Analysing Mixmag Magazine…

Contents…This page is quite different to thefront cover- it has a blackbackground with white text. It’s agood idea because the font standsout, but it doesn’t show consistencythroughout the magazine, whichcould look unprofessional.

It also changes it’s style of fontbecause the cover contained‘bubble-like’ font, whereas thecontents contains a harsh font withconnotations of the army andforces.

It does keep slightly similar in thesense that it uses a bright colouredpicture taking up most of the page.The image is quite ‘busy’ so itcaptures the readers eye instantlybecause there’s a lot to take in.

The image that was found on thefront cover is shown on the contentspage too, this can help the readerfind what they are looking for.

Having a “VIP” section gives thereader the impression that it’sexclusive to them so they shouldread it or they could be missing out.

Underneath “Features” there areteasers as to the articles that will befound in this issue. This shouldencourage the reader to read on.

This layout of the page is verysimple. There is an image on theleft, and the contents list on theright. The space along the bottom isa list of tracks available on the freeCD given.

The language used is standardEnglish and it’s almost like they arehaving a conversation with you,“Step away from the DJ booth!”.This makes it easier to read as itfeels less formal.

The numbers are in a bright yellowwhich stands out and makes iteasier to find the page.

Double Page Spread…

The magazine has once again stuck to theidea of bright colours- this appears to be oneof the few ideas of consistency seen.However, the bright colours used don’t matchthe contents or the front cover.

“Welcome to Lame Academy” is a good useof play on words. It’s the opposite of ‘FameAcademy’ so you question what the idea of‘Lame Academy’ is- contrasting? By having ayellow background, the audience is alsodrawn to the heading because the yellowdoesn’tmatch the rest of the page.

The image takes up most of the backgroundon both pages. This gives the impression thatthe image is more important than the article-from looking at the image you gain a roughidea of what it’ll be about.

The ‘celebrity’ in the image is seen wearingsun glasses and a suit case, insinuating she’sgoing on holiday. This is reinforced by thehuge yellow circle in the top right- it’s aclassic way of drawing the sun.

The leading text summarises thearticle but in questions- this lets theaudience make a decision on whetherthey want to continue reading thearticle or not.

Having “Welcome” as the first word isinviting for the reader and impliesthat they are being welcomed so italmost becomes personal- this willbecome a good read for the reader.