Music magazines provide information about musicians and artists. They have been published since the 1960s, with Billboard being the first in 1961. The top 5 music magazines currently are Billboard, Electronic Musician, Entertainment Weekly, Guitar Player, and M. The magazines utilize images, layouts, colors and fonts to effectively communicate information to readers in an appealing way.

1. Samantha Jones

2. Music magazines are an easy and effective way for people to
receive information about their favourite musicians and
artists, and they can see what is current at the moment. Music
magazines have been around since the 1960’s when the
magazine ‘Billboard’ published it’s first Music Magazine in
1961. It has now become a well known music magazine. The
Top 5 music magazines are; Billboard, Electronic
Musician, Entertainment Weekly, Guitar Player and M.

4. Masthead
It is at the top of the page so it is noticeable. It is in a large font so this
will catch the audiences attention. The font hints that this magazine is a
rock magazine not a pop one
Images
Colours
The main picture is in the middle
The main colours are black, red, a
and is bigger then the rest, this
dark yellow and white. This enforces
shows the reader what the main
that this is a rock magazine and the
topic of the magazine is. The angle
dark colours show that this magazine
of the photo is medium close up so
are for older teenagers and older.
the reader can really see the person
and the emotion on their face, in
this picture there seems to be no Layout
clear emotion. The meaning of the The bar code is placed in the bottom
picture is connected to the question right hand corner so it will not be in
on the magazine so the audience the way of any pictures or writing.
can see who the question is about. The smaller pictures are all in a line
There are then smaller pictures to down the left hand side so it can be
show what else is in the magazine clearly seen what is in the magazine.
so the audience know there is not The smaller headlines are on the
just one topic in the magazine. This right hand side of the magazine in a
is more appealing to the audience smaller font so they not in the way of
the main picture but are still
noticeable.
Slogans/Cover lines
The slogans and cover lines are Fonts
around the edges so not to get in Many different fonts are used for the
the way of the main headline. cover which makes each individual
stand out slightly. The words used
are all in capitals which emphasises
that it is a rock magazine and it can
all be easily read.
What I might use
I like the way the cover has pictures of artists down one side so it would persuade
the audience to take a closer look. I don’t think I would have that much writing
over my main picture as that, and my title would be my main focus point.

5. Colour
It is a simple colour scheme; yellow, black and white.
These are the magazines’ signature colours not
including the colours of the picture or band symbol.
This portrays to the audience that it is not just one type
of rock magazine but it is about all types of rock music
and bands.
Layout
The word ‘Contents’ is at the top left hand corner of the page so
it can be easily seen by the reader. The actual list of the contents
is in four columns, this makes it easier for the reader to find what
they are looking for. The biggest picture is at the top and this
would interest the reader since the topic is important enough to
get the main picture in the contents page. There are pictures
overlapping the biggest picture and this will draw the readers
attention to it. The bottom half of the contents page is organised
and well layed out yet it has this slightly messy look because of
using different sizes of fonts and colours. This emphasises that
this is a rock music magazine and it’s not meant to look
organised.
Images
They have a main image at the top of the contents page so
people will maybe be interested to read what the picture is
about. There are images next to the contents and this provides a
glimpse into what are certain topic is about, like a taster to get
the audience interested. Above the introduction to the magazine
there is a picture probably of the editor, publisher or a journalist.
This gives the magazine a personal touch. All together there are
six pictures in total. I like the way the editor also has their
picture on the content page and this show that the magazine
appreciates the work people do to make it.

6. Colour
There is a simple colour
scheme of black write and
red. This gives the page a
rock genre look. The back
ground is black, most of the
font is in white and some
words/small titles are in red.
This would capture the
readers attention and make
them interested in reading
what the article is about.
Layout
The layout is simple. The pictures are all
together and can be clearly seen. The
title of the article is at the top of the
page and the writing of the article is in
Images two columns under the title. There is a
There are five pictures all together on this double page spread. There white column at the right hand side of
is the biggest picture which is also part of the background to the the page which holds additional
page and then there are five pictures on the bottom of the page information and it isn’t over lapping any
closer to right hand side. The pictures are from a concert so it give thing else. Everything is organised. At the
the reader an idea on what the article is about. This might make the start of the paragraph the first letter is in
reader interested to learn more about the artist. a bold capital and in a different colour
which will draw the readers attention to
that paragraph. This is a convention
often used.

8. Masthead
It is at the top of the front cover but
it is covered by the image. This
shows that the magazine is so well
known that it doesn’t matter that
Images the name is covered because people
There is only one image, a with still know what the magazine is
medium shot and it is centred called. It is in a thick black font with
in the middle of the magazine . a little colour filling in some of the
It covers the title and takes up letters and this shows that the
most of the front cover. It’s eye magazine is for young people too as
catching and interesting. bright colours are represented by
young people.
Slogan Lines
Colour
The slogan lines are around
It is a basic colour scheme. The
the image and the main
back ground is white with black
slogan line is across the
and pink font and yellow and
image. This shows what the
blue in the masthead. This
main topic is in in the
shows that the magazine isn’t
magazine and what other
just for one type of genre but
interesting topics are in the
for a range of genres and it is
magazine.
appealing for both genders as
well.
Layout
The layout is very simple. The barcode is in the bottom left
hand corner so it is out of the way, the masthead is at the very
top so people can see the name of the magazine even though it
is partly covered, it is that popular. There is only one picture so
this shows the main topic in the magazine. The slogan lines are
around the picture so they don’t over lap yet are clearly seen.

9. Colour
There is a very simple colour scheme of white, blue and black, The
background is white, the font and the word ‘contents’ is in black and
a bar underlining the word ‘contents and a few sentences in the
contents are in blue. This gives the impression that this magazine
will hold information about many different genres of music, it is not
dedicated to just one genre so this will appeal to a variety of people.
Layout
There is a simple layout. The word ‘contents’ is centred at the top of
the page and can be easily seen. The actual contents is in one column
underneath the word ‘contents’ and to the left of the large image in the
middle. Everything can be clearly seen, except the word ‘contents’ is
being over lapped by the large image but it doesn’t matter because
people can still see that this is the contents page. It is similar to that on
the front page, it is common knowledge what word is written so it
doesn’t have to clearly be seen.
Images
All together there are four images, a long shot, a high angle shot, a very
long shot and a medium close up shot. There are three small images
along the right hand side of the page and a larger image in the middle of
the page. The readers attention would turn to the larger picture first
which is a long shot and would be interested in finding out what article
that image was related to. The three smaller image would which are a
high angle shot, a very long shot and a medium close shot up give the
reader a glimpse into what else is in the magazine before they read the
contents.

10. Layout
The image is at the centre of the article
so it can be clearly seen. The actual
information is on the right hand side of
the page in one column. There is
additional information over lapping the
image but it can be clearly read and the
image can still be clearly seen. A few
sentences are highlighted so this would
show the reader that is an important or
interesting piece of information.
Colour
The colour scheme is white, black, grey
and gold. The title of the article is in
gold and grey font which makes it stand
out. The font of the article is in black.
The band in the picture are dressed in
Images gold, grey, black and white so this is the
There is only one image on this double page spread. Is shows reason the article has followed the same
the band the article is talking about. All but one member is colour scheme.
slightly faded so this give the impression of what the article
is going to be about. The image takes up all of the left had
page and some of the right. There is writing overlapping the
picture but not enough to obscure it so the reader doesn’t
know what it is.