MUSIC MAGAZINES
CODES AND CONVENTIONS
Eye contact- personal – uses and grat
Blur background enhances image
‘free’ -Only bright colour – attracts attention
Classy font
Neat sell lines
Self promotion
Biggest boldest text
Very simple layout
No barcode because free
Large image taking up 2/3 page – main feature of mag
Shows it is a monthly issue
Minimal text – same font
Chronological order
Very simplistic
subtle
Small title of mag in bottom corner
Fun image – intriguing
Collage of images - unusual
First letter of title in different font and size
Blue/grey colour scheme
Unusual font - interesting
Pull quote in centre of article – gives theme of article and attracts reader – same colour as larger first letter
Blue toned images
All different sizes – neat but imperfect
Colour scheme yellow black white
Direct quote encourages purchase – insight into article
Neat/orderly
Overlapping - well known mag
Several sell lines to encourage purchase
Date/price
Dark/bold –stands out – main feature
Encourages purchase – limited
Shows mag is published weekly
Helps readers easily find favourite band
Sub-headings make mag easy to navigate
Self promotion. “save over £45” – great deal – advertised in yellow – grabs attention
Large bold title – advertising article
Arrow encourages reader to turn page and read more – advertises page in mag
Black and white - indie
Eye contact – makes article feel personal – uses and grat
Drop cap –makes it clear where article begins
Pull quoteVery simple and neat
Insight into article contents
Overlapping – don’t need to see whole title to know name
Cover more crowded than the other mags I looked at
Good value- encourages purchase
Highlighted sell lines – stand out
“Exclusively”- make audience think mojo have upper hand
Sophisticated photo – all black
Plain blurred background
Peach black and white colour scheme
Orange text grabs attention – attention drawn to titles
Title of mag at top
2 images suggest they are the 2 main articles
Very neat and layed out well
Plain font
Orange/grey/black colour scheme
Insight into article
Pull quote
Very large/bold first letter
Concert picture – personal as if you were there
“be there now” in gold – stands out more
What article is about
Neat layout of text
Text and image blend neatly
Dark – white writing stands out
Very simpleOlder target audience
Overlapping – well known mag
Pull quote – snippet of article encourages purchase – wanting to read more
‘BEATLES’ largest font besides title – iconic well known band
Black and white image on plain bg – image stand out
Red white black colour scheme
Only gold on cover – stand out
Eye contact – uses and grat
Very visualMinimal text
Pictures have red page numers on them – advertising articles with pictures not words
Issue number- shows how long mag has been running
Neat and orderly text
Q’s colour scheme (red) present on contents page also
“NOW!”-demanding but also intriguing
50% picture 50% text
B+W - Classy
The Large red “L” attracts most attention – red house theme
minimalistic
Black white red colour scheme
No title just her name
Very sexual image. Eye contact – personal – uses grat
Very small logo
Neat layout of text - collums
Simple layout
Only cover with proper background Neat sell line list
Very bright and loud
Largest font – most important
Eye contact – uses and grat
Logo in centre of cover
No specific colour scheme
Action shot – personal- as if you were there
Black and white image – smart and sophisticated
Dressed very classy
Issue number and magazine title
Very plain and simple layout
White text stands out on darker bg
Page number and title in bold and slight insight into each article
Pull quote - intriquing
Mainly image – 2/3 of page
Black and white – vintage interesting classy
Action shot – eye contact – uses and grat
Name of musician being interviewed
Basic Insight into article Neat
columns
Very dark
Text and image separate