Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Two Other Contents Page Analysis


 The main image for Vibe is also the background of the artist Ciara. Whereas the main image for Q is of Adele which is a close up shot and is only taking up about a quarter of the page.

There are no subsidiary images used in Vibe's contents page, while the subsidiary image in Q's contents page is shown at the bottom.

There is also no summarised information about what is going on in Vibe magazine. However, there is summarised information on Q's contents page and this is at the bottom of the page where it says 'Review'.

There are no parts of Vibe's contents page that are sectioned off, whereas in Q there are bits that are sectioned off such as the 'Features' part and the bit where it says 'Every Month' on the bottom left of the page.

The page number for Vibe's contents page is presented on the bottom right of the page in a very small sized font but there is no page number for Q's contents page.

For both Vibe and Q's contents page there are no promotional features presented on them.

The logo for Vibe is not shown on their contents page but there is a white outline of the letter 'V' shown at the top of the page. However, the logo for Q magazine is presented in numerous places on their contents page for instance at the top left of the page next to where it says 'Contents' and below the main image next to where it says 'Review'.

There is no issue number for Vibe magazine's contents page. However, I believe that the issue number for Q magazine is on the top right hand side of the page next to the date where it says '262'.

For both Vibe and Q magazine contents page there are no letter from the editor.

The colour scheme for Vibe magazine is black and white since the background goes from black, grey then white and the clothing worn by the model is the same colour as the background, also the colour of the font being used either black or white. However, the colour scheme for Q magazine is red, black and white since the logo of the magazine is red and the font colour is black and there are some white parts.

XXL Contents Page Analysis


  • The main image for this contents page is of Dr.Dre which is also being used as background for the text. The main image is in black and white so that it suits the colour scheme of the magazine. 
  • There are no subsidiary images used in this contents page.
  • There is also no summarised information about what is on the mag.
  • There is only one bit that is sectioned off from the rest which is shown on the top bit of the page where it has the number 58. This is because it lets the readers know that it is the most important bit.
  • The page number is shown in the bottom left of the page in a very small sized font.
  • There are no promotional features for this contents page.
  • The magazine logo is shown on the top right hand side of this page next to the date/month where it says XXL. It uses red and white so that it stands out and it can be recognised by the readers.
  • There is no issue number for this contents page but there is a date which is placed underneath the masthead, 'the A-side'
  • There is also no letter from the editor for this contents page.
  • On this contents page it shows the editorial team for this issue, this is shown at the very bottom of the page on a black banner so that it lets people know that it is separate from the rest. 
  • Furthermore, the colour scheme for this contents page is very simple but it is organised in a very good way. The colours used in this are black, red and white with the colour black being the more dominant of the three especially in the image where the artist (Dr.Dre) is wearing all black clothing.


Wednesday, 22 January 2014

DPS Draft

This is a draft of my DPS which shows that my model will be placed only on the right hand side and on the left hand side it will be all text where the article will be talking about an upcoming music artist who wants to make a name for himself in the RnB genre.