pre-lim task school mag contents page

This is my Pre-lim school magazine contents page. I decided to keep a similar colour scheme as the front cover because its title is "His and Hers" and the colours associated with a girl and a boy is pink and blue and i think these colours should be used throughout the magazine. I think my contents page is average but now i look at it comparing it to professional magazine contents pages it could be much better. This will help me when designing and making my music magazine.

Magazine Contents Page Analysis

FHM

There is one dominant image in this contents page that shows the focus of the magazine, this will be what the attracts the reader when opening the page as there is hardly any text compared to a women's magazine. The reader will like this as the targeted audience aren't very interested in reading.

the text that is on the page is in big bold letters this points out the main part of each article and the reader will find it easier to read. Making them be able to skim thought what the content of the magazine will be before buying it.

The colour used is simple and by using a white background this makes it easier to read and less fancy matching what the target audience is looking for.


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From the contents page the first impression you get is its a magazine aimed for older women this is because all of the pictures are older women. This doesnt relate to the front of the magazine as it seems to be for a wide range of women this you get from the people on the front i.e kerry amd josie and katy price and cheryl cole these celebs have a fan base of a wide age group of women and alot of fans would pick up the magazine for this reason. When you open the contents page there are no pictures of the celebs on the front and they reader has to read through the contents page to find who they are looking for this is a good thing as they reader already knows the article is going to be there by the front cover but reads the titles of other pages and wants to read them too. By having the text in two different colours red being whats shown on the cover and black what else is in the magazine this helps the reader find what they are looking for. By having titles for different sections it also shows an easyer way to finding the page you want. There is an editors letter in the top right hand corner by having this it makes you feel the magazine is a bit more real and cares about the reader this is a bit possitive to get good relationship with the reader.


The layout is structured and set in a clear and simple way. By having a bold text for the title it points out exactly what the page is. The pictures are on the left and writing on the right this makes it clearer and less complicated so it doesn't confuse the reader making them not bothered to read the rest of the magazine.

masthead analysis

masthead analysis

This is my masthead for Beat Magazine with a strapline music is the food of the soul.

I like using the word 'beat' as my magazine is all about passion for music and beats are a main part of music. By using this strapline it also shows the passion the magazine has for music and i think it will attraxt the targeted audience.

Double page spread: Smash Hits

Smash hits double page spread on lady gaga

Analysis

Main article picture
The use of pictures on this page is good as the first picture shown relates to the front cover image. They images are not exactly the same but Lady gaga's pose is similar for example her back is arched and face is facing the front. This is a positive thing as if the picture was totally different for the cover story the audience would not be able to get what they where epecting when turning to the page after seeing the front cover.

Language
The language and title are ideal for the targeted audience as the words say 'so far'. This is a good start for the article as the audience are fans and want to hear lady gaga will go on and by saying 'so far' it indicates there is a lot more to come from lady gaga.

Another piece of text fans may like is 'here's the long, strange evolution of pops biggest nutter.' in my opinion when fans read they will get the joke and most fans would see lady gaga as a role model so by saying 'biggest nutter' they will like this as lady gaga is very out there.

Font
The use of font is very simple and quite structured you could say boring. This can be a great thing as its completely opposite to how people see lady gaga but having something simple to look at when reading an article about the crazy life of one of the most famous pop stars and as this article calls her 'pops biggest nutter'.

This article influences my magazine as i like the idea of having artists life so far and how they got where they are now i think it is ideal for a magazine helping potential artists.

competitor: Smash hits contents page

Analysis of contents page

Smash Hits where a big magazine many years ago but folded in 2006 now they have released a one off lady gaga special magazine. If it was a hit with the audience then smash hits could be in luck and be back in business so it is a big competitor to my magazine.

The contents page is very straight forward and simple. The use of pictures is similar to
billboard and are numbered so you know where to find the story behind the picture this is a great part of the page and could be useful to take into consideration when designing my magazine.

There is a welcome back sign which catches your eye when turning the page and then below is a letter from the editor about why this unique issue came about. This is good as it gives old fans a straight forward answer of what they want to know.

The colour scheme is red white and black. Red in my point of view has two meanings love and hate which could sum up this issue you either love lady gaga or hate her and this magazine is all about her.

The target audience is mainly fans of lady gaga mostly girls who want to be like her i.e it is shown by saying on the contents page 'how to be lady gaga'.