Front Page
The masthead is very different as it is usually spread
across the width of the page, however in this case, it is based in one corner
as the masthead title is one letter instead a word or a series of words.
Although this is very different and unique, which is an aspect I am trying to
achieve with creating my magazine, I don’t think I would do this idea in
relation to my own magazine. I don’t like the way it looks, and would prefer a
range of words or a single word spread across the page as I think it would be
more noticeable as people walk by, or are looking for a pop music
magazine.
The cover lines are noticeable as they’re capitalized and
bold. I think this makes them stand out, and also easy to read against the main
image. I would use this technique in my own production, as this is very
attracting, however, it is also commonly used as I have seen in Billboard
Magazine before. Overall, I would use this idea in my own magazine.
I like the cover lines coming down both sides of the
magazine front cover, these cover lines are there to show what is featured in
the magazine. I like the way they are positioned as they can clearly be seen,
however, they make the page look cluttered which I dislike. If I were to use
this in my own production, I would make the cover line font smaller and
wouldn’t make it bold either. I like how the main image is positioned, and how
it is in front of the masthead. This shows the main image has significance, and
importance. The main image has a very different aspect to it as well as it has
obviously been edited to make the band form inside Dave Grohls mouth. Although
this is a good technique, I wouldn’t use it in my own production, as I want my
production to be more natural.
Contents
On the Q contents page, there is minimal text. The purpose
of the text is to inform about what the magazine features. To support this, the
text also has subheadings which include page numbers containing the band names.
There is no specific order of the text. I would use something similar to this
in my own product, which would also be informative as this will direct the
readers to where each band or musician is.
I like the layout of the text as well, and how it is organized down one
side of the page. The use of numerical features also directs the readers to where
each band is. Upon creating my own product, I will organize my layout similar
to this as I like how tidy the text is, and organized it is as well.
The font is the same throughout the page. While creating my
product, I would also do this as I think using different or a range of fonts
would look out of place, and could ruin the contents page. The colour of the
font is matching to the colour scheme, white and black. There’s no bold text,
or italic text either. In my own product, I would match the font colour to the
colour scheme, however, the more important words such as the main title, and
subheadings would be either bold or italic.
There’s a variety of images on the contents page. The main
image is centered and related to the front cover of the magazine, however,
there’s also supporting images about what is featured in the magazine. The
images are a range of sizes; this could be due to the significance to each to
image and what they consist of. The cover of the magazine is about the Foo
Fighters, and the largest images are also related to this. The remaining images
consist of the remaining musicians in the magazine. I like this technique of
the main image being centered and larger than the remaining images as this
shows the significance and will also show the readers what the magazine is
basing on this issue. I also like the range of images, and would incorporate it
into my own production as well.
The colours of the contents page are coordinated, and
they’re related to the front cover and masthead as well.
When looking at the layout of the double page, columns are
used. There are 4 columns for the main text and this is so the text is
organized. I would use columns in my own production as I wouldn’t want readers
not understanding the text as it is disorganized. The images aren’t organized
in any specific way. The headlines and sub-headlines are placed on the left
side of the double page spread, I think this is because upon reading the double
page spread, the readers will begin on the left side of the page, and the large
and bold writing will attract their attention. I would use this in my own
production so the headlines and what the double page spread is about is clearly
shown. The images have a layering technique where the images on the right page
are overlapping the main image. I might use this if there isn’t enough room for
my double page spread to fit all the images.
The images on the double page spread are focusing on the
band. They are there to show who the band is, and what they look like. The
appearance of the band could also be related to the genre of music they produce
and perform. In my own production, I will also feature images of the band
focused on my double page spread. However, there are no illustrations on the
double page spread. In my own productions, I would like to include
illustrations as I think it would give a unique feel to the magazine I am
creating as you won’t usually see illustrations in a pop music magazine. The
images do feature celebrities, and this is due to the ‘Foo Fighters’ being
popular musicians. In my own magazine, I think I will not include celebrities
as it is a college based and locally based magazine. There is a couple of
captions to the images describing what is going on, and who is who. I will be using
captions in my own production as this will tell the readers informative
information.
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