I will be analyzing a double page spread that can be found in Q music magazine.
A typical house style of the colour red is used in the double page spread with the sub heading in bold, red writing which stands out. The drop capital box is red.
The key image used does not look like it has been forced, it is a simple casual shot that can relate to anybody, even ourselves. The two men on the picture look very casual. By the men looking like this it helps with the male gaze, because men can not come across sex symbols towards other men in music magazines because in the supermarket music magazines are found in the men's lifestyle. In the pictures men need to come across as effortless so other men believe they could be like that too. Unlike women, the men have not been photo shopped or stylized.
A graphic and quotation is used on the key image and also the quotation links the interview in the copy.
The headline of the double page spread is 'The soundtrack of my life' which links to the picture because of the vinyls and soundtracks on the floor, and the men look like they have been looking through them.
In the interview on the double page spread the questions are in bold and the person who is speaking, there name is also in bold so it is easier for the reader to follow who is saying what.
The questions and answers are set out in columns to make it seem like it is less effort to read it, all articles do this because it will make the audience want to read it.
Also all of the lead paragraph is in bold and the use of colloquialism is used with words such as 'crap'. The register is very straight forward and easy to understand in this article. At the bottom of the second page is a timeline for the interview, it highlights the main things the interview has covered and the answers that the band gave.
This is a double page spread from the Top of the pops music magazine, the music genre is pop. The target audience for this particular article would be aimed at teenage girls who like pop music, and the boy band The Wanted imparticular.
The double page spread shows an interview with the band and is all about how they work out at the gym so therefore could be aimed at boys who want some tips aswell.
The page on the left is the interview with the boys and the right hand side of the page is images of the band and a box with some more questions in it but with a different title.
The colour scheme throughtout the article is pink and purple this tends to be a girly colour but the band make it look strong because they are all quite masculin and talking about how they work out.
By the images of the boys there is a quote they have said along with there name at the bottom of that quote, this indicates in the interview who is saying what, The box with the quote and name in has a background colour of either pink or purple with white writing, this makes the writing stand out and easy to read.
The images of the band looks very stylised as they look attractive and are carring gym equiptment as the article is about the gym and how they work out. The band are not in the gym but have gym equiptment this shows is it stylised,plus they are all looking at the camera and smiling.
Different fonts are used for different words that stand out, this makes the article catch peoples attention and will attract a number of different audiences.
The pink banner that runs across the bottom stand out as it is long and has a pink background with white writing in it. The banner gives information as to how you can listen to the bands new single.
The page numbers stand out because they are in black semi circles at the bottom of the page.
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