ARTICLE ANALYSISQ ARICLE – ED SHEERAN

ED SHEERAN ARTICLE

The article I shall be analysing shall be this article about the famous successful artist Ed Sheeran, published in the magazine Q.

HEADLINE “PULL QUOTE”

This headline which also seems to be a pull quote is large and says “I’M BRINGING GINGER BACK” which plays on the fact that Ed Sheeran is known for being a red head. Also having the lexis ginger highlighted allows to emphasise on that word. Having this on the separate page with the main image and practically being the only text is very effective as it helps balance the magazine and just generally looks and fits in with the layout and house theme of the Q magazine. Furthermore the red and black follows the colours of the magazine and therefore the forms and conventions.

TEXT

The actual article text contains very small text so you can fit a lot of detail and information into a small place. Furthermore the text has a very formal clean font that fits into the theme of the Q’s magazine. Also the text has been placed on a white rectangle box to make the small text even though small still clear on the page. Moreover the start of the text looks like the Q logo which fits into the house theme.

TITLE

The title of the page is called “THE HOT LIST”. This is put in a larger font at the top of the page to make it evident what the page actually is. Furthermore the use of putting the word “HOT” in red which emphasis's the heat within the word. Also having the clean white line underlining and creating a header gives the article a nice neat layout which spreads the page very well.

MAIN IMAGEThe main image consists of Ed Sheeran leaning against a wall in the famous city of London. He has his acoustic guitar next to him, which is angled into the way Ed is looking. He is looking into the distance which may imply he is looking into the future or the rest of the world for his music to take over.

FOOTER

In the footer you have many important features including date which was “September 2011”. It also has many important other things such as page numbers to let the reader know what page they are on. It also has the logo to continue the house style and let them know what magazine it is.