Analysis of magazine 1

Vintage Rock magazine cover

The masthead is large and uses serif text. It is easy to read and is recognisable as that magazine to the readers. The masthead is coloured black which is classic and reminds you of a newspaper,
which nowadays could be seen as quite a vintage thing. The masthead is underneath the image which goes along with conventions.

The image is a medium shot, it is black and white, this shows that it is a vintage magazine because we now have coloured photographs. It is placed in the centre of the cover to show that it is the main subject in the magazine.

It shows Elvis singing with an old fashioned microphone, which also suggests the year the magazine is set in and also shows him playing a guitar, it implies that he was a talented man.

The font is serif and gives the vibe of vintage. The colour of the text is black, this makes in bold and easy to read and is also a classic colour. There are six cover stories and two features, they're placed around the main image so that the it is still visible, it only over laps a small amount so it doesn't really break any conventions. They can be linked to the genre because they have included old, well known famous names and it talks about vintage albums and music.

The magazine could be aimed at either males or females because it includes subjects for women's likes and also men's, it has features that attract both genders.

The background is gold which symbolise treasures, this could mean that thy view vintage rock stars as treasures. They include monochrome text which contrasts from the gold background and matches up with the photograph. They use modern text for the features and cover stories, this could be a mix of the vintage rock and the new rock.

This magazine cover has inspired me because I like the way that it is laid out and that the image the centre of attention. I also like that it includes lots of features and doesn't break many conventions because it is laid out so that the image is the main focus.