Ancillary Task Research

Listings MagazinesWhat is a listings magazine?

- A magazine which contains information about the upcoming week’s events such as broadcast programming, music, clubs, theatre and film information.

Example Covers

Annotation of Front Cover

Magazine title in big, bold font

Cheap price in different colour font to other colours on the front cover with an orange circle around to make it stand out further.

Main characters shown on front cover, featured in the main story of the magazine

Bold, colourful title, makes the reader want to know what’s going to happen to the characters (gives away some of the storyline).

Large picture of the characters from the main story

Double Page Spreads

Double Page Spread Analysis

Bold title to draw attention to main focus

Quote taken from the interview and put in bold and a different colour in order to stand out.

Large picture; takes up over one side of the double page spread, catches the readers attention.

Double Page Spread Analysis

Stand First: Introduction to article to gain interest of readers.

Main headline: Colours contrast the backgrounds in order to stand out

Images: Large images of who the article is about

‘J’ to cover the whole article to catch the reader’s eye, in the colour red to contrast the plain white background.