One of the first things that I noticed about this cover is that the main headline, that is placed in the top right hand corner of the page is not as large as you would have expected it to be and doesn't grab the attention of the reader as much as if it were bigger and bolder. The title of the magazine 'Q' is located in the top left hand corner of the page, this is coloured in red and because of this stands out from the grey, white and black colours that are predominantly used on the cover of this issue. The main thing that you notice first when looking at the cover is the image of Oasis guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher that is placed almost covering the whole of the white background of the page. Even though it is in black and white it stands out from the rest of the page and draws you into looking at it closer. The black and white also emphasises the details of his face and his expression which is very serious. The way the page is layed out is very open, the image dominating the cover with small text in the corners of the page showing what else is included inside the magazine. The colour scheme of the magazine cover is black, white and grey. This scheme makes the red text stand out a lot from the other colours on the cover and puts emphasis on them. I would say that the target audience for this magazine would be fans of soft rock music and especially for this issue fans of Oasis because of the main article being about the band.
When looking at the cover of the magazine the first thing that i noticed about it was the colour scheme, which is white, white, green and black. this colour scheme works very well and makes all of the text that is in green such as the headline stand out very well against the black and white background. The actual title of the magazine 'MOJO' is coloured in white and is set in the mid-ground of the cover which works well, it is not the first thing that your eyes go to which is the image of the band 'Kings Of Leon' but the second thing, this draws people in with the image and then people see what magazine they are looking at. The main image of the band is in black and white, even though it has no colour it draws attention to it and attracts people in. The layout is quite cluttered as there is a lot of text on the cover, but not so cluttered that nothing is clear. Just the right amount of space has been left between the sections of text to allow there to be space on the cover for the majority of the picture to come through on the page and allow people to see it in its entirety. I think that the target audience of this magazine would mainly be young fans of classic rock and music of other genres and also for this particular issue, fans of the band on the cover as there is a big section about them included in the magazine.
The title on the cover of this magazine is situated in the top left hand corner of the page and is coloured in white, this stands out reasonably well against the background but not as well as it could with a colour such as black. The colour scheme of the magazine is red, white and yellow. These colours work well together and allow the image to stand out from the background not take all the attention from the image. The main images take up the whole of the background and works well as each member of the band have their own corner on the cover and lets their own individual personalities and looks to be shown freely without other people standing with them. The colours of the text work very well as they contrast from each other and show up well against the background images. The layout of the magazine is quite cluttered but still allows space for the images of the band to be seen in the background of the cover page. I think this layout works well but i do think that if it was a little less cluttered it would work much better. The magazine's target audience is young people and for this issue especially fans of the Vaccines as they are on the front cover and this would appeal to them.
The analysis offered here is ok. It would have been better if you had followed the examples a bit more closely.
ReplyDeleteAlso, where are the contents page and double page spread analyses?