Analysis of Music Magazines

Masthead.

Quote as a cover

line.

Bold headline for a storyline.

Central image of the model is presented in front of the title.

Light blue colour scheme showing connotation of femininity.

Barcode.

The singer is dressed appealingly to attract both male and female attention. She also has ‘big’ hair defining the genre of music she sings, which suggestsThe magazine is Associated with pop.Country and rock And rock and roll Music.

Bold headline in a different font to show the lead story.

FemaleAssociated stories.

Justified text to the left side of the page.

Bold text to the right side of the page about hair, also showing connotations of femininity.

Analysis of Q Magazine- Front Cover The Q logo is a white coloured font placed on top of a red background. This makes the logo stand out successfully showing people the brand of the magazine. This is an essential convention of a magazine as the logo must be appealing to be identified by its target audience. The colours white and red can represent both gender groups.

The main central image on the magazine is very captivating and stands out well on the front cover which is appealing to the target audience. The portrait image Is of a well know star which attracts the target audience and reflects the genre of the music magazine.

The headlines that are justified to the right side of the magazines are a good strategy to show the audience what the articles and magazine will be about in the specific issue.

The masthead ‘MADONNA’, that is situated in the middle of the magazine is presented in capitals is to show the importance of what the magazine is about.

Analysis of Vibe Magazine-Front CoverThe Masthead is printed in a big bold white title to stand out and the portrait of the singer is layered in front of the text show that it is the main focus of the magazine. The magazine also contains other artists names at the top which suggests that the magazine will be about them too.

This magazine also contains a large subheading at the bottom of the magazine which, is quite an unusual convention as the magazine has two titles.

There is only one picture on this magazine to show that ‘Drake’ is the main feature of the magazine. The central image is positioned in front of the title which will catch peoples attention. The singer is dressed in plain black which shows connotations of confidence and attitude hence the expression on his face. He is also wearing ostentatious jewellery suggesting he is a rap or hip hop artist.

The yellow sub headings that are justified near the right side of the page stand out and show readers what else will be in the magazine.

Black, white and yellow colours are used on the cover of this magazine. This is because the contrast one another and automatically make the front cover look appealing.