Thursday, 25 October 2012
Deconstructions of Double Page Spreads
In preparation for my main task which involves creating a double page spread, i analysed 3 different double page spreads from various music magazine.
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Preliminary Task: College Magazine
This is the two pages of work i did for the preliminary task which was to create a cover and contents page for a college magazine. This is to practise my skills before i do my professional magazine and can be used in an evalutation to show my improvement between the two magazines.
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Preliminary Task Flat Plans
I have created these as a plan for my Preliminary task. These will act as a guide for how i will layout my magazine cover / contents page.
This is the magazine flat plan for the front cover which features a masthead, main image, a bar code and multiple sell lines.
This is the magazine flat plan for the content page which will have a list of contents, several images and an extract of the featured article (on the front cover.)
Thursday, 11 October 2012
3 Magazine Contents Page Deconstructions (NME/Rock Sound/Kerrang!)
Masthead
The
masthead is included in the contents page of NME magazine, in
a similar size to the front cover. The font is big and bold, in caps locks
which is memorable. The colour of the masthead is a bright red, with a white
border around each letter. On the page it is at the top, starting near the far
left of the page and stopping towards the middle. Next to it, there is text
informing that they are reading THIS WEEK's issue. The text is in
white to contrast with the logo and the font is similar to it. The black
background helps the text stand out against the rest of the page.
Necessary Information
Underneath
the masthead, there is the date of when the issue was published. However they
don't have an issue number or a page number. The content page does not include
a direct link to the magazine website but they have included a link to
subscribe to the magazine.
Text
The
page has a lot of text on it, including a band index and different types of
genres of the articles. There is a small part of it to advertising their
subscription and a part of the main the page is a major article inside the
magazine. The purpose of having a band index is for fans of bands to quickly
see if a band they like have been written about. Some people may want to search
by the types of articles and then by the content. The main article has the main
focus of the page and the subscription serves the purpose of
offering delivery of the magazine for a larger price. They use subheads to give
more information the articles listed under the main headings. The band list is
order alphabetically and the other index is organised by page numbers. The band
index is on the far left, the other index is on the far right, with the main
article in between. However the band index is smaller and makes room for
the subscription box. They use numerical features to organise the
other index.
Font
The
fonts used are similar to the masthead; the main sell lines are in bold writing
with capital letter and the subheads are in lower case fonts and not in a bold
or italic text. The different font styles are used to separate the subject of
the article and the small synopsis of the article and making the header eye
catching. The text is mainly in black, with the numbers in red and headers in
white. However the band index is reversed with the main text in red with black
numbers. The subscription includes yellow and white text which looks effective
on the black background. Bold is used extensively throughout the text while
italics is not used at all.
Images
There
are only few images on the cover; one to accompany the main article and one in
the subscription box showing copies of magazines. The main article image is
large and the pictures of the magazines are smaller, as they assigned to a
smaller space. Neither image have a caption but are associated with their
articles as they relate to them. The magazines do not have writing over them
but the main article image does but the opacity of the text/background is lower
that usual so some of the image can still be made out.
Composition
The
main article is framed by the rest of the text on the page and the layout is
simple, boxing the information into different parts of the page. None of the
parts of the page overlay each other. Any pictures used clearly relate to their
respected pieces of text.
Linguistic Features
The
page does not use any rhetorical sentences and are usually in declarative
sentences. Alliteration is not used either as well as internal rhyme/assonance.
The linguistic features on the page are basic and there is nothing notable.
Colour
Four
colours are used on the page for text (yellow, black, white and red) which are
used appropriately against the backgrounds, which are either white or black.
The images don't have a colour in common, the magazines are mostly red and
yellow colours while the main article image is mainly white. The red magazines
are eye catching and will draw the reader towards the subscription box
successfully. The main article is also eye catching as it is in the centre of
the page.
Masthead
The
masthead is on the upper right which the readers eyes will still been drawn to
but it also makes room for the image as it would have overlapped.
Nessassary Information
Underneath
the masthead there is the issue number and the month/year of the publishing
date. It has a caption for the photo who informs the reader who it is and a
quote from one of the people in the main image.
Text
There
is little tezt apart from a quote from one of the people in the main
photograph. There is also a caption on the photo and a table of contents which
has the page number, the subject of the article and a brief synopsis of it.
Font
There
are three different fonts used; one for the masthead, one for the quotes and
one for the table of contents.
Images
Only
one image is used and is the main sell point on the page. It is also used a a
background instead of a plain colour filling the space.
Composition
The
composition is simple, with the date, issue number and masthead on the top
right, a quote in the middle left of the photo, and the table of content in the
bottom right corner.
Linguistic Features
No
notable language or lingustic features have been used.
Colour
Most
of the text is white but the numbers are red, as well as the banner for the
title of the table of contents. The red colour matches the red of the boxing
gloves in the background image.
Masthead
The
masthead is not shown in the contents page.
Nessassary Information
The
page has a letter from the editior, an unusual feature in a contents page. It
also has a table of contents on the left, a subscription box below it and
several images to its right.
Text
The
main body of text is the table of contents which has the type of article, page
number and few words about each one. The images also have an overlay of text
which contains the same information.
Font
The
fonts are relatively similar, mostly in capslock. However, the editiors letter
is a smaller lower case font than the rest.
Images
There
are several images used in this contents page. Next to the editiorial letter,
there is a copy of the front cover of the magazine. Underneath there are 9
photos which are featured articles in the magazine. One is larger than the
others which means it is a more important article and will attract readers to
it. There are also 3 images of past issues next to the subscription boxes.
Composition
The
content page title is on the top right, next to the editiorial letter which is
on the top left. Underneath the title, there a quote from an article. The rest
of the left side of the magazine is all pictures from articles and the left has
a small table of content.
Linguistic Features
Most
of the writing is in short sentences except the editiors letter.
Colour
The
background in grey which makes the rest of the colours pop. The text is mostly
black, but when its on a black background, it is yellow. The yellow text is
mainly used for main titles, page numbers and the contents title. The
subscription box is red to make the reader notice it.
Wednesday, 3 October 2012
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