Analysis of real life texts.

1. What are the conventions of magazine:
The features of the magazine
connotes to it being about the
lives of the artists, it involves
drugs as well as sex, even
leisure activities such as
golf..
The music magazine is
general and varies in genre, it
mentions artists such as Nicki
Minaj as well as Arctic
Monkeys.
Use of red, black and white
to create a professional
appearance. The uses of the
gold and red suggests the
magazine is about fame and
sex.
The masthead of the magazine
is covered by the artist,
suggesting that the artist will
most likely be discussed in the
magazine. It also shows the
significance of the artist.
Commonly in music
magazine an artist
is displayed on the
front. We can see
what seems to be
his band members
in his mouth.

2. Masthead uses the colour
gold. It could do this to
contrast with the blue
background or signify
riches and wealth.
A list of rock bands
which signifies that the
magazine is about the
rock genre.
A picture of what seems like an
artist from a rock band.
The magazine is aimed at
mainstream readers who
are ranged from the ages
of 15 - 25
Rock magazine.
The incomplete sentence
can create curiosity
The use of the colours turquoise, gold and
dark blue create a visually pleasing
experience.

3. The font of the
magazine looks
old, this therefore
creates the
impression that the
magazine is more
established and
well known.
The picture has been edited to
seem like it is older, this could
mean that it is one of the
artists mentioned on the list.
The target audience is
hard to determine as
there is mentions of
artists such as Jay-Z
and other rock artists.
This appears to look
like a generic
magazine of artists
who are currently
popular.
The names of people who
have fame will attract more
people to read/buy the
magazine.
The magazine is
influenced by rock.

4. The issue number clearly shows
that there is a constant audience for
the magazine, this can be seen as
an index for readers of Q.
The mixture of
pictures with the
page number as
well as written
features in the
article is done
purposely to make
the contents page
looks more
interesting and
less plain.
The use of red,
white as well as
black make the
magazine seem
more formal.
The magazine has
artists who are of older
ages. This can
suggest that the
magazine is for a
target audience
between the ages of
30-50.
The use of headers make
the contents page feel far
more clear and structured.

5. The contents page appears to
be more subtle as it isn’t
highlighted in the magazine.
The music magazine has
a great focus on the artist
which could make it seem
as if the magazine is
centred around him.
The use of dark and light
grey could be used to create
the idea that the magazine is
about technology and metal
music.

6. The picture of the woman
taking up a large portion of
the available space in the
magazine suggests that
she is significant.
The red title “Lily Allen” is able
to show that she is important
and relevant to the music
magazine.
The use of typography that is made to
deliberately look like newspaper cut
outs to catch the attention of the reader,
the typography matches the women’s
flashy dress. The women presumably
being Lily Aleen
The colour of scheme
of red, black and white may be used
to ensure that the picture stands out
but also matches the attire the woman
wears, making the music magazine
seem more formal and tidy.

7. The J in the centre of the writing
could be used to highlight the the
importance of Jay Z the artist.
The picture of the black male is has two sets
of lighting on the two halves of his face. What
he is wearing makes it seem as if he has
wealth.
The quote is in red so it
suits the colour scheme of
the magazine, it is also
used to stand out.
The bold capital letters is there to ensure
that the reader has constant focus on the
text and continues to read.

8. The picture of the
woman is large
and takes up a
large amount of
the space, this
suggests that she
is relatively
important to the
magazine.
The size of the writing and the
positioning of the text suggests
that it is Alexandra Burke, and that
she is the main focus in the story.
The use of pink is
able to add some
funk to the magazine
and stands out. It is
also used throughout
the magazine. The
use of the black and
white colours shows
that it is there to
preserve the
formality of the
magazine.
The page numbers are there to make the magazine
more functional and usable. It also makes it seem
more professional

9. The date of the
magazine conflicts
with the layout of the
magazine because it
says it was published
in 2002, but the nature
of the things on the
contents page say
otherwise. This is
most likely because
the creators of the
contents page for
Mojo wanted to
recreate the feeling of
a music magazine
which was written 20
to 30 years ago.
The use of the bold red text is
used to make the boxes stand out.
The use of gold is complementary
to the red text.
The way in which the
people who made Mojo’s
content page placed the
images, makes the
contents page for more
interesting for the reader
to look at, but not too
complex to detract from
the importance of a
summary of what will be
found in the magazine,
and on which pages.
The typography used in the contents
page for the titles of the articles
contradicts the creative way in which
images were presented on the
contents page, with very formal and
what one might deem uncreative
writing.