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This magazine uses the traditional layout of a music magazine with the masthead at the top of the page. It has its subtitles around the page, but mainly on the left hand side of the page so you can see as much of the picture as possible. The magazine uses smaller pictures next to the main image to inform the reader what else is going to be involved in the magazine. The pictures are tilted slightly to give a messy and rugged look to appeal to its target audience of people who like popular indie music. The heading of the magazine is located in the centre over the picture in capitals and bold to attract the reader. The font colour is mainly white apart from on the name of the band which is red as well as the name of the magazine which shows the magazine is about The Enemy. The magazine has the barcode located in the bottom right hand corner where it will not be distracting. The magazine will appeal to both genders from the ages of around 15-30 as they are an indie band so the age range of the target audience is quite well spread.

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The magazine will appeal to both genders from the ages of around 15-30 as they are an indie band so the age range of the target audience is quite well spread.

The magazine has the barcode located in the bottom right hand corner where it will not be distracting.

The heading of the magazine is located in the centre over the picture in capitals and bold to attract the reader. The font colour is mainly white apart from on the name of the band which is red as well as the name of the magazine which shows the magazine is about The Enemy.

The magazine uses smaller pictures next to the main image to inform the reader what else is going to be involved in the magazine. The pictures are tilted slightly to give a messy and rugged look to appeal to its target audience of people who like popular indie music.

This magazine uses the traditional layout of a music magazine with the masthead at the top of the page. It has its subtitles around the page, but mainly on the left hand side of the page so you can see as much of the picture as possible.

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The design of the title block is big, bold and it’s just a straight forward font. This could indicate that the magazine informs readers on the latest, biggest news. The boldness could mean this magazine likes to stand out from the crowd but also to attract readers as they may notice the big title of this magazine before another.

The target audience for the magazine will be between the ages of 15-25 who are fans of R&B, Hip Hop and Rap as the magazine focuses on a rapper but the subtitles tell us that there will be articles on artists from different genres.

The title is written in bold capital to letters to make the magazine stand out. The head mast follows the colour scheme of red writing to show that it is relevant to Eminem as this edition of the magazine is focused on Eminem so the editor has cleverly written the title in red.

The editor of the magazine has followed the rule of 3 with the colour scheme in order to keep the magazine simple and professional. Also the editor of the magazine has cleverly chosen to highlight the subtitles that are relevant to Eminem in red.

Eminem is on the front cover so the readers will know that this is a HIP HOP magazine. The front cover tells the reader's that the main article is based on Eminem as he ‘comes clean’ as this indicates that he will be giving confessing something in an interview by VIBE.

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The editor of the magazine has followed the rule of 3 with the colour scheme in order to keep the magazine plain, simple and professional.

The way Katy Perry is posing may attract male readers because the way she is standing shows off her bum and the male audience may like the look of this. The pose isn't provocative as she is clothed but the way she is posing will stand out to male readers more than it will to female readers.

The editor has highlighted all the famous people that will be involved in the magazine as they are written in bold, pink font to stand out to the reader.

The colour scheme for this front cover is mainly black and pink, against the plain white background. Pink is a bright and fun colour which may mean that the that the magazine is aimed at pop fans and the girly colours will attract young female teenagers.

The title for the magazine is written in bold, black font to make the magazine stand out. It is written in black which is very noticeable against the white background. These are effective use of colours because it makes the title stand out. The colours of the title and the background are used cleverly as black and white contrast.

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The photo is the largest thing on the page which shows its dominance over the cover and the importance. It is relevant to the main article on ‘OASIS’ although it only portrays Noel. The photo is in black and white possibly showing that the band have been around for quite a few years.

The headline of the main article is written in 2 different colours to show the importance of it. The white is used to make ‘OASIS’ stand out and red is used for ‘ARE BACK!’ as it is the same colour as the title of the magazine and the main focus of the magazine is Oasis. The other stories are smaller in size which show they are sub stories and they are not as important as the main one.

The masthead’s colour of red and white makes it stand out on the page making it more appealing to an audience. The sub-line ‘the essential music guide’ gives a direct approach as to what the content of the magazine is. The size of the masthead is used to portray the importance of the magazine.

The photo takes up the page and the text is placed on top. The photo is of Noel Gallagher (Oasis) and is a close up shot of only his face. The photograph is black and white and Noel appears to be in an emotionless pose.