e.g.the
contentspage
being
highlighted
withwhite
showingits
importance.

3. Name of band at the
top.Showswhat the
double-pagespreadis
about.
At the right.In the Grid
so the importantpart,
the singer,isobviously
the most important
part.
Page numbers. Conventional
inall magazines.
The interview. Conventional
layoutas well aswhatthe
interview beingaboutbeing
conventional tothe genre.
Withthe language usedetc.
Pull quote.Again
showsa little partof
whatthe magazine has
init. Standsout alsoso
the readeris drawnto
it.
Quote frominterview.
Conventional,gives
youa little insightto
whatthe interview has
init.
My DPShas a stand-first
makingitconventional to
the genre as well asthe
othermagazines.