Contents Page

By observing these magazine contents pages I have found out that the page consists of mainly picures which overcrowd the page and make the text seem pushed out to the sides of the page; it is as if the pictures are the primary elements on the page.

The contents page still sticks to the magazines's colour scheme and specific layouts. These three all follow the 'F' layout.

 

Double Page Spread

After looking at existing double page spreads from professional magazines I have discovered that one of the pages consists of a large picture which coverers the majority of the page. and the other page contains mainly text however there are other forms of graphology such as large colourful headers, smaller photographs, backgrounds ETC. The typography has a very small font apart from the headers which is very large and bold. Also the colours stay within the magazine's colour scheme throughout the double page spread.

 

Split Screen Imaging

This album cover shows a quadruple split screen image of 4 different historical figues; Bob Dylan, Malcolm X, Fidel Castro and John F. Kennedy.

I like this type of imagery as it shows a variety of different subjects in one image; this saves room and allows there to be much more content that a regular photograph.

This would also appeal to the target market. for example the picture on the left shows iconic figures of the 60s therefore it would appeal to the older audience as well as young people who are interested in 1960 history.

This magazine cover is in the style of 1930 Art Deco. This design makes it seem vintage and classic however the date says 2012 so we know it is modern designed to look old.

This design uses three colours which are turqoise, white and a minimal amount of black. The black contrasts well with the background, partly because the background colors are slightly whitewashed and faded.

This magazine style would maybe work for a music magazine as it offers a unique and alternative edge which appeals to some audiences, however the colours may need to be more lively and more graphics would  need to be present as it needs more of a selling point.

Overall this design appears to be a little bit too simple for a music magazine.

 

This magazine cover is in the style of Roy Litchenstein. This is shown through the use of benday dots, bright colours and cartoon-like shapes.

This magazine is inspirational as the bright colour and cartoon-like shapes make it stand out from the other magazines as it appears very different.

The design of this type of magazine would be aimed more towards the younger audience as it seems a lot more fun and exiting than the others however it would not be as appropriate for a music magazine.

To conclude, this style provides a very colourful magazine cover and would be appropriate for some genres of music for example pop and alternative rock however it would not be appropriate for metal or hip-hop ETC.

Artwork

Magazine covers can be influenced by album artwork due to the graphological elements such as colour, themes and shapes. An example of this is the De Stijl album by the White Stripes. (Below) This album uses shapes and poses to create the theme of the art movement called De Stijl. The shapes are very geometric and this gives connotations of tidiness.
Furthermore the colour scheme in this artwork follows the traditional colour scheme that The White Stripes use which is red, black and white. Coinsidentally this is the most common colour scheme used for magazine covers. I know this by comparing a variety of magazines and studying which ones are most affective for me. (Below)

I have found out that the red, white and black colour scheme is a lot more comfortable for the user to look at as the other magazines that use other colour schemes seem more overcrowded and complicated.

These two magazine covers advertise the products in different ways. The one on the left uses the image of Bob Dylan to attract the audience which is Dylan fans, and makes them interested in reading/buying the magazine however the gaming magazine on the right is much more abstract and uses drawn artwork to entice the audience. The image is of a boy who is inside an arcade machine and is controlling the characters within the machine, this gives a semantic meaning that the user is in control of the games which entices the gaming audience as that is how they want to feel when playing the games.

AS Media Foundation portfolio G321 Schedule 2012