Magazine Analysis

Magazine Analysis

Rock Band Magazine Cover

This Magazine front cover works really well as it has a diverse range of colours and fonts, you can tell its about rock just by having a quick glance of it as it is quite bold and has slightly dark dressed people on it, who have tattoos and hats, because this is the rock look, the way the page is layout is good as you have well aligned text down the left side which keeps the front cover neat and gives it a professional look and then you have some text in the middle which is meant to look a bit messy which has the main cover line on it.

Contrast:

On this magazine front cover theres a lot of things that contrast such as the text, as you have large text and small text which makes a  professional contrast because the designers have not made the larger text the most important and the smaller text less important so its easy to see what is important, the colours in this front cover contrast as you have got  a green and a red title (these 2 colours are complementary colours) this makes the cover catch you eye because the colours make each other stand out more and will make a bold statement on the shelf. another contrast is the white text on the black background as this makes it easier to read the white text from long distances so headlines can catch your eye because you can read the text because its a bright colour on a dark colour, lastly there are vertical and horizontal lines which contrast each other as they both go in different directions this creates a more diverse page as it creates different segments around the page.

Repetition:

There is quite a lot of repetition on this cover, the main thing that is repeated is the fonts and the text size which makes the page look smart as its not loads of different fonts in different sizes all across the page, its just repeated text sizes and fonts smartly placed on the cover, another use of repetition is the yellow/green/red text and boxes, these colours are repeated over the page to make it look sensible and not like something a primary school kid would produce on powerpoint, because if they stick to this colour scheme they will make the cover look smart and it will catch the eyes of the buyers as there are contrasting colours in the colour scheme

Alignment:

There is a fair amount of alignment used in this magazine cover for example the text on the left side is aligned to the left this makes the text easier to follow down when reading, another alignment is with the end of the title and with the bar code.

Proximity:

There is not much space between the text and the main titles which makes the page look quite close together but i think this might draw attention as it looks like there is a lot to read and alot going on in this specific subject.

Overall:

Overall i think this magazine works really well as it is not too neat but not too messy, it catches the eye and it would attract buyers with its repetition in text and its well taken photo makes it look professional as there is no blurry images the masthead looks good and the page has a good colour scheme, but there are some downsides such as the left side is too crowded and there's no space, and the text sizes change and it looks a little bit too over the top.

Rock Band Double Page Spread

The double page spread that i have picked from the rock band magazine is good as it has a big clear picture of the band being described stretched across the 2 pages and in the fold of the page is a gap between 2 of the people featured so it is not cutting out any body’s face, also the page has a good simple layout with a few bits of small written text in the top left corner and a logo or title for the next few pages on the right so there is a lot of space which makes it easier for the viewer to read through.

Contrast:

There is quite a bit of contrast on this double page spread such as the text sizes as there is really small in depth text talking about the band and then there is big text with short snappy headlines about the band, also there is a contrast of this red circle and the photographic image as the white saturated wall makes this red circle stand out on the page, this is done because this is what the next eight pages our about.

Repetition:

The repetition on this page is the font and the text size on the right size is repeated on the left page we’re it sais ‘From: ill….’ this is repeated because this page is already simple and they don't want to make this page look to messy by using different fonts and text sizes.

Alignment:

There is not much alignment on this page there is only the text at the top which has a left alignment down the sentences and then theres the text box which aligns with the bottom left box this is there to keep the page neat.

Proximity:

There is a lot of space in this page it gives the page space to breath and the reader can take in the information easily and they can see what the page is describing to them and know what's going to be on for the next 8 pages.

Overall:

Overall this double page spread works really well as it has a lot of space, with a simple design and its easy to take in what is on the page as you can see everything, the picture and text boxes are well positioned as none of the boxes are covering any of band members faces, and i like how they have kept with the same red colour of the masthead of the front cover.

Classic Music Front cover

The front cover of this magazine is smart and simple, the reason this magazine is quite smart is because the audience for this magazine is mainly older people who are in to classical music, everything on the page is well aligned and in sensible places the picture is well taken and looks clear.

Contrast:

There is quite of lot of contrasts on this front cover, for example you have got the large text and the small text, they use these contrast of sizes to show what the most important headline is (by using the large text) because it will be easy to spot and catch the eye of the reader, and they use the small text for the description of the big text or just less important headlines. another contrast is the white masthead against the dark background they do this so the name of the magazine stands out, so buyers can see where there magazine is.

Repetition:

On this front cover there is repetition used for example you have the repeated text sizes and you have the repeated fonts, the reason they have done this, is to keep it tidy and not just throw in lots of fonts and sizes they want to keep its smart as the buyers will not want words scattered all over the page in different sizes as the reader might lose track of what they're reading, another use of repetition used in this magazine is the ‘BBC’ logo as it appears in the top right and the top left this is done probably, for advertisement or just showing who made it, also repetition is used with three names, they are placed directly underneath each other and they are all the same sizes.

Alignment:

There is a lot of alignment used on this front cover almost all text is aligned and most of the boxes align with something the reason everything is aligned is because of they want to make it look professional, because if they had the writing scattered all over the place it would look bad and unprofessional and would look unattractive on the shelf and readers would just ignore it, but by adding alignment it makes it look well laid out and suitable for the audience.

Proximity:

The proximity used in this magazine is quite small as the writing is all pressed together this is done so they can fit more information on the front as buyers will want to know what is going on in the subject that they are viewing

Overall:

Overall this is good smart, simple and professional it has a plain and simple masthead as the type of audience they are trying attract will not want a big bold red title, and i like how they have information boxes on the front this pin points were a lot of information is.

Classic Magazine Double page spread

The double page spread in the classic music magazine is simple and has a bit of whitespace in it, it also features a picture which takes up just over a quarter of the page, this is a good size for a picture on a double page spread as theres enough space for writing and a title, the page consists two colours that (not including picture) that is white and black they use these colours to keep it simple and easily readable.

Contrast:

The contrasts in the double page spread are the large and small text which are used to show importance as the large texts will be used for the main cover line and the small text is used to describe this in more depth, another contrast is the black text on the white background, this is done so the page is easier to read, because its a dark colour on a bright colour so it stands out better and it looks bolder.

Repetition:

There is not much repetition used on this page as it is quite simple, the only repetition there is, is the fonts which are repeated to keep the page professional and not messy and all over the place with different fonts everywhere.

Alignment:

There is a lot of alignment used on the text mostly all the text is aligned to the right, this is like this so longer sentences don't push out of the page because this would make the page look messy, another alignment is the edge of the picture lines up with the text so the page looks well laid out.     

Proximity:

There is no proximity used on this page.

Overall:

Overall this double page spread has a simple look with a lot of whitespace this makes the page easy to read and easy to navigate round and find what you're looking for, and i like the smart colour scheme as it makes the text bold and makes the page look professional.