Textual Magazine Analysis

Cordelia Langstaff

PROG FRONT COVER The colours of the headline and text compliment the backgroundExtreme close up shouts out and colours of his features.To the reader.(intriguing)

Headline intrigues the reader (big, stands out)

Barcode and prices informs the reader of essential information

Very bold colours stand out from the neutral colours of the background IE; his eyes from his face.

Studio shot photograph makes the magazine look more professional and makes the photo more easy to edit.

The mast head is white washed to help it stand out from the background which enables the reader to be drawn in.

Quote at the bottom of the page helps the reader understand briefly what will be in the article and is written the way it is to intrigue the reader.

Bold texts instantly tells us who is the focus of the front page which is information that will encourage the readers to buy.

The font is soft here though so isn't off putting as the front cover is there to attract people top buy the magazine.

PROG CONTENTS PAGEFunky headline text intrigues readers and

makes it interesting to look at.

Page number and quote give you immediate detail as to where the article is and what its about.

Bold sub headings makes it easy to find what you want quickly.

Studio shot photograph – looks professional and is also easier to edit for the magazine.

Three main colours (red black and white) make it easy to readThe colour scheme also intrigues the reader and red and black and white are very contrasting colours which is why the work so well together.

Randomly placed shapes break up the page to add effects and to fill gaps that couldn’t be taken up by pictures or text.

Although the text is different it is still easy to read and soft on the eyes which makes it more attractive to the reader.

PROG DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Picture even though in the background the caption stands out and ends up drawing attention to the face.

The introduction quickly informs the reader to the contents of the article and intrigues readers Photos break

up the text to make it easier for the reader.

Bigger font in text as “FACE” links to the front cover to tell the reader they are on the right article.

Small text allows for more text and also gives the reader the impressions that they haven't run out of things to say and that the article contains a lot of information.

Captions on the pictures allows for more insight for the reader and tell a different story to the article.

MOJO FRONT COVERThe colour scheme of the black and white make it look like a traditional magazine and the traditional look of the “rock and roll” magazine.

The gold writing stand out from the plain background drawing the readers eye to all of the contents of the magazineThe pink “free

CD” stands out to a read persuading them to buy the magazine

Smaller images in colour break up the front cover. And show the other articles contained in the magazine.

Small text in bright colours contrast with the front cover drawing attention to what edition the magazine is.

Nick drake in bold shows that he is the feature article of the magazine. The use of buzzwords on the front covers such as exclusive intrigue the reader into reading the article as they are paying for something that they cant see anywhere else.

The barcode and date are small as they give the less important information so it doesn’t take up much space.

MOJO CONTENTS PAGENames of locations match with the articles in the magazine. Which lets readers form a relationship with the articles as the have something in common.

The simple masthead stands out from the background as they have used contrasting colours of black and white which have an appealing affect.

A few main features shown in contents shows articles readers would most want to read. It shows the most popular articles to intrigue the reader.

Cover story excluded at the bottom for if people want to go straight to that article. As this was on the cover most people would have bought the magazine for this article.

Quotation from the person in the picture forms a relationship with the reader

Colour scheme makes the white writing stand out and emphasises the red page numbers. Again with the contrasting colours to appeal to the reader.

MOJO DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

White background contrasts with colours that build up the face. Which draws attention to this side of the spread.

Pictures that build up the full images is more creative than a simple photo.

Contrasting black and white double page spread show a simple difference from each page.

The writing is on the right hand side as the brain is programmed to read from right to left.

The pink writing links to the CD on the front cover which links the artist to the CD.The

white writing contrasts the black background so it stands out.

CLASSIC ROCK CONTENTS PAGE

Image gives the focus of the cover article.

Black and white image contrasts with opposite image showing an older artist.

Mentioning the CD linking to the front cover.

Simple black and white writing keeps things easy for the reader but the red writing stand out as the important parts.

Splashes of red link to the front cover and is shown to be a colour scheme throughout the magazine.

Page numbers for important articles and larger to draw the readers attention.

CLASSIC ROCK FRONT COVER

The price is small as the producer does not want it to stand out to the buyer and this is also the less important information so the do not want to waste the space on the barcode.

Free CD persuades people to buy.

Red and yellow draws peoples eyes to the “buzzword” ultimate preview which is a unique selling point.

Sub-heading is catchy to gain the readers attention and with the black writing shows contrast of colours.

The main image in the background uses direct address by the three of them looking into the camera and creating a relationship with the reader.

The layout contains a good colour coordination scheme with red writing that stands out. It’s a more expensive magazine as the front cover is not jam packed with different articles.

The masthead colour and font are both powerful and stand out yet is soft on the readers eyes.

The shaped text boxes and the contrasting colours make the text in front catch the readers eyes.

CLASSIC ROCK DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

The title is on a tilt which adds emphasis to it and makes it stand out.

The quote gets readers interested as it gives them a taster towards the article.

The colour scheme here is simple but has a positive affect as it is easy to read.

The stance and the medium shot represents power and the most power lies with the man at the front as attention is immediately drawn to him.

The date shown here shows its new music and recent from this year.

The black background adds depths to the article and brings forth the writing and pictures

in different colours.

The writing curves around the photo to avoid covering it and all and have a lessening affect of the dominance in the picture.

After close analysis of all three magazines I have picked up on certain things that they all have in common for example each magazines colour scheme is made up of contrasting colours, which allows for a more interesting page to look at. All the magazines front covers have a very bold masthead but the colours and fonts they use allow it to be easy on the eyes for the reader.Each of the magazines lay out their pictures so the pages do not look cluttered and they break up long pieces of text by using an image, although only a few of these picture were captioned which I feel is important to give the reader more of an insight to the article and allows them to build a relationship with the people in the article.The text sizes in the magazines are fairly small which allows them to pack in as much information into the article that they can without the page looking crowded. The fonts of all the text in the magazines were kept simple but each one differentiated from the next giving the magazine a unique look but keeping it simple so it isn't to harsh on the page.

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