2. The word ‘free’ will entice people to
The colour scheme of the magazine is buy the magazine as they will
red, blue, white and yellow. These receive a free DVD with it.
are quite bright colours so they keep
the magazine young looking, which is
appropriate for the audience. Red, The photograph has been posed
white and blue are patriarchal colours in a studio. The lighting is good so
which may have been used to show you can clearly see the bands
the magazine is British. faces. Because one member is
directly at the front, we can
assume he is important part of
the band. The picture is quite
squashed as there are 5
members so the cover looks
Hook lines have been used to busy. The camera is pointing
show what else is in the straight at them which makes
magazine, which would appeal them look like they are not hiding
to the reader away/concealing anything,
possibly to show that they will
not hide anything in the
interview?
Top of the Pops magazine is
published by BBC magazine (as it
used to be a television programme
shown on the BBC television
channel) Different fonts to show off different
words. The word ‘lonely’ stands out,
as does the word ‘life’ as the font is
larger. This makes the cover look
more interesting. Also the quote will
make readers want to buy the
magazine so they can find out why
the band are lonely
The font is slanted which makes
the magazine look less formal. The magazine is aimed at
Also the word ‘plus’ tells us there teenagers, it doesn’t look
is even more inside the magazine sophisticated so is not an adult
aimed magazine. The heart around
the words adds a playful, childlike
side to the cover.

3. Some of the title is covered by the
The colour scheme is
photograph. This could be distracting and
mostly black, white and
something I would not want to feature in
yellow, although there
my magazine cover.
is a small amount of
blue. These colours go
well with the pink
background. The
colours make the
magazine look The artist in the middle of the
sophisticated. page makes them the main
focus. The shot is staged in a
studio. It is a posed photo,
the lighting is good and bright
to show the artists face. The
flowers give the cover a
Mentions other natural edge, it looks unique
articles that will so will intrigue people and
feature in the make them want to buy the
magazine. If people magazine
don’t like the main
artist on the cover,
they may buy the
magazine for one of
these articles
The pink
background will
appeal to females
although the
magazine is most
likely for both sexes.
The fonts used are all bold. The font for ‘Katy Perry’ is
different to the one used on all the other text which Billboard magazine is published by Nielsen
makes the words stand out. The title ‘Billboard’ stands Business Media
out as the font size is larger.

4. This may persuade people to buy the
magazine as it’s ‘The UK’s biggest’.
The title is very clear
This section looks crammed
and visible. It is easily
and doesn’t stand out as well
recognisable as it is one
as the rest of the text
letter
There is significantly more
The picture has been taken text than pictures as there is
in a studio, the lighting is only one picture.
bright on her face, but the
background is dark. This
fits in with the colour
scheme and type of music
in this magazine. Because
this is not the artist on the
fronts usual style, we think
that they may be trying a Colour scheme is
new genre of music. red, white and black.
The red and white
contrast against the
black very well.
Play on words as Cheryl
Cole’s first album was
More artists within the called ‘3 words’. The
magazine. From the different font used on
amount of extra writing this makes it stand out,
around the cover we can and the size of the letters
assume the magazine will
be packed and worth
buying. The picture is the main focus as it is in the
Q magazine is published by Bauer Media
centre of the cover and there are no other
Group
pictures surrounding it

5. The picture is posed in a studio/set.
The picture in the centre is
The lighting is bright and you can
very eye catching, clearly This is an interview for a
clearly see each member of the
the main focus. popular band. The genre of
band. They are sat/stood in
different positions which makes the music is pop which Is the
picture look less formulaic and genre I will be focusing on in
more casual my magazine.
This will attract girls as
The colour
they will want to know
scheme is
what the band look for
purple, white and
in a girl. It fits with the
pink. This will
audience.
appeal to girls
which is
appropriate as
this magazine is
aimed at teenage
females.
Quotes from the
The different interview fill space and
fonts stand out make the article look
The font used on the word ‘wonders’ looks almost handwritten. This more sophisticated
makes the magazine look less formal and makes the word stand out. well. I will be
using different
fonts in my
magazine.

6. The font used on this quote The picture is the main focus, taking up
stands out as it is larger and one of the two pages. The shot is posed
The bands logo, shows has been put in italics. Also in a studio. The poses don’t look
the magazine have the red stands out against natural. From the bands expressions we
done their research. the grey background. can see they don’t look happy, possibly
By displaying the logo meaning that they are very serious
in a magazine it makes about their music/ will be serious in the
the logo more interview.
recognisable
The text is displayed in two
long columns, which The camera is angled
suggests the interview will straight at the subject.
be straight forward. The By using a mid shot we
block colour makes the text can see some of the
stand out. bands body, to show off
they’re clothing? With
one person slightly in
front and closer than the
rest of the band
members, we can
assume he is the lead
singer as he is the main
focus.
The colour scheme of this
magazine is red, white and
red which makes the blue By splitting the interview into 2
logo stand out more. Often parts it encourages the reader to
the colour scheme for buy the next magazine to find out Kerrang! Magazine is
magazines of this music the rest of the story. It has clearly published by Bauer
genre seem to be been done on purpose as a Consumer Media
consistent. marketing technique as there is
plenty of space they could of used
on the 2nd page.

7. This double page spread is from More This picture is very bright and colourful. It
magazine, which is not a music magazine, has been posed but in an outdoor setting,
but the interview is done with a music which gives it a more natural effect. The
artist. More magazine is published by colours are eye catching so your attention is
Bauer Verlagsgruppe. drawn to the images. The images are
amusing, inferring that the interview will be
fun and not boring and serious.
The pictures take up more
space than the text, so the
text ratio to picture is
small.
The colour scheme of this
magazine is pink, white and black.
The pink stands out more against
the plain white and black, so is
used on quotes from the interview
and the artists initial (in their
answer to the interviewers
There are a few other images on the question)
double page spread but these are images
taken of the artist out and about – not
taken specifically for the magazine. The interview is placed in the
centre of the two pages and is in
three long columns, making it
easy to read and follow.

8. The pictures used in this magazine are
very bright, colourful and eye catching.
Because of the dark background
all the light colours stand out. I
think this looks good but I’m not
sure it will suit my magazine.
Although this is not a contents page
from a pop magazine, it has features
I could use in my magazine. The
black background makes the neon
coloured images really stand
out, which is a good feature.
This font would be better
suited to a rock magazine
rather than a pop
magazine, but the different
fonts used for text and titles
The slanted text is another good
are something I will
feature of the layout and one that is
incorporate into my magazine
often used in pop magazines.
as often fonts used for titles
are unsuitable for main bodies
of text.

9. The heart around the numbers of pages is The title is also included on
something I may use in my magazine as I think it the contents page
makes the numbers stand out more. One main picture, draws attention to it. Also
shows that this artist will be the main focus of
the magazine.
The contents page is easy to read
and understand, all the words are in The picture used has been shot
chronological order so its easy to in a studio or a set to make it
follow. look ‘natural’, but the picture is
clearly posed. The camera has
been put at a slightly lower
angle as it looks up a tiny bit,
and a long shot has been used
so we can see what the artist is
wearing. The props around the
artist are relevant to the genre,
the picture is personal to the
artist as on a board behind
them are some lyrics to one of
The colour scheme fits the their songs.
genre of the magazine. The
contents page is mainly white,
black and pink, with bits of
grey. The colours look good
together and complement the
picture.

10. This is the sort of language you
would expect to see in a pop
magazine- shortening words like
‘mag’