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.
3.
4. Mast Head
It is at the top of the page so it is
noticeable. It is in a large font so this
Images will catch someone attention. The
The main picture is in the middle font hints that this magazine is a
and is bigger then the rest, this rock magazine not a pop one
shows the reader what the main
topic of the magazine is. The
angle of the photo is medium
close up so the reader can really
see the person and the emotion Colours
on their face, in this picture there The main colours are black, red, a
seems to be no clear emotion. The dark yellow and white. This
meaning of the picture is enforces that this is a rock
connected to the question on the magazine and the dark colours
magazine so the audience can see show that this magazine are for
who the question is about. older teenagers and older.
There are then smaller pictures to
show what else is in the magazine
so the audience know there is not
just one topic in the magazine.
Layout
The bar code is place in the
bottom right hand corner so it
Slogans/Cover lines will not be in the way of any
The slogans and cover lines pictures or writing. The smaller
are around the edges so not pictures are all in a line down the
to get in the way of the main left hand side so it can be clearly
headline. seen what is in the magazine.
The smaller headlines are on the
right hand side of the magazine
in a smaller font so they not in
the way of the main picture but
are still noticeable.
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 layout 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 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.
6. Colour
There is a simple colour
scheme of black write and
red. This give the page of
rock genre look. The back
ground is black, most of
the font is in white and
some words/small titles
are in read. 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.
the reader and idea on what the article is about.
7. The audience is represented as people who enjoy
rock music, artists and band. The audience that
this magazine is targeting at is teenagers and
adults.
The magazine is appealing to the audience because
they colours suit the target audience, the layout is
organised so everything is clearly seen but it still
has a rock theme so the audience can tell that it is
a rock magazine.
Everything in the Textual Analysis is effective
because the audience can see what the music
magazine if about, the type of audience it is aimed
at and what information is in the magazine.
8.
9. Mast Head
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 and with still know what the magazine is
it is centred in the middle of called. It is in a thick black font with
the magazine . It covers the a little colour filling in some of the
title and takes up most of the letters. This shows that the
front cover. It’s eye catching magazine is for young people too.
and interesting.
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 mast head. 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/
magazine.
Layout
The layout is very simple. The barcode is in the bottom left
hand corner so it is out of the way, the mast head is at the very
top so people can clearly see the name of the magazine. 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.
10. 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.
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.
Images
All together there are four images. 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 and would be interested in finding out what article that
image was related to. The three smaller image would give the
reader a glimpse into what else is in the magazine before they read
the contents.
11. 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
golf 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.
12. They are appealing to the audience because everything
can be seen clearly and is to the point so the audience
can find out what they want quickly.
The audience is represented because the magazine is
for people who like different genre of music and this is
shown in the colour scheme and the images in the
magazine.
It is effective because the magazine would catch the
audiences interest and would persuade them to buy it.
It is also effective because it targets a variety of people
so more people would be interested in buying the
magazine instead of just a group of people.
