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Magazine Posters: ResearchJanet Bargmann

+Florence + the Machine:Lungs

Masthead: Name of the band at the top of the poster.

Main Image: Main artist, looking away from camera, showing her lungs

Name of album: “Lungs”, links to image.

Release date, form of album (CD, Vinyl, Digital), singles included, website address

+Kings of Leon:Only By the Night

Masthead: Name of band positioned at the top of the poster

Main Image: A mix of the face of an eagle and of a person (presumably the lead singer)

“Only by the Night” album title. Possibly links to the image of the eagle, as it is a predator?

Release date, singles included, websites, production company’s logo

+The Script:Science & Faith

Masthead: Band name “The Script” at the top of the poster, with album title underneath.

Main image: Two hands, suggests unity- no image of the band.

Album release date, single included, and website address.

Editing: Background made to look old, which could link to the idea that faith has been around for centuries?

+What do they have in common?

All the posters I have deconstructed have the Band/Artist name as the masthead positioned at the top of the poster- this will be one of the first things the reader will see

The main image is always central- this is what draws the audience in to read it

2/3 Album names are situated at the bottom of the poster with the release date, singles included, and websites.

+Ideas for my poster:How does this help me?

I understand the basic format of a magazine poster- the band name is always at the top of the poster.

The main image has to have some meaning behind it- maybe link to the music video of a new single, or just use the people involved (i.e. Main singer/whole band)

I need to include things such as release dates, main singles, websites for both the artist and the production company.

I could include the logo of the production company, like the poster for Kings of Leon.