The First Date by Daniel Johnson (Inspired By True Events)
Analysis of 3
1. This magazine’s cover
is very plain, basic
and simple. The
magazine uses the
photo to get across
what is going to be
included in the
magazine. The photo
is very clean and has
no editing to it, it has
bright colours.
The overall front
cover is very clean
and basic there is no
overwriting text on
top of the picture it is
just the photo the
title and issue
number.
The title is very basic
all it has to it is a font
the colour is kept black
and dull.
2. The contents page for
this magazine is very
structured and
organised it is
segmented and clearly
defined into what is
what. The line the
divides the contact
information to the
editors divides it well
and you can tell that
this is different to
what is on the other
side.
The contents for
the magazine are
very simple and
plain. The colours
used as well as
being boring they
work well
together to stand
out and make it
easy reading for
the reader.
3. On this side of the
double page we
have a picture, the
picture is clear and
easy to look at, it
stands out in the
background colour.
The picture is
placed in the
middle of the page
and takes up most
of the page which
means it is the first
thing that the
reader looks at
first.
The text on this page
is fairly small, it
doesn’t take up much
of the page unlike the
picture. The text is in
very clear font which
makes it easier for the
reader to read, but
the background colour
makes it a little bit
harder to read than
normal.
The title for the
text is in bold and a
different font to
the actual text, this
means it stands out
and it is the first
thing you read
before the text
4. The title for the cover is
in a bright yellow
colour, this makes the
title stand out and it is
the first thing that
draws your attention, it
is also in larger sized
font than everything
else.
The text at the bottom is
in the same colour as the
title but it is in a different
font style. This style is
harder to read than the
title and it is not as clear.
The image on the front
cover of this magazine takes
up the whole front cover,
you can only see half of the
women face therefore this
gives the impression that
she is shy and afraid and
isn’t comfortable. The
photo also being in black
and white gives the
negative impression. The
photo is the thing that you
look at first as it is the
largest thing on the cover
and the most obvious to
look at.
This front cover follows the F
rule in that the text on the
front cover would be an F if
you put an F over it. With the
text down the side and the
tezt on the top
5. This contents page is
quite jam packed
with information
and pictures. The
border for this
colour page are
these bright and
vibrant twirls. But
they are totally
different to the
actual contents as
the contents are
dark and dull.
The pictures on
the contents
page are quite
small but they
give a preview of
what is on the
page and what
you can expect to
read about.
The contents page is
quite clearly split up into
two sections and in those
sections there are
subheadings and areas of
interest. The text and
font for these headings
and subheadings are in
black and white which
makes it easy to read but
it is boring to look at.
The images vary in
size and some of them
being small and some
of them being bigger.
The bigger ones will
represent the more
interesting or the
most read articles so
then you will know
what page to go to.
6. The header for
this spread is
rather big and
stands out from
the other text. It
is easy to read
and it is the type
of font to all the
other text it is just
in a different size.
The article text itself
is quite small writing
but the font is easy
to read and with the
background the text
is easy to read.