Classic fm

Font – Serif font is used throughout the cover, this hints at an older, more mature audience. This also refers back to the genre here, classic music, which is affiliated with a more mature, perhaps older audience.

This is a pull out from the inside of the magazine used to draw people in

Header – Selling line

Main image – Four women dressed in white, almost angelic, to match the rest of the colour scheme. Eye line is in the top third of the rule of thirds. This is conventional of magazines as eye lines tend to always be in the top third.

Main coverline feature - Fits in with the colour scheme, has an angelic feel to it this refers back to the genre of classical.

Colour scheme - Primarily bright colours, whites, gold's and reds. Black text is plain and easy to read. Very neutral colours

An image detailing the coverline. The coverline is also anchoring the image, the strap line is under them.

Footer

Date on the front of the magazine, a key convention of magazines

The masthead is covered slightly as this is already an established name, this is common for more famous magazines

Footer

This is used to draw people in as it is a special issue

Date, price and issue number, all essential to a magazine

Image

Text

Layout

Colour

Font

Target Audience

A coverline and strapline anchoring an image, the image is of an older man, perhaps hinting at an older audience

These coverlines are implying that the reader knows of the genre and its terminologies and is used to a more sophisticated vocabulary

This is showing that the audience has an idea of the genre and knows of some of the artists

Colour scheme – A mix of blues and whites, very neutral colours, refers back to the genre

Main image – A long shot of a classical artist, eye line on the upper section of the rule of thirds

Masthead - They can afford to cover up the masthead slightly because they are already an established name. They are using a stylised font which fits in genre.

Serif font is used throughout the page, this is slightly more informal than serif font. This fits in with the genre of the magazine

Image

Text

Layout

Colour

Font

Target Audience

Footer

Header

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Strap line

Main image – The centre image on the cover is of Dave Grohl, the front man of the Foo Fighters. He is displayed in a medium long shot. The image matches the main coverline underneath, which also anchors the image.

A pullout from the inside of the magazine advertising an article within. This draws attention to the magazine and gives the reader an insight to what is inside. This is common to music magazines as to advertise the genre.

Main coverline

Image

Text

Layout

Colour

Font

Target Audience

Layout has 3 tiers

Colour scheme, matches the theme

Sans serif font, informal

Main image – A long shot of Madonna, the way she is dressed matches the colour scheme

White text on black background – easy to read

Masthead on contents page

Date and website of the magazine

Main article stands out with larger text

Main images represent articles within and have the page number on them

Magazine title

Simple font which is easy to read because of the colours

Free stuff draws the reader in

Advertising a subscription to the magazine, save money, entices the reader

Organised and simple layout

Images organised into columns

All the main images are, anchored with the page number and a title

Article headlines are based around the main image

Main image is continuing with the theme of the magazine

A subscription to the magazine is advertised, saving money, draws reader in

Mainly dark colours, matches the theme of the magazine, colours help the text stand out on the black background

Dateline

Images advertising the relevant articles in the magazine

A personal note from the editor, makes the magazine feel more personal

Competitions entice the reader

Quizzes to keep the reader entertained

Very image dominated, not much text

Page number

Small font doesn’t draw attention away from the images

Images are anchored with text

Pink is used throughout, hinting at a female audience

Group shot of the boy band, aimed at female audience

Tire tracks match the theme

Drop cap

1 column of text

Black and white, more artistic, fits the genre

Not dominated by text or image, fairly equal

6 columns of text with small font

Advertising the documentary

A pullout from the article

Two-shot midshot

Page number and magazine title

Drop-cap

Byline Stand first

Headline

Half image, half text

Mid close up

Byline

Standfirst

Drop cap

Drop capsPage number and magazine title

Headline in an abstract font

2 columns of text, small font to fit more in

Byline