Wednesday, 8 February 2017

1.) Analysis of an Existing Contents Page


Colour: The magazine follows a very simple colour scheme of red, white and black in order to follow the conventional colours typically used by Q Magazine. This constant use of these colours allows the magazine to be instantly recognisable to both its target audience and generally. It also makes it gender neutral, being able to appeal to both men and woman in equal measure.
In my magazine, I will be using black and white heavily to contrast each other, but I also want my magazine to appeal slightly more exclusively to the younger generations, so I may use slightly more bright, exciting colours.
Image: The main image used is taken from an intentionally looking ameteur photoshoot, with very little photoshopping. This is done to create an authentic image that will resonate with a less commercialised audience. The model is seen to have a very serious, troublesome expression, which fits the context of a somewhat retro magazine.
In my magazine, I intend to follow the opposite approach, following a very over the top, heavily photo-shopped and airbrushed image to in order to appeal to a youthful teenage audience, as this target audience tends to enjoy commercialised things more.
Font: The contents page uses predominantly serif, black font in order to appeal to a retro audience who enjoy simple, conventional designs to contrast the more acquired tastes of the music involved.
In my magazine, I will use mostly sans-serif font in order to match the modern theme of the magazine and appeal to the younger audience that this magazine is aimed at.
Layout: the left third of the page is taken up by an image as mentioned above, whilst the featured articles are listed down the side in a very conventional manner, with a seperste background to the rest of the page.
In my magazine I plan to have a image taking up the full page with text over it in order to create a more modern, urban look.

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