Student Copy

What you get on front covers

1. Masthead Web-links? 2. Kicker

7. Selling Line

8. Banner

3. Cover Line

9. Feature Article Photo

10. Headline 4. Secondary Lead

11. Anchorage 12. Flash 5. Plug

13. Menu Strip

14. Bar Code

6. Graphic Feature

15. Date Line

Do any colours Predominate? The colours in this magazine that are predominate are yellow and white and black. Which fonts are most commonly used and what are they used for? The font is chunky and large the magazine might use this as it relates to the genre of music by it standing out and also the font is used in basketball which also relates to the magazine as it is a American magazine. What has been done to display the photography and why? There is a single feature article photo of a artist, this might have been done as the magazine design uses the rule of thirds and wants the attention to mostly be on the one picture. Looking at the way the different features are displayed using colours, graphics, fonts etc., how are they separated into categories in terms of importance or function? The different features are displayed on the page by firstly the magazine only uses three colours and no more which makes the magazine look conventional and not too busy keeping it simple. The graphics that are used balance the magazine as it means less text can be used as if their was too much the cover would look like it has too much information. The fonts that are used are chunky and bold which stand out and tell the audience. The size of the font also decreases as you look down the magazine cover this could be because the most important aspects are at the top. The function of the magazine is good as it uses the rule of thirds well putting kickers to either side and a large masthead at the top of the page. The headline is right in the centre which allows the reader to see that second. What has been done to the text and images to keep the design consistent? The text is keeping the same font throughout the cover which balances the cover and doesnt make it look unprofessional or to busy. The text size is decided carefully as the most important aspects are larger than the smaller information. There is only one image used which doesnt make the magazine look too busy but simple and affective giving no more information than needed.

How front covers are conceived and laid out

What type of world is the magazine inviting you into? The magazine cover invites you into a world of the music genre is putting across (RnB, Hip Hop). It does this by the use of the font which is for conventional for this genre of music, also the way the artist is presented with how he looks and what he is wearing shows what the magazine will be about. What does it suggest about the lifestyle that its reader desires? The cover suggests the lifestyle is quite free and fast as it uses a rhetorical question as the headline saying R U Still Down? this suggests that the readers lifestyle should be up or anything you could say. It is also spelt like that as it is targeting a market that is familiar with this and are between the ages of 16- 23. Looking at the feature article photo, do the subjects look directly at you? The artist in the photo is looking directly at you yes. What sort of character do they have? There body language suggests that there character could be quite open and care free as he has his hands out open as if he doesnt care. What sort of relationship might they have with a potential reader? The relationship could be quite basic as he looks pretty care free and as he is on the front cover of this magazine that suggests he could be a popular singer. Is there a common type of language used? The language used is not direct but informative as it tells aspects like news. Does this work with the image? This could work with the image as the person looks as if he is trying to say something also by the way he is stood, but isn't direct as is the text.