Analysis of music magazine;
Analysis of music magazine;
The title of the magazine is ‘MOJO’ The title has been covered
by the two band members of The Rolling
Stone.
The whole magazine cover is covered with
pull quotes/subheadings to capture the audiences attention; but to inform
them of what the magazine holds.
The title of the magazine is ‘MOJO’ The title has been covered
by the two band members of The Rolling
Stone.
A vast majority of the font used on the front cover are more serif
than sans. The font is bold and strong; this can also portray the
idea of the magazine. As the magazine bases
around the genre of rock n roll and rock
music is portrayed as a very hard headed
genre.
On the front cover they have used more than
one picture. This particular picture has been used in a variety
of front covers throughout the year to show a consistency of
design.
The colours that have been used also show consistency as the background of the
photo is plain white to make everything else
stand out.
Most of the colours that have been used are; red, yellow and
white. They have used these colours because red and white are the two main colours of
their feature band. The Rolling stones. Proof of
this can be seen by the stamp they have used as the bands world wide known
trade mark.
The price/barcode again is found at the bottom right corner.
Initially with the bands name there is a pull quote to connect the double page spread
with them.
The picture that has been used is a
medium long shot; from head up to waist
down.
The magazine MOJO’s contents page. This particular contents page has no link to
the actual front cover; as there is no link with either the text or the name of
the magazine.
The contents is plain and simple. With the ‘contents’ at the top of the page in a sans font in white; with a
red background. Making the word
‘contents’ stand out.
The magazine MOJO’s contents page. This particular contents page has no link to
the actual front cover; as there is no link with either the text or the name of
the magazine.
With every page number and title; there
are a few lines informing the reader of
what will be on the page.
The pictures used on left hand side of the
page connect with the numbers on the right
side. An example being; the first photo used is of ‘M.I.A’ with the number ‘66’ in the
corner. This then linking with the text on
the right the title being ‘M.I.A’s radical
chic’
The contents page also has a border
going round the whole page making it look
efficient.
Everything on the right has been aligned
to the left. To show consistency
throughout the text.
The only thing connecting the
contents page to the front cover are the
colours used. The red, black and white.
At the bottom right of the contents page;
you find credits given to the
photographer/editor.
This is the double page spread for the
January issue.
The colours used on this page are a fade
from the colour orange to a pale grey.
The picture that has been used has been
a long medium close
up shot. Allowing us to
see their faces and
what they are wearing.
The title fills the top of the actual double page spread; allowing us to see that the two pages
are connected.
The double page spread usually consists of an
interview. This dps shows this by the pull quote used before the
actual interview is shown.
The font used on the cover page has stayed
the same bold and bright.
The interview has been put into a small font size suitable for the reader to read. It also makes the production of the dps
easier when being printed.
The colour used contrasts from the background so the fonts
stand out. The background is a brick wall the colour grey.
At the bottom right
of the double page spread there have been
credits given to the person
doing the interview and the
photographer.
The colour orange
connects with the front
cover, not he same shade of
orange but lighter they connect with the orange used in the front cover.
The picture looks as
though it has been edited to match with the layout of
the background.
Inspiration...
• When taking my photos I should aim to take mostly long medium close up shots of the main person/people.
• I have found that in most music magazines; they usually give away a free CD or calendar. I will aim to produce this when making my own.
• When creating a contents page make sure if using pictures to connect them to the page number used in one of your photos.
• When thinking about colours, I should use no more than three colours.
• When producing the double page spread, I should aim to provide a clear title and a photo.