Cover Page (1)

An exclusive story image

as well as the main cover

image are slightly

overlapping the NME

logo, this gives the

impression of it being an

informal magazine as it

isn’t organised

Names of artists have a

yellow coloured font

instead of white, this

highlights the artists so

the reader is attracted to

it and may be interested

in the artist.

Radiohead is in larger

font to also attract

readers and fans of the

band.

Puff is used to add a

small bit of information

that may be of interest to

the reader, a red puff is

used as its an attractive

colour.

“New rave fever takes

over”, this informal

language would appeal

mostly to a younger

audience

The colour scheme of the

page is also very

bright, with the use of

red, yellow and white as

well as the bright main

cover image, this would

attract more readers that

a darker colour scheme.

Cover Page (2)

The script font is very

informal, this straight

away gives the

impression that the

magazine is aimed at a

younger audience.

The main cover image

overlaps the magazine

logo on the top left, this

style of image placement

is used in many

magazine aimed at

younger audiences.

The colour scheme is

also very bright which

attracts attention, the use

of mainly white as well as

the red, light blue and

pink, this gives quite a

summer feel to the

magazine which is

attractive to younger

audiences.

There is content

overlapping the border of

the cover, this also is

informal as it has an

unorganised style

Instead of a normal font

to identify the artists, it

looks like his signature is

used, this is less formal

and also fits the

unorganised, notes page

look to the page

Cover Page (3)

This main cover image

also overlaps the

magazine heading, this

style of image placement

is used in many

magazine aimed at

younger audiences, this

is the same case in the

previous two cover

pages. This also shows

that the magazine is well

known as they can

sacrifice part of their

heading and people still

know what the magazine

is.

The colour of the font on

the left side changes to fit

with the main

image, changing from

black to white so it can

still be visible, I want to

try and make the font on

my cover page as visible

as possible and this

shows a good way I can

avoid problems such as

this.

Main cover image is

engaging, the model is

looking directly into the

camera and so attracts

the reader it looks like he

is looking straight at you.

Contents Page (1)

One full page image is

used instead of multiple

images labelled with

page numbers. This may

be because they want

the reader to know that

the model in the image is

the main article of the

magazine.

It uses Q’s usual

red, black and white

colour scheme.

Magazines keep the

same colour scheme as

it is a key identifier for

their magazine.

Most magazines have a

section on the contents

page about subscription

to the magazine, this

one only has a the page

number of the

subscription page in the

list of contents.

The image used is

engaging with the

audience, by having the

model look directly at the

camera, this is more

attracting for the reader

because it seems like

the model is actually

looking at you through

the paper.

Contents Page (2)

This contents page looks

more formal than the

one before because it’s

better organised, the

contents are put under

categories such as

“Reviews” and “Movies”.

This makes it easier for

readers to find the

content that they want to

read the most.

The font is also formal, It

is a sans script font

which is not often used

in magazines aimed at a

younger audience.

The one image does go

over the borders but still

fits in well without using

up space that could be

used for something else.

Images are given

descriptions on them, I

want to use this for my

magazine as it creates

room for more

information instead of

having to write about

each image elsewhere.

Story summaries are

given brief headlines to

attract the reader’s

attention so they might

want to read what the

page is about before

turning over to it.

Contents Page (3)

Like the first Q magazine

contents page, the

contents are placed in

two categories, helping

readers find what they

want more easily.

The magazine has

specified pages for the

band Oasis, the page

numbers of the relevant

pages are grouped

together within a border

to also help the reader

find the article they want.

Stories have short

headline and summary

of the page

underneath, this is a

convention of magazines

as it gives some

information about the

page so readers know

what they will be

reading.

The date of publication

and issue number is put

in the header, this is a

convention of contents

pages. I will makes sure

to use this in my own

publication.

Another convention of

magazines used is the

labelling of images, both

the images used on the

page have the same

story summary as the

content on the left

placed over them.

The pages which contain

reviews are also

grouped together similar

to the Oasis section, this

increases the ease of

navigation in the

magazine.

Double Page Spread

(1)

The images are

in black and

white, this is

common for

double page

spreads as it

brings out he

lighting in the

image. I want to

try and use

aspects of this

in the images I

use.

There is red

and white

banner going

down the right

side, this

separates the

information

that is relevant

but different

from the main

article

The fact that this is a world exclusive

article is highlighted in the top left, II

want to use this idea in my own designs

as it makes the audience know that the

magazine that they can only get news

like this in my magazine.

A quote from the band is in large

bold text above the article, this is

convention of double page

spreads when interviewing bands

as it gives a short look into what

they’ll be talking about.

The same red and white colour

scheme is used throughout, the

font stands out against the dark

background as well as keeping

to a similar colour scheme as

many rock magazines

(red, black and white)

Double Page Spread

(2)

The only used

uses up the

whole of a

page, the

images is also

engaging as it

has the mode

looking directly

at the camera.

This attracts as

an audience as

it looks like the

artist is looking

as them.

I like the informal way of

layout the main quote has, it

is quite edgy which reflects

the rock genre that I will also

be using for my magazine.

The one page of

the double page

spread is quite

text heavy, this

is a convention

of interviews in

music

magazines, by

taking up most

of the space

with graphics

and images, it

doesn’t look as

if there is as

much text as

there really is

The magazine’s colour scheme

is white, black and green. Having

black, white and another colour

as your colour scheme is a

convention of music magazines.

Above the main text in the article, there

is a short summary of what will be

talked about in the article. This lets the

reader know what he’ll be reading and

might attract people to read it if they

weren’t intending to.

Double Page Spread

(3)

Script font is

used for the

word

“Gothic”, this

edgy font

represents the

genre that it is

reflecting. Rock

is a also know

to be a edgy

genre of music

so I should use

similar fonts.

The main

image is black

and

white, similar to

what the first

contents page

was. This

shows how it is

a convention of

music

magazines. As

well as

reflecting the

genre that is

associated with

black and white

(Gothic)

The magazine’s colour scheme is

white, black and brown. Again

showing how three colours in a

colour scheme is a convention of

music magazines. Using black, white

and another colour is often used.

The image is a given a small

caption in the bottom right

corner, this is commonly used

in magazines to show what is

going on in the image.

The names of artists are given

a different colour font from the

rest of the text, this highlights

their names and attracts

attention to them If a reader

was interested in the artist.