Headline
The headline of the article typically covers around half of
the first page. It is centered and at the top as it is the first place the
reader’s eyes will look. Its style is
always large and bold, nearly always using capital letters. The colours are
always bright and blocks. Some times symbols or images are used in the text of
the headline. The headline often uses
just two fonts. One for the main text, that looks very easy to read; and a
second for extra information, which is smaller and not always as clear a font.
All of these features help to bring the headline out of the page and catch the
reader’s attention.
By-Line
Typically taking up about a third of the first page the
by-line fits at the bottom of the first page, clearly centred. The text follows
the headline in style, however at a much smaller scale. A house style is kept for the pages using the
same fonts and colours. In the text some words are selected to stand out more
than others, these are the key points of the article that the editor thinks
will catch the reader’s attention. They
are highlighted with a different colour that contrasts from the other text
colour so that they can be as bold as possible.
This section gives a brief summary of what is to come next
in the article. This gives the reader an
idea of what is next and can entice the reader to read something they wouldn’t
normally read and stops them skipping over. The summary uses language techniques
and punctuation to help emphasise how interesting the article is. For example the articles use a lot of commas
for lists and ellipses for emphasise.
The by-line also shows the date and writer of the article, as
well as giving the reader a summary of the article
Central Image
The image is always linked to the article of the double page
spread. This normally ends up being an
image of the music artist or band that the double page spread is about. The image normally shows the group/artist
performing from a recent event or tour; this always links to an aspect of the
article later on. The image always covers at least the entirety first page and
often clips onto the second page. The background colour of the image usually
merges over to be the background of areas that have no image. Bleeds were clearly
used as the images always cover the entire page with no white borders.
Quotes
The double page spread has a few quotes taken from the
following interview of the article.
This, like the by-line, gives a little preview of the article but gives
it a more personal feel, as they know that is a quote from someone. Quotes are very clear to spot from over
features of the double page spread. They
are recognisable from the quotation marks, name afterwards and the differing
font and size compared to the article.
Some quotes are on the central image in corners, but some are imbedded
into the article. They are always larger
that the normal text and show in a different style font. They help to break up the article so that it
is easier to read and flows well.
Page Numbers
The double page spread always has the numbers in the bottom
outmost corners. Following the rest of the magazines style for page numbers.
Articles
All article seemed to have an average of 2/3 columns of
text. The articles were split into short
paragraphs, with clear headings to separate them all. The headings were often questions as the
article was a question and answer format.
The headings were differentiated by change in colour and scale of the
font, sometimes the font its self changed.
Normally the first paragraph of the article uses a drop cap, which is
bold and stands out very clearly.
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