Analysis and comparison of three double page articles from music magazines

The punk/emotional rock influence on the magazine is instantly recognisable within the setup and pictures of the double page spread, where the article is expressed as a “World Exclusive”, making it seem unique and special, where it is only available to the readers of ‘Kerrang’-it is also emphasised that the band has “invited” the magazine specially to their recording studio, so that readers can get an insight into the life of a famous band and the ‘celebrity lifestyle’-increasing fandom for the band. The majority of the two pages are used up by images, where there is only a small amount of text on the second page. Each of these pictures has been manipulated, to create a black and white effect, which matches the dark (almost gothic) emotional rock style of the band and its music. This is complemented by the bright red colour of certain text on the double page, which also relates to the bands style, with connotations of anger, blood and excitement. The font used for the title is very clear, using a ‘worn out’ effect, again relating to the punk style of the band. This title has then been set at an angle, and “best MCR” has been highlighted by using a larger font than the rest of the title, in white rather than red. This gives a subtle hint of informality to the double page spread, giving it more entertaining feel as the mode of address.
      Language is also used as an advantage to the magazine, differentiated from other music magazines by its unique mode of address to its readers.The title of the article is a quote from the band itself, which uses specialised language, such as “MCR”, that only certain groups in society will understand, creating a sense of community within the magazine. Other language used in this short article is often professional within the music industry, relating to the affluence of the young audience that may take an interest in the magazine.
  This double page article opened my prospective to ways in something like this can be presented and it could be used to reach an audience. One would think that and article like this should be full of writing and less pictures. This to me establish the point that an article with more pictures and less words can still reach the intended audience in the same way as and article with more writing and less pictures. I think its a very interesting way of putting forward an article and it has definitely given me ideas on how i could represent my audience. 

The party fun look on the magazine is one of the first things that catches your eyes when looking at this article. There are a range of bright colors used which stands out on the white background of the page. The colors create a party theme because they are bright and lively, which get the readers interested in wanting to read the magazine. The whole party idea is supported by the images on the article. In every image we see some portrayal of clubbing/partying taking place. The images is also of young people only thus establishing without a doubt who the audience is, young people who love having fun and love partying.
    There is much more writing in this article compared to the rock article, there is also a lot less bright colors used in the rock article. Which give a clear cut distinction between the two magazine article. The language used is very informal and supports the party theme "Party Maison". In this article there is nothing misleading about it because all the elements come together explicitly to portray one main theme which i thought was brilliant.
   This raises my awareness of the importance in combining the elements so that it can be unified when attracting and representing your audience. This has changed my thinking on how i should really go about planning the representation for my magazine double page article.

HOW MODE OF ADDRESS IS USED IN MAGAZINE ARTICLES TO ADDRESS IT AUDIENCE.

Analysis of music magazines content pages

The content page for Q magazine is very

 simple, there is no fancy editing tricks used.

The layout of the is well put together, it is neatly

separated in boxes. It has a simple and clear title

with the issue number beside it. 

  Down the left hand side the features are laid out

very clearly, one beneath the other.The Sub-heading

for each feature is in bold letters and a clear separation

can be seen between each one. There is also a splash of

red with some of the fonts rather than black to make it 

stand out from the rest and draws the readers attention.

    The image down the right had side have been used to

give the readers a glimpse of what the article may be about

without revealing everything. Overall this content page is very

clear and supplies the reader with easy access to the content

of the magazine. It is also very organised, classy and well put

together.

This is a content page from Vibes magazine. I think it

took a very unconventional way in portraying an image

on its content page. The layout on this is very creative

and brings a whole new feel to what a content page 

should look like.

   The writing on the page is very organised as the 

text on the content page of Q magazine. The color 

of the fonts compliments the whole color scheme. 

The text is also aligned with the edge of her legs

showing how it works with the image.

  There is only one image used  on the page, she is

in an awkward position but it just adds to the 

presentation display. Seeing that there isn't many

images used it adds to the simplicity and calm feel

of the magazine. On overall this content page just

shows that a content page doesn't have to be 

crowned with images and bright color to look

good and attractive. It shows that simple can get 

the job done.

This is a pop/rock music magazine content page. The content page is

is very different to that of the one from Q magazine. There are a variety

 of images used on the page which is surrounded by the text on the page. 

The colors in the images blend in with the whole color scheme.

The title seem to be the biggest piece of writing on the on the page

and it in pink and red which stands out on the black background and

draws the readers attention to it. The font colors are coordinated to 

match in with the whole color scheme which is an important tool in 

catching the readers eyes. 

 The layout arrangement of the magazine was well put together. In

some ways it was similar to the other two magazine in that the arran-

gment of the text were very precise and not all over the place. It was 

quite a shocker for this magazine because one would expect it to be

all over the place and crazy but it's not.The execution of the whole 

presentation was very much well done.