Magazine Analysis

Kamran Ali

Masthead

Bar code

Header

Footer

Serif

San serif

Cover model, relates to the cover article

Stylised fonts

Cover image covers up part of the mast head

Strap line

Cover line

Quote from interviewee

Free item giveaways to entice buyers

Tagline

Main font colour

Date line

Barcode is placed in the corner out of the way

Puff used to advertise competition in magazine

Largest text on page, even bigger then masthead, entices reader to buy magazine by advertising the main cover story with large text

Prop

Images advertising specific articles on specific pages

Articles listed around main image

Advertising a subscription the magazine

Main image of page, contents list flows around as to not obscure it

Page of main image in corner, not obscuring anything but still in plain sight

Dateline

Colours are mainly dark, with white text, to stand out and go along with theme of page

Uses the rule of thirds to organise the page

Main articles are accompanied by an image and the page number, attracting the reader to read the article

Text is kept in simple font

Red font stands out against the white background

Free item giveaway to entice reader

List of numbers is simple and organised

Sub categories are shown but in smaller font

Sans serif

Page is mainly dominated by images

Photoshop is used in the main contents page to combine images together

Advertisements on the contents page to further entice the reader

Small list for actual contents, but with a small font showing it is not the main feature

Page is split up 50/50 one side is devoted to the image the other to the article.

Drop cap

Image in middle of the article to separate the text so that it does seem very long

Title is largest text on the page emphasising the importance of the article as shown in the title

Colours used are mainly black and red. Red is used as the background for the main image, so the font colour is a link

This double page spread is image dominated, with very little text in the actual article

The article itself uses a very small font, which doesn’t draw any attention away from the images

Captions are mainly used on this page to anchor the image

Competitions are used here again, continuing the trend

Puffs are used here a lot to add in quotes from the interviewee

This double page spread is set up in a Q&A style, to make it easier for the readers to digest the information.

The main image dominates the page drawing the most attention

Bright colours are used on this page to show this is for a mainstream audience