Magazine case study 1

Features of the front cover:

    ·        The front cover has a three colour scheme of Red, White and black.

• ·        There is a simplistic style to the front cover.
• ·        The cover lines rather than framing a centre figure on the cover they are almost part of the image, the main cover line of the magazine is placed on the centre of the image which happens to be a table which gives an interesting aesthetic for the magazine.
• ·        The image is in black and white the red underlining of the white text contrast nicely with the colours in the image drawing the eye towards the text on the image.
• ·        The mast head of the magazine is in the top left hand side of the magazine cover it seems like it is supposed to be subtle and stylish whilst not being imposing.
• ·        The Pull name on the front cover is underlined in a different manner to the others this draws the eye even more to the text.

Contents page analysis:

·        The regular features are put into one Colum together. The features have names that are unique to the magazine, this gives the magazine a unique and special feel, personalising the magazine.

·        The special features of the magazine are in the centre of the page some of the articles are accompanied by a related picture.

·        The contents page also features a list of bands, these are the bands that feature in the magazine, this is useful for some one that is interested in the magazine to see whether or not a band that they are interested in features in the magazine or not.

·        The colour theme also persists from the front cover of red, black and white.

·        There is a house style that is present in the magazine, it is a simplistic and functional font.

·        The contents page of the magazine is only a single page as it is only a weekly magazine meaning that there is not as much content in the magazine as a monthly magazine.

Double page Spread:

• ·        The DPS has a picture of the subject of the magazine in the centre of the two pages.
• ·        The magazine has a house style of having 3 columns on each page
• ·        It also has a pull quote emboldened on the page this is to draw the reader’s attention to the article and is picked to interest the reader.
• ·        There are drop capitals in the article.
• ·        There are also bold phrases at the beginning of the sections and reading those phrases also makes the read want to read more of the article.
• ·        The article starts off with an introduction into the subject matter: Ian Curtis. It’s Almost like a eulogy by his widow. This is a piece that explains what the artist was like to the fans.