DECONSTRUCTION OF

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE

Skyline to attract the audience to what is in the magazine.

A big title at the top of the page to make it obvious what magazine it is.

The title is easy to read and is colourful to attract the audiences attention.

The dominant image taking up the whole of the page to attract the audience attention and to make it clear who the feature artist of the magazine is.

Direct model of address to the audience form the photo as eye contact from artist to reader. Creates a relationship between reader and magazine.

Sell lines all around the cover to show what is in the magazine, and to make people buy it.

The name of the artist written on the front cover in big writing to make it clear who the artist is.

Barcode at the bottom of the page so it doesn’t distract from the image.

Cover…

Logo/name of the magazine to remind the audience of what magazine they are reading and to make it more memorable.The bold font

makes it clear what is on that page and draws the readers attention to it.

Subtitles to make it easier to find the page or section you are looking for/

Masthead at the top of the page to clearly show that it is the contents page.

Sub images to show more of what to expect in the magazine and where to find the article linked to that image.

Dominant image to show who one of the feature artists are and what page the article linked with it would be.

Bright colours to highlight more important information on the page and to make it easier to read.

Contents…

Big title to attract the readers attention and to make it clear to see what the article is about.

Kicker to give more information on what is in the article.

Initial cap to bring attention to the beginning of the article.

Gutter line to separate the text so it is easy to read and is neat.

Bright colours used in the photograph to attract the readers attention and to make them want to read the article on the previous page.

Caption to give more information on what is going on in the photo and who is in it.

Photograph with direct eye contact to the readers to establish a relationship.

Double page spread…