Analysis of music magazine;

The title of the magazine is ‘MOJO’ The title has been covered

by the two band members of The Rolling

Stone.

The whole magazine cover is covered with

pull quotes/subheadings to capture the audiences attention; but to inform

them of what the magazine holds.

The title of the magazine is ‘MOJO’ The title has been covered

by the two band members of The Rolling

Stone.

A vast majority of the font used on the front cover are more serif

than sans. The font is bold and strong; this can also portray the

idea of the magazine. As the magazine bases

around the genre of rock n roll and rock

music is portrayed as a very hard headed

genre.

On the front cover they have used more than

one picture. This particular picture has been used in a variety

of front covers throughout the year to show a consistency of

design.

The colours that have been used also show consistency as the background of the

photo is plain white to make everything else

stand out.

Most of the colours that have been used are; red, yellow and

white. They have used these colours because red and white are the two main colours of

their feature band. The Rolling stones. Proof of

this can be seen by the stamp they have used as the bands world wide known

trade mark.

The price/barcode again is found at the bottom right corner.

Initially with the bands name there is a pull quote to connect the double page spread

with them.

The picture that has been used is a

medium long shot; from head up to waist

down.

The magazine MOJO’s contents page. This particular contents page has no link to

the actual front cover; as there is no link with either the text or the name of

the magazine.

The contents is plain and simple. With the ‘contents’ at the top of the page in a sans font in white; with a

red background. Making the word

‘contents’ stand out.

The magazine MOJO’s contents page. This particular contents page has no link to

the actual front cover; as there is no link with either the text or the name of

the magazine.

With every page number and title; there

are a few lines informing the reader of

what will be on the page.

The pictures used on left hand side of the

page connect with the numbers on the right

side. An example being; the first photo used is of ‘M.I.A’ with the number ‘66’ in the

corner. This then linking with the text on

the right the title being ‘M.I.A’s radical

chic’

The contents page also has a border

going round the whole page making it look

efficient.

Everything on the right has been aligned

to the left. To show consistency

throughout the text.

The only thing connecting the

contents page to the front cover are the

colours used. The red, black and white.

At the bottom right of the contents page;

you find credits given to the

photographer/editor.

This is the double page spread for the

January issue.

The colours used on this page are a fade

from the colour orange to a pale grey.

The picture that has been used has been

a long medium close

up shot. Allowing us to

see their faces and

what they are wearing.

The title fills the top of the actual double page spread; allowing us to see that the two pages

are connected.

The double page spread usually consists of an

interview. This dps shows this by the pull quote used before the

actual interview is shown.

The font used on the cover page has stayed

the same bold and bright.

The interview has been put into a small font size suitable for the reader to read. It also makes the production of the dps

easier when being printed.

The colour used contrasts from the background so the fonts

stand out. The background is a brick wall the colour grey.

At the bottom right

of the double page spread there have been

credits given to the person

doing the interview and the

photographer.

The colour orange

connects with the front

cover, not he same shade of

orange but lighter they connect with the orange used in the front cover.

The picture looks as

though it has been edited to match with the layout of

the background.

Inspiration...

• When taking my photos I should aim to take mostly long medium close up shots of the main person/people.

• I have found that in most music magazines; they usually give away a free CD or calendar. I will aim to produce this when making my own.

• When creating a contents page make sure if using pictures to connect them to the page number used in one of your photos.

• When thinking about colours, I should use no more than three colours.

• When producing the double page spread, I should aim to provide a clear title and a photo.