The magazine uses a layout with large images and minimal text to appeal to readers who prefer visuals over large blocks of text. Across its four pages, 12 images are used to engage visual learners. A consistent brand identity is created through the use of red and black colors and a sans serif font. Most images show male musicians in dark costumes, which aligns with the indie rock genre but could alienate female readers by lacking representation of women. Analyzing this magazine's design informed the student's own magazine creation process.

1. Student Research

3. The pages of this magazine are very crowded with images and texts and this is so the reader feels like they are getting a good amount
of information for the price. On the front cover, the main image takes up the majority of the page with the sell lines being to the left of
the image. On the double page spread, the left of the pages is of an image with a main title and a large quote. The article is then written
on the right of the spread with 3 columns.This is an easy layout of text which may appeal to an audience who isn't interested in a large
amount of text as they are getting a large image and what appears to be a small amount of text because of the layout. The contents
page has a lot of information but also has an image which would appeal to different types of readers.
On the front cover, the image to text ratio is 30:70 and this would appeal to people who like magazines for the information they give.
The double page spread ratio of image to text would be 60:40 and this is a better ratio for younger readers who have a larger interested
in seeing images than reading the articles. The contents page would be 20:80 when discussing the ratio of image to text.
Across all four pages of this magazine, 12 images have been used and this is beneficial to readers who mainly buy magazines
because they are visual people who like to look at image instead of reading articles.
There is a constant brand identity throughout this magazine and this is mainly done through the use of colour. Red and black are the
main colours on each age and this makes it easy for a reader to recognise the magazine and create an in house style. The same font is
also used throughout this magazine which further adds to keeping the brand identity of the magazine as it is what people would think of
when they think of the brand. A sans serif font has been used and this could be to give the magazine an edgy look as it is a bold font
that fits with the genre as it is plain and straight to the point.

4. The two main images are a medium shot that have been taken against a plain background. This is done so no attention is taken away
from the image itself and so the page doesn’t look over crowded. The smaller images that are used near the sell lines on the front over
and on the contents page are of a live performance with a lot of colour and this could be to add extra character to the page as the main
colors used are red and black.
Costumes aren't very varied throughout the images and this is most likely because in the indie rock genre a specific dress code is put
across and it is important for the magazine to follow this so they appeal to the target reader. Dark colours are used with every costume
and this is because the rock.indie genre are known for this so by dressing in this way they are simply appealing to the intended reader.
There are 9 images of males and only one of a female and this could be an issue as female readers may feel like there isn't anything in
the magazine that would care to their needs. It may come across as a gender stereotyped magazine as males are the main features
and readers may therefore presume males and the intended audience.
This research will help me with my magazine as I can see what images look good in the genre as it is also my chosen genre. After
reflecting on the colours used and fonts, I am able to see if it is a similar approach I would want to take or if i feel like different
conventions would best fit my intended style.