Magazine tasks and research

Task: To familirize yourself with the range of magazines
         To work out the conventions of design and of attitude which they all share

Comparing the covers

Mojo

• Mid-shot photos, could be seen as more welcoming and inviting.
• Using colours to appeal to inparticular audiences - for example, the use of brighter colours may be targetted at a female audience and also a at a younger age range.

The colour theme is focused around the band - appeals to a smaller more concentrated audience.

• Less writing on Smash Hits  -  younger audience - more focus on the one person. Giving the affect of it being much simpler and less busy - which could reflect the attitude of the magazine being more formal and mature.
• Mojo has slightly more sub-headings but is still focused on the band, - narrows down the variety of audiences.
• NME has a lot of subheadings - more about a different range of music - bigger audience.
• All photos cover part of the mast head - highlighting that the magazine is all about the content.

Total Guitar

Contents page analysis - sections/layout, images,

• 57 different pages on the contents page
• 5 different images - 1 picture doesnt feature a guitar - emphazises focus
• Pictures are dominating most of the pagethen contents written down on the edge
• contents over 2 pages
• no colour

Analysis of a double spread - headline, layout, image, language

• headline - block capitals - black
• oen page article, one page image
• large image - black background faded guitar draws focus to his face
• language - causal, personal, informal

Publisher- Future

NME

content

• and index
• one image on the first side, it is aggressive and masculine
• advert for subscription
• list of 15 articles to read
• colour the same as front cover
• double page spread- one main image, text on one side
• main headline in big print in same colours as before, album cover on show

publisher IPC Media