music magazine analysis: double page spread

NME
the look of this double page spread is vibrant and fun, the masthead of the spread is "The gospel According to Nicki Minaj", the masthead is large and bright and covers a large portion of the page, the look of this spread is exciting and vibrant and easily attracts attention, the spread is clearly about Nicki this is made obvious by the photo, the bold, fun image used clearly represents Nicki's "fun and qwerky" image. the artist is wearing bright vibrant lipstick to compliment the background. the masthead is big and bold and grabs the readers attention straight away. the text is cut and spread across the pages, the different section talk about different topics, they have targeted the magazine to young girls as they are more likely to listen to her.

NME
The model takes up one whole page so it is clear who the article is about as she dominates the whole cover, "USA" is bold and in the background suggesting that the USA has a role to play in the article, the artist in a tight black dress and high heels this could be to sexualise the artist to appeal to the male audience, the black in the outfit cold be a reference to gothic which connotes to the indie genre, the american flag suggests a patronism from the artist, the monochromatic colors of the spread aren't really eye catching so the spread is easily glanced over, the text is compressed in a small corner and the size of the font is small, the mast head is dull and isn't striking and the highlighted name of the model is easily lost.

Q

the model takes up a whole pages so is the focus of the reader, there isn't a large title bare the artists name in a formal font, the large red "L" is vey vibrant and is obviously a reference to gaga, the photo of the model is very on brand with her own style so gives it the musicians own personal touch. the editing on the photo make its it more monochromatic and classic, so it looks older and can appeal to Qs target audience of 20-40 year olds, the image is quite sexual to maybe grab the male audiences attention. she is looking directly in to the reader so it builds a relationship between the two.

music magazine analysis:content pages

content pages analysis

Q

This is a contents page for Q. The colour scheme is kept the same as the front cover. The colour scheme is simple and effective to the readers, as it is easy to read.they are contrasting colours, which allows the text to stand out more easily. On the contents page they have only shown a few of the stories the magazine features. They have left no spare room on this, which is a positive because it shows that they have used the space effectively.

CloserThis is closer magazine contents page. It uses several images which also tells us what story they are in with the page number. The colour scheme is the same as the front cover. They use a mixture of pink, yellow, and white. The magazine has a pink background with a story printed on top of the background. The white background is filled with the information of the page numbers and what story is on them. The master head ‘this week in closer’ is promoting. That has a yellow background which make it stand out from the rest. The content page also consist of a picture of the next week magazine. The font size which is written to give more detail on the story, is kept the same. This is simple. The bolder and bigger writing is the subtitles. The magazine content page is crowded but kept simple.

Glamour
This is a Glamour contents page. The contents page uses one large dominant image, this gives the reader a sense of one of the article the magazine features.The image relates to fashion, which is what the article is focusing on. Readers know by the image this is a fashion based magazine. The master uses bright colours making it stand out fromwhite background. Cover lines are separated, meaning it is easy for readers to find what page they want. The title of the articles are black and bold which makes them stand out. using red which goes well with the master head tells us clearly what the number of the page is. 

music magazine analysis:front covers

music magazine analysis

The Rolling Stones

the obvious focus of the magazine is amy, she is placed in the centre of the magazine catching the readers eye, as amy is the main story in this issue a large caption is placed at the bottom so it is clearly read and is not shadowing amy, two smaller headlines are towards the left hand side so they don't overcast amy but are red to standout more so the reader can gather more information of the magazine.

Q

starring in the centre of the magazine is adele and is clear that she is the main article as she is the main focus in the magazine,she is in a dramatic pose to capture the readers attention. the captions are tightly packed together so the reader could get a lot of information in one look, the main caption is brightly placed in the lower half so that it doesn't shade over adele but shines to grab a potential buyers eye, the main header is rightly placed in the left top corner and brightly contrasts the colours of the rest of the magazine.

Q

the magazine style is a lot different in the two Q magazines we've looked at, this style is a lot more fun and colourful, the stylised typography to look like Lana's handwriting gives a more personal feel to the magazine, the captions are more flown around rather than collectively together. In the centre of the magazine stands lana in a gruesome scenario, the photo is a satirical take on horror this makes the magazine look more catching to buyers.