Magazine Extra Analysis

Magazine Analysis Extra from austv004

• 1. ConformingMagazineConventionsMastheadformagazinenameQR andBarcodeshownMainWebsite AndsocialNetworkConnectionsIssue Date,Numberand PriceDisplayedMainImage AndMain SelllineExtraPromotionTo AttractReaderSmallerSell LinesDisplayed
• 2. SubvertingMagazineConventionsJust the mainimage usedfor the maincover,althoughsomemagazinessuch asBillboard dothis; thismagazinecontains a lotmore selllines so thatany unneededwhite space isfilledSmallerPromotionBadge is givento reader andfits targetaudience asbadges arepopular withteenage girlsSpritePromotionused on frontto grab thereadersattention toget theirsupposedfavourite drink
• 3. Both Use a Mid – shot for Main frontcover imageSimilarities of Two MagazinesBoth have selllines with thepage linksBoth haveReferencesto the genresuch as‘UCAS’ forthe schoolmagazineand a guitarbadge forPop RockMagazineBoth have amasthead andtext indicatingthe purposeof magazineBoth have anindication ofissueprice, numberand dateEvery piece of text isrecognisableBoth lookprofessional interms ofmagazine type
• 4. Differences of Two MagazinesMusic magazine has links to drinkspromotion as it is able to be sponsored bythe brand since consumers may drink itwhen listening to musicFilm Stripusedinstead ofmain sellline, fits inwith imagesizeSchoolmagazine hasbackgroundpicture andmain pictureis zoomed outto show theschoolenvironmentSchool Magazine has no main sellline while Music magazine does toassociate with pictureIndication of magazinespopularity usedSell linessimply puton spacewhile schoolmagazinehascolouredboxes toplace extrasell lines –fillsunwantedspace.
• 5. Magazine Contents PageComparisonMusic magazine has subscription offerswhile school magazine does notSchoolmagazine justdescribes thetext without aproper titlewhile musicmagazine hascategoriesPromotionaldrink used inmusicmagazineBoth have smaller text underneathpage descriptionName of Page Shown in both butMusic Magazine has logo with itMusicmagazinehas shortstorycoupledwith editorscommentwhere asschoolmagazinehas picturesassociatedwith textonly
• 6. Reasons For Differences• School and Music Magazines have different motives fortheir target audience• Dafont (font website) was not used in the process of theschool magazine• School magazine was made from scratch without be beingon any other magazine, making the production harder• I was less skilled in aspects such as cropping to particularshapes and sizes which I can do now• I have gained more experience about magazines andpresented all my newly gained knowledge on to my musicmagazine, e.g. A consistent text font (Rod) was used as itwas easy and looks like a professional font that realmagazines would use