MixMag

Mixmag

Front cover

-          Above the masthead is a small explanation of what the magazine is, which is good as it leaves no confusion as to what sort of music the magazine is about.

-          The masthead its self is in white and quite an original font which not only represents the genre of music but also makes it stands out.

-          The name of the magazine itself also really reflects the genre of music.

-          The lead story is shown quite differently as is goes across the middle of the page, greatly cutting across the lead image and is also different with the block yellow backing.

-          The lead image is also very unconventional as the picture is cut out with a pink/purple outline around it, this does however make the picture stand out and adds more colour to the cover.

-          The other articles with headings on the page are all done in black and some have a spot on strap line explaining what the article is about.

-          The bottom right corner has a ripped effect with added information just as the barcode and cost price.

-          The man on the front is in black and white and looks quite serious; having the connotation that it shows the magazine is serious about its music.

-          The language used on the cover especially “get some Dutch courage and ask your newsagent” suggests the target audience to be fairly young adults possibly 18-25 years old.

Contents

-          The contents page is set over two pages spacing it out more.

-          The pages are both black with write writing helping it to be bolder.

-          One the first page there is a picture of a pool party scene that is part of an article on page 72; this particular image shows the people involved having fun suggesting that the magazine its self is also really fun.

-          The contents itself features a number and name for the article and a brief explanation of what the article is about.

-          On the first page there is some information about the free gift of a CD that was given along with the magazine reminding people to listen to it. Helping keep an interest in the music as a result helping to sell the magazine.

-          There is also a header at the top of each page titled “Contents” with the name of the magazine, and the date. This keeps a running theme and format to show consistency within the magazine.

-          There is very little whitespace on the contents pages. The pages are very full and busy.

Double Page Spread

-          Both pages are completely black and white making it almost authentic looking which works well as they are actually talking about a dead DJ.

-          The lead image takes up most of the space of the spread and is of the DJ the article is about. However the image has quite reflective connotations as DJ Mehdi is looking rather lost in thought himself.

-          The column of text is unjustified making the page a little less sharp as it is so square and minimalistic.

-          The black on whit writing is worded in such a way that the audience would have to know exactly what they were talking about to understand, showing that the audience must have a keen interest this type of music.

-          The font is very conventional. Taking this and all the other aspects of the spread in to consideration it’s almost as though it has been stripped down completely  so there is no fuss and it is simply about commemoration such an influential person.