Contents Page research 2

This is the contents page for Kingsize. As you can see they use alot of pictures for a border around the page which grabs the readers attetion. They use a bold red font to show whats in the magazine on a white background, they do this to make it bold and so the reader can read it easily. The pictures are also good because they show which page the artist are on because they have the page number in the corner. The photos they use are also show the artist face very clearly so they can be noticed easily. One thing i think this magazine could do to make the contents better is that they could show abit more about what each sections about so the reader gets a better idea. One thing i do like about the magazine is that the pictures contrast well together becasue the 3 down the right hand side are very dark and the two on the left are more light which could tell the reader abit about what typ of music the bands do.

Contents Research 1

This is the contents for kerrang magazine. They use bold lettering for the word contents for it to stand out which makes the page bold. One thing I think kerrang could of done better would be to have more bold lettering for the section which says this week, i dont think it stands out enough and the viewer will not look at it. They use bold pictures which grab the reader attention but eventhough they are a page in the magazine the viewer may not notice this and may only look at the pictures. kerrang also uses a picture of the front cover in the magazine which i think is un necessary and the space could be used for more information about what is inside the magazine. Overall i think this contents page isnt as good as it could be becasue they use to many pictures which make the reader not look or know what is inside the magazine.

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Magazine Cover 4

Kerrang is a rock magazine which has a very bold masthead whichgrabs the readers attention. They also use a medium close-up of the rock band which is placed over the masthead. They can do this because the magazine is well known wheras some magazines cant as they arent as known. Kerrang magazine also uses a bold white title across the photo which makes it stand out alot more because the first thing the customer will see is the picture of the artist but if they dont know who they are they can see the big bold lettering of there name. They also use other photos which makes it look asif it has a border at the bottom. They put this in red to make it more bold and have the word FREE in capitals so it attracts more customers. At the bottom of the page they also put other bands which arent as big as the ones on the photos but still feature in the magazine. They also use a red background and white lettering to make it stand out.

Magazine cover 3

The magazine cover for Q is a very well known magazine. The logo is very bold which makes it look professional because the main artist in the issue is never on top of the magazine name which shows that the magazine is bigger than the artist. They use a medium close up of the artist which makes him look as if he is pointing at you which makes the artist stand out. They also use a quote saying '' i am discus ted' which makes the reader want to see what the interview is about. Q magazine also uses another picture to show another band, They use a smaller picture but still use a medium close up to show the bands body and face. They use a smaller picture to show that the magazine is not just about the one artist even though they arn't as important as the artist in the bigger picture. They use all the subheadings in bold colours so that the readers can see them more clearly. They also rarely use red on the cover besides the magazines name to show that it is an important magazine. Q uses offers on the front cover to drag the reader in such as the quote '100 ways to get free music' this makes the reader want to buy the magazine and see how to get the latest music for free.

Magazine Cover 2

This is scratch magazine. Scratch use a medium close up picture of the rapper lil wayne which shows that he looks a strong charactor. They also use a man on the dj in the backgound I think they do this because it is putting all the limeligh on lil wayne becasue he is the bigger character and atrist which shows becasue he has the bigger picture. it also make him look like he is underneath lil wayne which he is in society. Carrying on with the main picture it is also layered on to the masthead which shows how important he is. The masthead is in bright yellow lettering which makes the title stand out on the dark background. Scratch also uses side borders as side headlines to make the magazine look proffesional eventhough it is a grime magazine. They also use grime text to link in with the magazine.

Magazine research 1

As you can see this is my first magazine cover which i have researched. I have chosen this magazine because it is 'Rolling stone', one of the biggest music magazines ever. I have noticed that the music artist head is over the masthead which is showing the reader that even though our magazine is huge, the music artist is even bigger. By doing this it grabs the reader attention straight away because the picture is very bold and strikes the reader. There cover colours are very professional because they stick with the traditional red white and blue which also links with the American country colours. The colour of the artist name is also the same colour as the masthead title which could also link with how important the music artist is in the music business. 'Rolling stone' magazine also uses headlines down the left hand side which works as a side border which the reader can see very clearly as they are in bold lettering.

introduction

My name is Ben Stanway and I am going to be to be analysing music magazines to get more of an idea of what needs to go into one to help me design my own for my media studies coursework. The items of the magazine i will be looking at are the front page, contents and a double page spread.