Contents research One

This contents page from 'NME' magazine is extremely bright and colourful and attracts your attention instantly. The page uses sub-headings as borders to bring the attention to the centre of the page. They also use the same Logo at the top of the page to show people that the magazine name has importance. The logo is a striking red colour and is the most eyecatching text on the page, because of its size and colour. I think the colours on this contents page make it stand out as soon as you turn to this page and it invites the reader in. They use two shades of green in the centre of the page which works brilliantly as its very aesthetically pleasing.

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Magazine Cover Research Five

This magazine is an edition of 'NME' which stands out extremely well with a large main picture of Gwen Stefani on the front. Her head goes of the masthead which suggests that 'NME' want her to be noticed and that shes the most important thing on the cover. Her name is in a white and gold colour and it is right through the middle of the page. This is by far the largest text on the page including the masthead, which shows that 'NME' magazine want her to be noticed.

There is only four or five colours on the cover and it is made very simple to give the impression to their audience that is a very sophisticated magazine.

magazine cover Research Four

This magazine from 'NME' is very bold and bright and catches your attention straight away. Although colour is needed on the creation of my own magazine front cover, i have learnt that it is best used in moderation to make it look professional and sophisticated.

This magazine cover looks very modern and would attract most young people to it. The masthead (NME) is very big and its the colour red to make it stand out. The masthead is also in front of La Roux on the front which suggests the designer believes nothing is more important than the magazine. There is a close-up shot of La Roux on the front with her hair behind the 'NME' logo. The important factor here is that her eyes are showing because that's the thing people are instantly drawn towards. Her eyes are the only thing on her face with any colour to draw people into her eyes.

The only writing on the page that is in yellow is the quotes "the future 50" and "special issue", which suggests these are the main things on the page apart from La Roux and the masthead, that the designers want you to see. The yellow writing and black background contrast with each other for a eye catching effect.

magazine cover Research Three

This magazine caught my eye on the Internet as i think it looks very professional and sophisticated. The shortage of colours on the cover make it very simple to look at and very suave.

T.I. is the main image on the cover and he goes over the masthead of vibe which shows hes the most important thing on the page. His name is also as big as the writing the magazine title is in and in a different colour to make it stand out. This shows the magazine is promoting T.I. and that they want people to notice him on their cover.

The designer of the cover has used writing around T.I., who is wearing a smart suit to bring attention, because they want people to otice him instantly when they see the magzine.

magazine cover Research Two

The magazine cover which i have chosen to analyse for my second piece of research is 'vibe'. This cover shows a close up image of Kanye West and his head goes over the main title (Vibe) which suggests Kanye West is the most important thing on the cover. All the writing is around Kanye West and he is by far the biggest thing on the cover. Therefore they are portraying him to be important and successful to the readers of the magazine.

The blue and pink colours on the cover contrast with each otherand makes the cover look very modern and professional. With there only being around 3 or 4 colours on the cover, it makes the magazine simple on the eye and very aesthetically pleasing.

magazine cover Research One

The music magazine i have chosen to use for my first piece of research is Q magazine. The reason i have chosen this is because its a popular magazine to music lovers and its good to analyse. The Name of the magazine is in bright and bold writing to make it stand out and to make sure people know the name of the magazine. The masthead takes up alot of the page, which suggests they want people to know and recognise the Q magazine logo. The picture of Lily Allen on the cover instantly attracts attention as she has her back to the audience and is topless. The picture of Lily Allen and the animals relates to the tag line 'Sexy beast' as she is topless in the shoot and she is standing in a long shot next to two beasts. They have wrote Lily Allen in black and white to contrast the colours and make it stand out over other magazines.

The designer of the magazine has used only 5 colours on the front cover to get the message across to the audience that it is a suave and sophisticated magazine. They have used red, just like they have for their masthead, for the word 'exclusive' so that it catches peoples eye.

My introduction.

My name is Liam Pryor, and this is my media studies blog which i will post comments in every now and then to help me when i come to produce my own music magazine. I will be evaluating different kinds of music magazine front covers,contents pages and double page spreads over the period of the project. I will also post comments about anything else that may help me with my project.