FRONT COVERMasthead

Skyline

Lead article

Give away

Cover linesRed, blue, white, grey and gold

colour scheme

Band name

Flash

Main image

Main image

The main image is one large image which covers the whole page. The image is of the band The Clash.

In the image the band has a very threatening look on there face, this make the band seem very unapproachable. This emotion works well as they all look like they are ready to fight which goes with the look of the magazine as a whole.

The lead singer of the band is at the front which suggests that he is the most important and also has the most dominance than the rest, this is also show by the way you can see him the best whereas the rest are only visible from head to waist. The lead singer is also in bright blue trousers which also grabs the attention of the reader as well.

Band name

The bands name is also used in the title (lead article), this tells the audience who the lead story is about. The name of the band also stands out from the rest of the page this is so the reader can spot it easier.

Lead article

the lead article is all in capital letters which stand out well from the image of the band without covering them or taking the spotlight off of them. “REVOLUTION ROCK!” and “SANDINISTA” is in red unlike the rest of the title is in white. By doing this the title of the band and the last bit of text stands out so the reader can spot the easer. The title of the band is the as big as the masthead font which shows its importance.

Cover lines

The cover lines are located in both bottom corners this shows that they aren't as important as the other things on there the colour scheme for the cover lines are gold, white and red, the red and white carries on the original colour scheme and the gold is used to stand out from the page without taking it over or overwhelming the reader.

They are also put in order of importance, on the right side it works to most important at the top down to least importance at the bottom. Also the magazine has put another load of cover lines on the left hand side these aren’t as important as the ones on the right as they are not in bold whereas the ones on the right are.

Skyline

The skyline is used to attract the reader to a special attraction such as reviews, gigs, freebies or offers. On this magazine they are giving away a free CD as well as telling the readers about there 206 reviews.

This isn’t very important as it is the same font size as the cover lines but have tried to catch the readers attention by adding a small picture of one of the singers.

Flash

The flash on this page is about the band which is why it is located so close to the lead singers head this way the reader will connect it to the band and wont get it mixed up with anything else the magazine is offering.

CONTENTS

Page numbers

Reviews

Main image

Heading

RegularsBrief summery

Cover story

Pull quotes

Red, white and grey

colour scheme

Page numbersThese page numbers are used a little like a drop cap this way the number stands out without overpowering the rest of the text. They lay there contents page out very organized they go in order rather than a random order, this way the reader will be able to find to easily what page each of the articles and reviews are on.

ReviewsIn this magazine the reviews are in the back and therefore at the bottom of the contents page, but here they have highlighted them by putting them in a red box this is because they were advertised in the skyline so they want to make sure the readers can find them easley.

Pull quotesAlthough these don’t stand out as much as out magazines the pull quote are mixed in with the brief summery of the article. The pull quotes contain no swearing which shows that although this magazine is rock and edgy it is clean and therefore suitable for younger children unlike NME magazine which uses strong language.

Brief summeryThe brief summery is mixed in with the pull quotes and the quotes are sometimes used as the brief summery.

Main imageThe main image which covers ¾ of the page is the only image used this makes a big impact, it also keeps within the colour scheme on the front cover. The image isn’t an image from the lead article but instead from a less advertised article this could be because the lead article has already had enough advertisement so the reader doesn’t need anymore on the contents page. The image is a very intense picture of the lead guitarist playing probably live.

Lead articleThe lead article is highlighted in the contents with a small yellow box next to the title of the article, this way the reader will easily spot it and this way it doesn't over shadow the rest of the page.

HeadingThe heading used here is in the same font and colours as the masthead on the front page, this ties the two together.

RegularsThis works well for the regular readers as this way they can find there regular pages they read. It also gives the page some regularity and familiarity.

DOUBLE PAGELead imageFrench title

ColumnsReverse colour

scheme

Lead image

The lead image is a group picture of the band which covers the whole page. The image is very intense and makes the band look very intense and unapproachable. The image is also in black and white which still carries on with the colour scheme on the front cover and contents page this brings the magazine together as a whole.

Title

The title covers the biggest part of page this works really well as the rest of the page is very simple and quite whereas this is very in you're face and loud.

The title is also in French this gives the page a completely different effect and feel to it as it is a lot more powerful.

The font of the title is in a stencil effect, which is usually associated with army and war this adds to the title “revolucion” as it is a battle.

Colum

The text for this article is placed in the gap of the title, they have done this so the pages don’t seem uneven instead the pages run smoothly side by side. As there isn’t very much text this suggests that there is more after this and that this is more like an introduction.

Reverse colour

For this article they have chose to carry on with the colour scheme and use red, black and white the difference here is that they have use black as there background and white as there lettering by doing this the words stand out and looks more interesting