1. Header
Masthead
Colour scheme
Buzz word Main image
“exclusive”
Font
Cover lines
Main cover line
Footer
barcode

2. Colour scheme
The colour scheme is very Header:
simple it consists of The header lists possible features in
red,whte and black with the magazine or something that the
yellow being the colour of magazine has to offer in this case its
the main story/bands “the essential music guide” this is a
name “Coldplay” to attract key selling point and is something
attention to the fact they that will attract people who are
have a “world exclusive” interested in music.
the rest mainly blends in
with “u2” in red against
The main image:
the white which contrast
The main image here is of the very well
against one another
known Coldplay who are an Indi/rock
making it stand out even
band with an extremely large fan base
though the text size is
who would buy the magazine purely for
smaller that the main
the “world exclusive “ of Coldplay. The
story.
Cover lines: pose that the band are in gives of a
The cover lines are the professional and serious feel with the
other stories and features lead singer at the front.
that are in the magazine
but aren't the main
Barcode:
attraction to the buyers the
The barcode on the front cover of this
font size tends to be
magazine follows the conventions of
smaller with selected
having the price and issue information
words in bright colours
on the front of the magazine .This
The Footer: makes the magazine feel more official
The footer essentially does the same as the footer just smaller it here tells us and lets you know that its
that the magazine contains here the footer tells us about the reviews of the professionally made media text and
listed things. that will be featured in the magazine. product.

3. The date of the Smaller story images
issue and the The less importat or
header smaller fan based
The masthead of artists and storys
the contents page
Features are the main Main image and story
storeys/features in the this tends to be a
magazine grabbing image that
entices the viewer.
The stories grab
lines / article Exclusive story
names means its only in
this magazine
The pages you'll
find the stories on The pages you’ll
find the story on

4. The header has the date of The smaller images are the
the issue in a stylish large less appealing stories
font and the word meaning the magazine
“contents” telling us that knows they'll appeal to
this is the contents page people but there are other
the colours orange white stories more than others
and brown work well and here the main story is
together and contrasts an exclusive with a large
making each stand out image that takes up most of
well. the page .
The masthead is the name The main image represents
of the magazine “drummer” the main story on page 34 we
this is in the largest font and no this from the cleaver
takes up a large amount of corner markers in orange
the page making the which contrast with the
contents look fuller than it black/grey image and draws
is and making it seem there are attention to it more also
is more contents. the word exclusive is
The features/articles are splashed across the info
listed with the page about the story and the
number the font sizing is image linking the two
don't very well as because together
the font is smaller it
makes it look like it has The exclusive is a stamp style
more content and font and is in a medium/small
because the page number font meaning that the story
are larger and in brighter may only appeal to certain
font it makes it stand out. types of people.

5. Band index :list
of bands on what
page they'll be Header /masthead
found
Main image Article subtitles –
Taking up about “news” , “radar” etc..
1/3 of the page. Where to find what
Smaller
The different stories
font for lists
that you'll find in the
magazine along withy
the features
Main story
This is the story Page numbering :
that is shown this what page that
is clever as it fills specific story/article
the page. Subscription advertisement will be found on.

6. The masthead: the masthead is a simple design being the same as the
magazine logo letting us no which magazine this is from. The header: the header is
simple and is just a black strip
across the top of the page
Grab/sell lines: with “this week” this could be
The main grab line here is seen at the masthead also but
“everyone got on...” as it is the the “NME” is the main
largest in font size and has a masthead. With the strip
large image to go with it along stopping towards the end for
with a short paragraph the band index.
beginning the story. The rest of
the grab/sell lines are of a The font style and size: the font
small/medium font with the list style is simple and tend to be one
of bands in small and the font the size varies with the
articles being medium under masthead mainly being large and
subtitles. bold with a contrasting extremely
small list on the left side of bands
Colour scheme:
and then the medium font size for
The colour scheme consists of
the main story and then the
four main colours these being
smaller for the article.
red, white, black and yellow.
The red against the white
stand s out and the white Main image: the main image takes
against the black stands out up a small 1/3 of the page and is of
this makes the page seem a band performing and with a small
busier than it is and the paragraph relating tot eh image
articles stand out more the underneath the image is a natural
yellow text being an advert of pose and unstated. The rawness of
a subscription deal to the the image makes the reader trust
magazine this is an eye the magazine that the contents is
grabbing colour and makes it real and shows the band in action.
stand out more than the rest.

7. Codes and conventions of a music magazine
contents page.
Header of a “V” The masthead in large
which stands for bold font.
vibe the name of
the magazine.
Features and
Main image of an articles that will
artist posing could be found in the
be the main magazine.
storyline also.
Different styles
Simple layout of font to
looks stylish highlight certain
,fresh and clean. stories
Page numbers that
Black and white
the articles will be
colour scheme with
found on in the
the heart being the
magazine.
only thing in colour.

8. Header: Masthead: the masthead
The header is a “v” which here is broken up into 3 lines
stands for “vibe” the name of making the page look quirky
the magazine the size means and makes it stand out the
its over layered by the main font is large and in bold
image and the contents. The black and a simple font style
colour is grey which doesn't
make is stand out but it is grey
Story/cover lines:
against white/grey background
There is only a small amount
making it more visible to the
of cover lines compared to a
viewer.
normal mainstream magazine
Main image: the main image is as they try to fill the page to
of a well known artist posing in make it look like your getting
a natural stance the image is a lots for your money but here
lay over and doesn't have a vibe have kept it simple with
border the image is also in about 5 storylines In total with
black and white other that the the subtitles only being 2
heart a woman is holding this compared to about 5.
could link into the main story .
Colour scheme: the colour
Font size and style: the font
scheme is very simple as the
size is very similar other than
page is in black and white with
the masthead “contents” the
a hint of blue in the grey parts.
rest is all in a medium/small
The only thing on the page
font there is a variation in the
that's in its natural colour is the
style of font on some stories
heart on the main image but the
clearly trying to highlight that
red in just in bolder black that
specific storyline.
others keeping the contents
looking stylish and
sophisticated.

9. Masthead Header
Features that are also
in the magazine.
Other article
Other articles and images but not
page numbers the main story
image
Subtitles
Colour scheme : Main story image
blue, white black and the page
red. number it can be
found on.
Other articles
layered over the Other events and
main image. online use.

10. Header: the header is
smaller than usual and is Masthead: this masthead is a simple but bold font and a large/medium size font that stands
simply the magazines out against the white and blue and immediately under it is some images of some storeys
name and logo in the making the contents look full and busy.
corner of the char music
recommendations Cover lines: the cover lines
are layered over the main
Chart music: this is a story image making them
unique section to a music stand out also the blue
magazine as depending subtitles makes them stand
on the music genre the out more individually the
magazine is the music is range of text size creates a
all different this is styled busy looking page and
in a list of albums, singles because there layered over
and this weeks. the image it creates a fuller
look. This contents has 3
Colour scheme: the colour images for individual
scheme is vibrant with smaller articles that will
bright blues reds green and feature in the magazine.
yellow being the main
colours along with black Main image: the main
which makes everything image here is of a
stand out against it also a awkward and quirky
section of the text is layered looking pair who don't
over the main image making look like the stereotypical
the text stand out over a musicians but the size of
light background. The colour the image tells us they are
scheme links in with the important in the bottom
chosen images at the top as left corner the page
they all have similar colours number where the full
as chosen. article will be found it
there.