Tuesday, 1 February 2011

Rolling stone magazine contents page.



L_The Rolling Stone contents page uses one main image ,and a smaller image shadowing the larger one to the left ,ensuring all attention goes to the larger black and white long shot of the two men dancing .It has a caption in the corner of the image, but also underneath has a main headline and information about what the article is about.The text for the main headline saying 'Johnny be good' is in a black bold font ,with the white undertoning therefore making it stand out more ,it is also the same font used on all the larger fonts .In the top left corner it has the initials of Rolling Stone and underneath that a sell line which is 'all the news that fits'. The contents is then listed underneath ,pushed to the left of the page ,making more room for the page to hold a larger image like the one above .At the bottom right is some information of the magazine. The main colours used are purple, black and white, which are probably the colours used within this issue.
I _The institution of the magazine is Wenner Media.
I_After the front cover ,the contents page is just as important as it is the first page seen after the cover and directs the reader to other pages in the magazine,so it needs to be interesting ,set out on the page well and informative .Rolling Stone magazines content page is organised well and is clear to understand .From the contents page above it does give the idea that this magazine does represent music from past and present ,hence the black and white image of the two old men dancing then the colour image of the younger artist Beyonce .
A_The audience for this contents would be of both genders because two images are used showing both sexes ,there is a larger image of the two men dancing ,and the smaller colour image of Beyonce ,but overall both genders are catered for ,looking at the text in the content this shows this too.
R_This particular contents page represents both the modern and old side of music ,ironic as the magazine has been around for some time so has a good knowledge of both.It represents music in a positive manner ,

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Rolling Stone magazine front cover




L _The front cover is mostly dedicated to a close up image of Amy Whinehouse against a white background ,her black get up ,make up and hair make the image seem more dramatic .The masthead like the Amy Whinehouse headline are both in baby blue and the masthead is partly covered by the image ,a convention usually used but the magazine is still recognisable to the audience .The image of Amy ,is a rare one as she looks innocent and is sporting her trademark grunge look but looks healthy instead of drugged up.Using blue on Amy Winehouse's name is meant to relate to calmness and happiness and blue is the colour of the ocean and sky where both relate to this.There is an issue number and date line at the top right of the page .The main and other cover lines are down the left hand side of the page next to the image on the right. The other cover lines are done in smaller writing and use the same font as the main.'The Diva and her Demons' is written in red to represent that Amy can be hot headed ,and red is related to evil which could be her demons .The main colours used are red ,white ,blue and black.
I _The Rolling Stone magazine is published every fortnight and is produced by Wenner Media.
I_The front cover of the magazine gives the audience the idea that each week it represents alternative music ,with different artists from different genres each fortnight ,so therefore it caters for a larger audience ,the blue and the image of Amy seem like they are trying to make Amy apear angelic and show the audience she has come out stronger and has now calmed down but hasn't lost her trademark image .
A_This issue is aimed at both genders but more of a female audience ,as they will see her as a strong role model as she has got back up from her problems which many females will feel they can relate too.The age range it will appeal to will be mainly 16-24, however, as the magazine also writes about politics, it will appeal to older age groups also.
R_Rolling Stone magazine represents music in a stereotypical way ,it represents music in a positive way.

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Q Magazine contents page



L_The contents page has continued to use the same colours to contrast with the rest of the magazine ,using black ,red ,white and grey .It has a banner headline across the top of the page with the Q  logo ,contents and date .The main image is Cheryl Cole when she made a popular return to music as a solo artist ,she is the main focus of the image ,without a caption .Given that Cheryl is wearing black shows dominance in the industry now she is a solo artist ,and the fact her marriage breakdown was in the public eye wearing black can be to show she is a strong female and can handle the break up.
I _The institution of the contents page is Bauer Media group.
I _The contents page is made to organise the magazines features and contents so that it is made easy for the reader to go straight to the page they want. This contents page does this well as it is very well presented and organised.It uses the one main blown up image and the two medium sized images ,ordered to the left to let the image of Cheryl seem more dominant over the page therefore attracting more of the readers focus to that image ,they will then look for the article about Cheryl in the content .

A _The audience this contents page would appeal to would be a young, male audience, as the colours used are quite dull apart from the red and the image of Cheryl Cole will apeal more to a male audience as she is a pin up that most men are attracted too ,saying that though this magazine issue will attract females aswell but in less of them.
R _Q's content page represents Indie music from the image and the over all look of the page. It also represents a young style and in a positive way ,Cheryls story is that she came from a poor background so she influences young people to try hard and not give up on their dreams because they too can make it .