The masthead will always stand out and the consumers eye lines should be drawn to this.

For example –This red Q is found on all Q magazines, it always stands out from

the background due to the writing being a different colour to the box colour.

The masthead should have a relation for music.For example –

‘Top of the Pops’ is a good example of this as it involves the word pop which is a well known genre of music. Top of the Pops is also a well known TV show.

The cover lines should have some link to the

featured artists of the magazine. The band

or artist must attract the chosen target

audience.

This cover line from top of the pops magazine, is in reference to Jessie J,

who is the main image on the front cover. This will attract the audience as

Jessie J is a huge POP artist.

The Background image

should show a Band or an

Artist who will please the

target audience of the

Magazine. The artist or band

should be the same Genre of

music as the magazine too.

Q magazine have featured Beyoncé as

their main image for this edition of Q. She

is a dominant female and attracts a huge

audience.

What the magazine producer would need to

consider when picking a colour scheme

would be whether the magazine is Male or

Female. Once they have chosen this

should be made clear on the front cover.

MALEFEMALE

The title of the magazine is usually

repeated, including the date to prove its

the latest version.

The contents page will include a

variety of page numbers. This is so

the consumer finds it easy to find

the stories and certain pages they

are looking for.

This is an

example from Top

of the Pops

magazine.

A contents page

should usually contain

sub headings next to

the page numbers.

This is to give a clear

idea of what is inside

and makes it easy to

navigate.

The colour scheme normally continues with

the same colour scheme as the Front

cover has. But this might not always be the

case.

The image will be of a band or an artist of the

same genre as the magazine. It would

usually have a caption and this would make the readers drawn to

the image and will make them want to read the

feature story.

This is found on most pop magazines, to suit

the target audience. It would usually suit a

younger audience.

The main features of the contents

page are usually bold, or in some

cases a different colour to make it

stand out. This is also used in sub

headings and cover lines to

indicate what the story is about.

A double page spread will usually feature a

well known celebrity that may have been

the main focus on the front cover.

The title must stick out from the page to

show the reader who and what they are

reading about.

Each double page spread that features a

celebrity should have a story or questions,

and the celebrity must be the same genre

as the magazine.