Headline:

The headline of the pages is extremely large and bold. This has most likely been used to grab the reader’s attention when they’re flicking through pages. The font of the headline is quite unique as it’s quite messy and all over. This is good because it’s as if the headline is being shouted, yet being physically shown on the page. The colours are also quite broad and could be used to link in with the genre of the artist, as well as her personality as she is quite loud and boisterous.

Text:

The text is in 1st person, with the writer talking about his or hers experience whilst with the artist herself. This will attract the reader if they’re a fan of the artist as the person who interviewed the artist is talking about how Lilly’s acted around them which the reader may find entertaining if they like knowing what the artist gets up to. The interviewer also talks about what Lilly’s house is like which fans of the artist may find intriguing, they also talk about past criminal convictions that the artist has, such as speed driving.

House style:

The colours of the pages are quite cold colours, as the main colour is black, there’s also the use of dark red and finally, the background colour being white. However, the colour red has been used to add extra detail but also grab the reader’s attention for example Lily’s name is in red which would grab the reader’s attention straight away. The font of the main body of text is quite plain and simple and is well presented; this makes it easy for the reader to read instead of having difficult to read fonts. The font of the headline however, is quite messy and all over, this again, is good as it could link back to the genre of the artist, or it could link with her personality as she herself is quite loud and boisterous. Overall, the headline is extremely eye catching and works well with the page.

Main Image:

The main image is of the artist Lilly Allen herself. These is relevant to the page as the text is about this artist and her genre of music works well with the magazine as the other bands/ artists featured in the magazine share the same genre or have similar genres. The artist is shown wearing a red and black chequered shirt. The cliché look works well for her as quite a few pop artists have as it’s simple and casual. However her hair is quite unique to her and due to it being black on a white background the colour is quite powerful and the reader is drawn to it straight away. Overall, this image works well with not only the page but the magazine itself.

The Guttenberg Principle:

The primary optical area of this page shows the headline. This is good as it grabs the reader’s attention straight away before anything else. The overall movement is for the eye to travel from the primary area to the terminal area which is located on the bottom right hand side of the page and shows the main image. This therefore allows the reader to scan over the page and see the main body of text, headline, sub title and main image before actually taking in all the information due to the reading gravity. The strong fallow area also shows the main image, and the weak fallow area shows the main body of text. Both of these fall out of the reading path gravity and receive minimal attention, however I think these are emphasized by the main image and main body of text and grab the reader’s attention as they are used to entertain the reader.

Design balance:

This magazine has an asymmetrical balance as there is an uneven amount of visual weight on each side of the page, despite the both pages being full; one of them has a lot of text whereas the other side has the main image. Therefore the left side has a lot of information to take in whereas the right hand side just has an image which would have been used to grab the reader attention and appeal to the reader.