Research for music magazines

Front cover of Q magazine The title and Masthead are eye catching to the reader because it is in the top left hand corner- this is one of the first places a reader would look at. It is big and bright which also helps to catch attention

There is a good contrast of colours used which would help important parts of the magazine stand out. Contrast is used well with combinations of red and white, black and white, red and black, gold and black, and gold and white

Good contrast is also used on the clothes that the Arctic Monkeys are wearing. This is so they stick to the colours used on the front cover

Good use of headings as they are big and bold which helps them stand out towards the reader

Good use of cover lines as they help to attract the readers by the use of bright colours. These are used to help tempt the customer into buying the magazine

Bar code, date, issue number, and cost

Contents page of Q magazineGood use of title/masthead, clear issue number and date of issue

Different use of colour to help it stand out

Small logo in the corner

Headings in a different colour in bold writing and capital letters to help it stand out

Picture of band to show the audience who the main article is about

Title to show the reader a bit more about the main article, some of the text is bigger as to make it eye catching and more appealing

Smaller picture to show another article, this isn’t a main article therefore the picture and title are smaller

Double page spread of Q magazineTo tell the reader the name of the band featured on the two pages

Pictures of the article monkeys performing

Quote from one of the band members from the article

First word of the article are bigger, in bold and in a different colour, this is to make it stand out, and may lead you towards reading the article

First words of a new paragraph are bigger and bolder to make them stand out because they are at the beginning of a new paragraph

Front cover of NME magazine

Close up of Simon Cowell. A famous star on the cover should increase the changes of the magazine selling

Good use of fonts for the cover lines, variation used to make it more eye-catching

The masthead is big and bright so it is eye-catching towards its audience

Variety of colours used, to help the magazine stand out

Cover lines in the shape of baubles as it is a Christmas issue

Contents page of NME magazine

Headings are small and hard to read but they are in a different colour to make them stand out

Large titles used to help catch the readers attention

First letter of text is larger and in a different colour to help lead the reader towards the article

Double page spread of NME magazine

Text is in two colours to help highlight the key parts

Quote from Simon Cowell, the text is large so the reader is more likely to read it

The title is large to help it stand out and to let the reader know what the article is about

First letter of text is larger to help lead the reader towards the article

Close up of Simon Cowell, his expression indicates that he is thinking

Front cover of Q magazine

Good use of colours and font sizes to help the text stand out

Large, eye-catching title

Cover lines are in a variety of colours to help draw the readers attention

The heading may tempt the reader into buying the magazine

Famous cover star, may attract more readers than usual

Contents page of Q magazineContents page clearly labelled and easy to see

Magazine logoPage number Date

Issue number

Regular features stand out by good use of colours

Features stand out by good use of colours

Numbers tell the reader what pages the main articles are on

Smaller version of the front cover

Double page spread of Q magazine

Mid shot photos of Cheryl Cole

Lets the reader know who the article is about

Quote from Cheryl Cole taken from the article

First letter of the paragraph is larger to help lead the reader towards the article

Big letter “C” in a different colour behind the text