I really love the sophisticated feel the this magazine, due to the simplicity and the pale colourings of white font and grey background. Again the main image of 'Lady Gaga', a music icon overlaps the masthead, which is definitely becoming a synchronised effect on all magazines. I love the main information is overlapping the main image but it overlaps nicely die to the pale white font, which blends a little to much into the blond hair of the singer, slightly getting lost. Again like most magazines, the additional subheadings are to the corner bottom right of the page, containing information of what is inside. I really like the simplicity of the layout, almost creating a 'vintage' feel.
I love the red and cream colour scheme to this magazine cover, as both colours are known to contrast. Again like the previous magazines the positioning of the band members are positioned on how they would be on stage. I like how the name of the band is centred overlapping the band members to really stand out, as names are important. Again the main image is overlapping the the title of the magazine, 'NME'. The bar code is surprisingly on the right hand bottom side of the page, which will give me more selection on choosing where i should place my bar code on my magazine cover. The subheadings are tightly squeezed to the corners of the page, which I feel could stand out more with the use of shadowing or overlapping the image. Again the subheading are additional information of what the magazines includes inside. Again the cover has cleverly used a '+' symbol which is related to numbers as it means addition, so again it's including the numeracy effect, which is a feature i will definitely suggest using.
My favourite aspect of this magazine, is the dark, sensual, almost sandy grain look to the cover of this magazine. The dark green colouring creates a sophisticated look to the cover. The main image, of a celebrity beauty icon, 'Beyonce' directing her fist at the camera, conveys a fierce powerful image, which reflects the singers voice, i really like how the photographer has cleverly positioned the singer in a way that reflects the power of her voice. I also have noticed the clever subheading centred in the middle of the page, 'BEYONCEVOLVED"-using the letter E cleverly in two words. The use of the green font co-ordinated nicely with the carchi green background. The vibrant red and white masthead, 'EBON' contrasts exceptionally well with the dark colour scheme to make it really stand out to show its hierarchy.
Like the previous magazines the main image is slightly overlapping the masthead, which I am most likely to use. I really like how the subheadings are numbered to help make easy access for the reader to find exactly what they are looking for, but also I love the addition of numbers as the music industry uses number for example, music channels and No.1's in the chart. Again the bar code is used in the bottom left side of the cover.
I generally just love the vibrant, fun, crazy feel to this magazine cover. I especially like the sense of movement, which helps to create the sense of madness in the main image. Similarly to the 'Rolling Stone' magazine, the positioning of the four male member of the band are positioned on how they would perform on stage, front-lead, middle-guitarists, back-drummer, so this has inspired me to definitely think of the positioning of the models when I come to my photo shoot. I really fell that the vibrant, striking bright colours reflect the personalities of the band members, which i feel is very important. My favourite feature of the cover, is the clever curved effect, used on the skate ramp, it contrasts nicely to the sharp cornered magazine. Again like the previously magazines the image is slightly overlapping the masthead.
I like the circled, stamp like effect to add additional information, '25' Again looking back at the previous magazines I have noticed that the phrase, 'FREE' has popped up a few times, I will definitely consider using this phrase.
The striking image of a famous 'rock chic' icon contrasts nicely with the pastel coloured font of the masthead, 'Vibe' and the subheadings. I really like the use of shadowing, 'JANET JACKSON' to help make the name stand out, creating a 3D effect to convey important information, which is something i am hoping to use on my magazine. Similar to the 'rolling stone' cover, I like the structured additional text in the bottom left side of the cover, to convey what information is inside the magazine. The use of black font is to contrast with the pale fonts, but is used to also match the 'rock chic' look, and helps to make important facts stand out, '15 crucial video games', which suggests that this type of magazine could be targeted towards male and female audiences, again relating to the pale and black mix of fonts - gender.
Also the 'mise en scene' of what she is wearing portrays a 'Tomboy' look. I like how the main image is slightly sunken so that the font can slightly overlap, also I like how the main image is slightly overlapping over the masthead, I would like to use this effect on my magazine. I have noticed the bar code in the bottom left of the page, which i feel really completes a magazine, so it is very likely that I will use this feature.
I really like the colouring of this music magazine, as it really brings out a 60's feel, which is the route I am heading for. I like the striking contrast between the mustard yellow masthead and the maroon coloured background. Overall the magazine has a 'Vintage' effect, as the colour of the magazine is almost bordering into a sepia tone. I love the positioning of the four male band members, as it is really clear to the audience who is who in the band. The lead singer is noticeably nearer to the front of the magazine, following the two guitarists, opposite each other, then at the back the drummer, i think this is definitely an effective layout as the band members are positioned on how they would be positioned on stage, which is something that I would like to include on my cover. I like how neatly displayed everything is, almost portraying a sophisticated look to music. The 'Decade' image in front of the main image, is slightly tilted creating a nice contrast from the sharp centred image of the band. I like how the sub-headings are to the left of the page slightly overlapping the main image,
also the font is written in white to stand out from the muted colours.
