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.