Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Magazine Case study 2

 The Front cover analysis:

  • the front cover has a colour scheme of white, yellow and red.
  • the front cover almost has this hectic feel to it as it has lots of cover lines and pictures that accompany them.
  • the pull quote on the front cover contains a swear word, this shows that the tone of the magazine is quite relaxed and informal.
  • the are kind of sensationalist style cover lines for example: YOU ME AT SIX GO CLASSICAL!?
  • the main image is the center of attention of the cover but the other cover lines also have a presence on the page
  • the mast head of the magazine is part hidden by the main picture, the mast head also has a unique font style.

 Contents Page analysis:

  • the contents page has pictures of the coverlines of the front pagebut surprisingly though there is no repersentation of the main article in the contents page.
  • there are a lot of stories that were not listed on the front cover.
  • there are sub-sections to the contents page that are semi generic names for these but interesting names for the articles under the sub headings
  • the three colour scheme is still kind of present in the magazine with the addition of a new colour which is purple.
  • the main articles have a picture repersentation in the contents page.
  • there is also a editorial column in contents page.

Double page Spread analysis:

  • This feature has its own three colour scheme which is: Purple, White and yellow.
  • there is only one main coloumn in the the DPS
  • The font of the heading of the article is unique to the article it's self 
  • the head line of the article is in refer to a book being released by the subject of the article.
  • the article starts off with a anecdote about the subject of the article about some of his CRAZY ANTICT'S that sets the mood for the article.
  • There is also a use of profanity in the first section of the text.
  • the feel of the text is very informal.

2 comments:

  1. Well done Owen this is a good start on the case studies. You are really clear on layout conventions, and how image and text combine. You could say more about evidence of the musical genre, and you could include more detailed image analysis. You need to think about how this research helps you with your own ideas for a music magazine. Also can you complete part b of the task- find the press pack for the mag, and annotate it, and find out about the publisher. Well done. Vanessa

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  2. Can you make sure you address the above comments? VC

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