Hannah Wood

Music Magazine Analysis

Double Page Spread

There is an advert situated in the

middle of the main big group of text,

this makes it eye-catching and

guarantees that those reading the

text will notice it and more than

likely pay it attention.

The text is printed

in columns which is

a typical magazine

convention. A

simple and tidy

way of organising

text in an easy

structure to read.

The two page spread

has a very simple

colour scheme of

black, white and hints

of red. The black text

on a white

background allows

the text to stand out

as clear as possible as

the two colours are

contrasting of light

and dark.

There is a small opening paragraph

printed in a bigger font above the

rest of the article. This entices the

audience and gives a brief overview

of the article

The image featured includes all band members with the

lead singer displaying importance as he is stood in front of

the rest of the band in a long shot. The majority of the band

members are smiling which may transfer likability to the

audience and persuade them to give their music a listen.

‘I thought we were

gonna get killed

after our first UK

show!’ A quote is

included on top of

the photo to

display the overall

feeling of the band

and briefly

demonstrate their

attitude and

personality.

A quote of ‘Sign of things to come’ is printed in the largest font at the top of the page to demonstrate what the article is about and the overall theme. This quote hints that the band are up and coming and have big things coming there way.

The photo of the band is printed in black and white to fit with the house style and I also think its represents masculinity due to all the members being males. The black and white colour scheme also may represent the alternative music genre they contribute to.

The image of Jay Z is a close up headshot with the artist wearing sunglasses, I think this portrays a superior attitude. Also, wearing sunglasses indoors (in this case during a photo-shoot) has connotations of a cool urban style, alongside dominance and authority. Wearing sunglasses may mean that he is hiding something, some secrets that may be told within this article, enticing the audience to read. His facial expression is serious, he appears to be in control whilst lacking smiles and positivity, I think this represents some of his more diverse music.

The image of Jay Z is printed in two tone, to the left of the picture it appears more red and to the right of the picture it appears more blue. I think that this could represent a number of things, for example, light and shade, hot and cold or positive and negative. There are a few reasons why I think this could be, I mainly believe that this shows the contrast within Jay Z’s life between being a concealed family man and a world dominating rapper.

The short quote positioned at the bottom of the image gives readers a small insight into the contents of the article and may convince readers flicking through the magazine with no initial intention to read the article to give it a read. The fact that there is also another artist mentioned in this quote (Noel Gallagher) may attract his audience to also read the article in order to see how he is involved. The quote is printed in red font and in capital letters on a black background allowing it to stand out and appear vibrant and inviting

The page on the right hand side has a big, red translucent letter J filling the whole page. I think this ties the two pages of the double page spread together perfectly by carrying on the splash of red colour scheme. It also continues to represent his leadership. I think the colour red has connotations of power and passion. The font of the letter J is also the same font as the Q magazine logo which I think ensures that the article is exclusive to the magazine.