They’ve advertised the free CD, in a yellow text box to make it stand out and interest customers

The angle, at which the image was taken, makes it look as if the people are looking at you, this would be popular with girls.The image has been taken in a 2 person shot.

The text that has been used is easy to read but not too plain.They’ve added the date above the header, to make it clear what issue it is

They’ve continued with the same font in different colours for the main titles, this in keeps with the magazines house style

They’ve added the date and page number in the right hand corner of the footer and the magazine website in the right hand corner, they’ve done this on every page, which in keeps with the magazines house style

The black background makes the bright images and text stand out

The white text stands out against the black background; the choice of the colour white against the black makes it more visually appealing

The layout of the contents page, is quite busy but not cluttered, making it easy to read but not look like an over-bearing amount of information

They’ve added the logo in the corner of the page, the logo is on the left hand corner of every page, this makes it more uniform, making it look more professional.

They’ve written contents page at the top of the contents page, this makes it clear what the reader is looking at; it also goes with the overall house style of the company

They’ve added footer with the company website, date and page number.

This makes it easy for the customer to go back and see the date of the magazine and where they can go to subscribe to it.

They’ve got advertorials in the bottom panel of the contents page. The advertorial is about a free CD which comes with the magazine and the band that it’s about. The band goes with the genre of the magazine, which makes it a suitable advertorial

V.I.P they’re trying to make the reader feel important

The masthead has been written, is a bold clear font with the date underneath it. Like the font that has been used and the contrast of the black text against the off white background.

I like the way they’ve managed to get the entire contents of the magazine into a quarter of the page, however it doesn’t look empty as the image takes up most of the space.

Pull quote: the use of the pull quote draws the reader in, making them then want to read the article it’s from.

The Footer is a useful way of imprinting the company name.

I like the way the model is looking directly at the camera, it adds to the strangeness of the image.

I like that they’ve written which issue is it clearly at the top of the page

By adding the top chart hits, brings in a large audience who want to be in the know about the latest hits.

The Billboard logo is on every page. This goes with the house style of the magazineThey’ve added colours between the letters this makes it less boring and more visually appealing.

They’ve written contents page in bold capital letters this connotes strength and solidness. The black font contrasts against the white background. As it is the biggest text on the page and is placed in the top middle, it stands out the most on the page.

Too much text might be discouraging to a reader, so they’ve effectively managed to convey the stories using pictures.

The models shown are from different races and genders, this helps to show that the magazine welcomes everyone.

The white space, makes the page look clean and takes away from the intense amount of text on the page, making it look less daunting

The use of the image breaks up the big blocks of text

The use of a footer and page number helps the user to navigate through, the magazine. It also tells them how to go online and view the deals and events they are promoting

This part advertises the online and events part of the magazine, this encourages readers to go onto their website.

They’ve used the blue line to split the page up. The use of blue works as it is one of the main colours used in the magazine. Light blue connotes peace and serenity, it is also seen as quite a cool breezy colour which describes the magazine well.

I like the way the V logo looks like its holding the models legs up.

I like the gradient of colour used for the background and the contrast between the background and the contents masthead

The provocative pose the model is doing, would bring in male customers

I like the way they’ve split the word contents up into 3 rows. It makes the word stand out more

I like the minimalism of the page, using 3 main colours: black, grey and white, and the minimal amount of text on the page. It makes it seem easier to understand and navigate around

I like the font they’ve used for the sub-headings, it stands out against the boldness of the rest of the text.

The use of a footer helps the reader to navigate around the magazine as it helps them keep track of what page everything is on, with the use of the contents page. It also states what issue it is.