Monday, 23 January 2012

Contents page analysis




  • Main photo to show main feature
  • Page numbers to navigate magazine
  • Long list of bands featured in the magazine
  • Advert to subscribe to magazine
  • Features catagory
  • Black sans on white
  • Large title including logo at top
  • Subtitled categories
  • Date in top right corner

  • Large title (black on white)
  • Black sans on white text
  • Image, description and page number of main article in center of page
  • Main feature surrounded by other features, including description, image and page number
  • Not too neatly laid out, relaxed style
  • Subscription advert bottom left corner
  • Date above main image
  • Other (maybe less significant) features listed with page number

Double page spread analysis




  • Picture lead page
  • Text laid out neatly
  • Picture matches band's and magazine's style
  • Same colour scheme on page
  • Big title in bold writing, simply stating the name of the band
  • Some colour is added to the page in text and image, so that it is not just brown/cream/black
  • Pull quote is used between two sections of the article
  • Rather than just one stand-first, two are used, both in blue to stand out
  • Well written article, with some relaxed vocabulary to suit target audience



  • Image dominant
  • Very large pull quote taking up 1/3 of the page
  • Neatly laid out article, although fairly small
  • Banner in bottom left of first page describing the article
  • Pull quote used as a title
  • Picture of full band, similar coloured clothing
  • Background goes with colour scheme