1. MUSIC MAGAZINE
ANALYSIS
By Ryan Willis

2. Exclusive title, claiming to be
better than rival magazines of
the same sort.
Masthead, very
large to make it
stand out from the
rest of the cover. Main image, fills
Matches the main most of the cover, in
story headline at the reader’s face.
the bottom of the Will interest fans of
page. this band.
Exclusive on a
Cover Line to lure
recent tragedy/loss
readers in. The
of a music artist.
words ‘Most
Giving the ‘Final
Exciting’ catch the
Interview’ ever.
reader’s attention.
Main story, fitting ‘Liam Vs. Noel’ giving
with the main a sense of
image of the band. competition, also
Matches the colour luring the reader in
of the Masthead at more. Quite up to
the top. date information
about a certain feud.
Barcode, standard with any
type of magazine sold in
shops.

3. The Masthead stands out because it is in
white and is quite large. It is not in yellow
like most of the text on the page, this
gives it contrast from the other text.
‘12 Free Downloads’
draws the reader in as
it may be something
they like.
The main image takes
over almost all of the
The background is cover so the reader
a grey wall, this focus’ on the main
makes it quite article.
plain and neutral
therefore making
the main image
and text stand out The main title is quite
even more. bold and stands out
from the image
behind. Also it says
The use of the ‘Access All Areas’ as if
colour yellow it is going to show
makes all of the and tell the reader
text stand out things about the band
making it easier to they have never
read. heard or seen before.
The barcode again is a
regular convention of a
magazine.

4. Quite
plain, white
background so The page numbers
every image and are very clear so
text stands out. that the reader
The main knows which page
Masthead saying each article is on.
‘Inside This
Week’ is very big
and stands out
also.