Music Magazine Contents Pages



On this contents page from Vibe you can see a picture of two artists who are probably the main story in the issue ans that is why they take up the whole of the page, also to the left of them is the other stories from the issue and their page number and to the top left is the word contents which is layed out different to all other magazines showing that is is Vibe magazine. There is no scolour scheme as it is just black writing on a white beckground which is probably to make you focus on the picture and not the text. The fonts make the title of the page stand out because the font saying whats on the pages has curves and the font saying contents doesnt have any curves.

 

This contents page from the magazine NME has a big picture in the middle of Kasabian with their name as the biggest headline showing the reader that this is the main story in the magazine and it also has a short introduction to why they are the main story. Also on the right side their is the other news and stories in the magzine and their page numbers and the band index is on the left. Another feature on this contents page is the advert to subscribe to the magazine which isnt on other contents pages that i have seen. The contents also has a colour scheme which is black, white and red and it is most likely because these are the colours on the NME part of the magazine.




This contents page from a magazine shows the main person in it as Kanye West it shows this by making him take up most of the page being the only thing that stands out, but the main thing that stands out is the heart being held to him, this is because it it the only thing on the page that is not it black and white, The background also stands out with the V shape this could be the name of the magazine or the magazines initials. This contents page has all of the features on the right side of the page and it has the information about Kanye West next to the picture. Also on this page the way contents is written it isn't all on the same line which is the same with every issue of this magazine.






This contents page from the magazine Q has a picture of a band that has their name, the page number and some text about why their in the magazine. The fact that they are the biggest picture and their name is the biggest shows us that they are the main band in the issue. This contents page also has a good colour scheme which is red black and white. It also uses different fonts and whether the writing is bold or not to highlight different sections of the page, for example the word Contents is bigger and bolder than all of the other words to show what page it is, and where it says Oasis Special it is a different font to the rest of the page. The layout of the the page has all of the stories on the left side of the page and the main story taking up most of the page with a picture on the right, It also has a review at tomorrow and the date in the top right of the page.

Music Magazine Covers Research



On the cover of this issues of The Source magazine There is a close-up of The Game and it is in front of the title and the only picture on the cover which makes him  the most important thing in that issue, Also the text that says The Game is the biggest and boldest and it is also in a different font which also makes him seem the most important thing in the issue. There is a colour scheme of red and white which probably originates from the name of the magazine as it is red, white and black also the red and black could come from the tatoo's he has. Other things that make the magazine look more professional and real are the bar code and the sell line.



On the cover of this Scratch magazine there is a picture of Lil Wayne that is bigger than the picture of DJ Khaled and it is in front of the name of the magazine which shows us that he is the main attraction in this issue of the magazine followed by DJ Khaled, We can also tell this by the size of the text because it is the biggest apart from the name of the magazine and DJ Khaled's name is the second biggest. There is an obvious colour scheme consisting of yellow, blue and white with the background being almost the same colour as the clothes Lil Wayne is wearing and the blue could come from the colour of the shirt DJ Khaled is wearing. The sell line on the cover of this magazine is just above the name of it which makes it noticeable but only when your are close to the magazine. There is a bar code on this magazine which is located on the bottom left and it doesn't really stand out although it is on top of a picture.



This is a magazine cover from the music magazine cover Vibe where you can see the image that takes up most of the cover and is in front of the name of the magazine this makes the reader know that this person is the main story in this issue of the magazine. the colour scheme comes from what he is wearing, the blue colour on the cover comes from the collar of his top, and then pink colour contrasts with the blue and the other colour is black which contrasts with the grey background and is also the same colour as his hair. This issue of the Vibe magazine does not have a bar code on the front of it, which i have noticed a lot of the new Vibe magazines don't have bar codes on the front of them. The different fonts and sizes of text on this cover shows us what the main cover line is and what are the smaller stories in the magazine, The main thing being Kanye West and other smaller things such as The Battle For J Dilla's Legacy. Other styles of font used on this cover is Italics and whether or not the text is Serif or Sans Serif. There also is no sell line on the cover of this magazine.




The photo in this picture takes up most of the front cover drawing the readers attention to the artist and make them look at the headlines about the artist. The colour scheme is green and black writing with a white background which looks good and draws attention to the parts of the magazine that the creators wanted, the only other colour on the front of the magazine is the sell line which is orange, and this is because it is the line on the cover that is supposed to sell the magazine to the reader.On the front of this magazine there is a bar code which also makes the magazine look professional, some words are is a different font on the front of this magazine than others and some are bigger and bolder, this is because the creator wanted the reader to look at these words such as "Life" and where it says "Plies".