TEXTUAL MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

CLASH FRONT COVERThe masthead is very bold and large however they have made it white and placed it on top of the dark image, making the text stand out.

The headline isn’t presented in the usual layout most magazines are . It isn’t very bold but is placed on top of the darkest part of the image which makes , with the contrast of dark and white, the headline stand out without it been a bold font or large size.

The feature article photo is a mixture of bold contrasting colours which the magazine have a trend of doing. It’s a medium close up shot and is quite personal to the main subject of the image. The plug actually stands out

more to the viewer than the headline and is in a more bold font.

Barcode on front- not back

Photo studio set up

Photograph is only in focus on his ear and right eye that’s shadowed.

The shot is a medium close up

CLASH CONTENTS PAGEThe headline contrasts well with the dark background image even though it isn’t bold however with it been white it stands out due to the contrast in colour.

I really like the layout of this page with the font and size of the writing.

The contents page goes well with the magazine cover in relation to colour scheme

The image is in quite bad quality for a rustic effect to the feel of the magazine and had minimal colours.

White border- looks formal

Two columns- not much text

Little paragraph at the bottom doesn’t line up with columns on other page

The text at top is bigger compared to paragraph at bottom

“train in vein” is a play on words because they used the term ‘vein’ meaning blood vein which links to the body strain of training.

The bottom paragraph lines up with the two column paragraphs on the right page.

The layout is very strange compared to other contents pages in magazines because the image is very pixelated and abstract.

CLASH DPSI like the simplistic layout of this page.

No distinct headline or bold title to let the reader know what the article is about.

Pictures have an older retro feel to them as the quality of them looks as if it was taken with an older camera.

The bold larger text are all quotations that are relevant to the pictures and article.

2 columns per page.

The black thick line is the same length as the column- makes it look sophisticated .

Lots of white space on the page/ makes it look more sophisticated

Photographs overlap each other/ not as much of a neat layout as the text.

Photographs have no relation to each other in context on first viewing of the page.

Pictures all different sizes.

Picture on right side of the page is same colouring/ quality as furthest picture on the left page.

Each paragraph on each page are the same length/ size so they look symmetrical.

Pictures don’t line up with text columns.

CLASH ANALYSIS• Cover and contents page have similar colour schemes • Spatial layout, very simplistic • Images on the front cover tend to be are taken in a photograph studio• Likes using white text on darker backgrounds• Close up and medium close ups are used most often • Like the contrast of neat layout and rustic/ old quality photographs or overlap layout of

images • Like symmetrical layout so that paragraphs are same size/ sections of text• don’t use very bold text other than magazine name on front cover• Don’t overcrowd the page with loads of images• Minimal, neutral colours • The quality Photographs within the magazine (not cover image) all look as if they’ve been

taken with an older camera/ its original compared to most magazines that like to use • Isn’t that much contextual information or lots of text, its more about the design of the

magazine that’s visually stimulating not to inform the reader with masses of information.

LOUD AND QUIETFeature article photograph has very minimal, neutral colours.Menu strip isn’t very bold and has small text however because its white and has been placed on top of the darkest part of the image it stands out and is made noticeable to the viewer.

The masthead is in block colour and provides a huge contrast from the white background. Its in a very minimal style in relation to font and layout of the text.

The headline is in a different font to the master head, its less bold and not block text which makes it looks more dainty and minimalist. However because its black against a pale background it stands out.

The image is taken with a 90s style to it due to the clothing in which they’re wearing but also the quality on the photograph.

The menu strip has been placed on darkest part of the image and it in a neat, structured layout.

The white border provides a clean, structured look that’s minimalistic.

LOUD AND QUIET CONTENTS PAGE

The contents page for this magazine is very minimal on the left page with dainty small text and simple colour scheme, much like the front cover.

However the right page is very bold, bright and colourful and is showing the advertisement of events the magazine informs the reader about.

The contents headline isn’t very bold but bring the same feel to the page as the cover.

The layout is simplistic due to monochrome colour scheme and lots of white space

Images on both pages are small but vary in boldness and style.

The images on the right page are a mixture of really bold images and black and white plain images that matches with the small image on the left page.

The page number, gap between the number and the headline title of each page are all lined up and look like columns.

There is a huge difference in font style between the two pages.

Although each page is very different there are small links between them both which links the advertisement of event within the magazine with the actual magazine style, format and design.

LOUD AND QUIET DPSThe double page spread has a simplistic column layout and all lines and edges of images are lined up which is aesthetically pleasing for the viewer.The red triangle brings a dash of colour to the right page which without it would be very minimalist.Red triangle ties in with left page.

The left page is very different to the other and has lots of block, bright colour.

The article text varies in boldness.

The image on the right page is black and white like the pages textual layout however the black, white and red tie in with the colour scheme of the top left image on the left page.

4 columns/ nice clean spatial layout which makes it look more sophisticated.

The layout of the 4 advertisement covers on the left page are in bordered boxes which link in with the thick black line in between columns on the right page

The title “politics in music” isn’t very bold however is placed in the centre of the page which draws attention to it.

The picture on right page is completed to images on the left page but there are small links between them both.

LOUD AND QUIET ANALYSIS• Mixture of simplistic plain layout with bright, bold colourful pages on double page spread and

contents page• Monochrome theme/ white background/ black writing • Photographs are usually taken in natural situations/ not studio• Use mixture of different fonts • Clean layout which makes it look more sophisticated/ lots of white space • Use white borders around every page• Neutral colours/ not bold or bright• Not very much contextual information/ not block text• Tend to have double page spread that juxtapose each other• Don’t have bold text other than the magazine cover title• Use small links between pages that bring them together like colours or the styles of

photographs on each page• Use set columns that are same length

MUSIC & RIOTSThe masthead is very bold and large. They have chosen the font so that its block bold writing however has flecks of the background image running through the colouring of the text gives it a rustic feel and makes the magazine seem more like a younger magazine than a pristine, sharp, minimalist magazine.

The headline of the front cover is a different font to the master head however has the same size text. They have made the headline stand out but not in the same way they have designed the master head to be, instead made the text a neutral plum shade that contrasts well with the background image and places it on top of the darkest part of the image which coordinates the colour scheme of the page and makes it look more sophisticated than magazines such as ‘we love pop’.

The feature article image is taken in a studio set up and has been edited to make it look rustic and as if its been taken on an older camera.

MUSIC AND RIOTS CONTENTS PAGE

The text colour contrast between black, purple and red are very similar to the front cover.

The image on the right page ties in with the text colour and has similar colour to the left pages advertisement image.

The paragraph text is small and not very bold.

The left side of the page is an advertisement cover.

This photograph has used artificial lighting.

The red text on the contents page ties in with the colour of the CD colour on the left page.

Social media links to advertise

This page doesn’t look as sophisticated as the other contents pages I have analysed due to the banners which make it look more crowded.

The two pages are linked in different ways that isn’t to do with format or layout but colour scheme.

Not strict layout with perfectly sized paragraphs and text format.

The bold black quote gives a feel for what the theme of the magazines content is.

MUSIC &RIOTS DPSThe colour scheme is mainly pale blue, pale pink and block black which gives a contrast of light and dark, soft and hard.

The article text is small and in small column layout which makes the page look more sophisticated.

The word ‘news’ and the letter ‘D’ both of different block coloured borders.

The actually colour scheme is quiet simple due to the white border, black text and the image been a tie of pastel blue and pink.

5 columns- mixture of bold and normal text.

Line to separate articles.

Picture is the main focus of the double page spread.

Lots of white space which makes it look more sophisticated. The way in which

the photo has been edited is what pulls the whole double page spread colour scheme and context feel.

Isn’t any advertisement of events which the other two magazines have.

The picture has been taken in a photography studio and then either edited or lighting in the studio have been used to get the gradient of colour.

There is more context and a more visual inspiring layout.

MUSIC & RIOTS ANALYSIS• Tend to use similar colour scheme for cover and contents page• Basic, spatial layout • neutral colours • Mixture of bold and normal text • Photos taken in studio • Lots of advertisement for upcoming events/ people• Block text titles• Rustic picture theme• Lots of white space within the magazine • There isn’t loads of text/ information because the purpose isn’t to inform the reader but to inspire

them and give them something that’s visually stimulating• They use colours that link the cover, contents and double page spread together like the

background colour on the cover photo then the pink/red text on the contents and the pale pink on the double page spread.

• Not as sophisticated looking as the other two I have analysed