Anaylsis of magazine 3

 The most outstanding feature on the magazine, for me, is the shot of Wanda Jackson. The black and white photograph contrasts from the red background and looks very classic, it is also eye catching because it is a medium close up and its placed so her face is centre.
The masthead is underneath the banner at the top of the magazine and is behind the image, this follows conventions.
It is big and bold so that people can read it easily and they can recognise it. The font of the masthead is serif which captures the vintage look because it is very fancy compared to sans serif which is modern.
On this particular magazine cover, there are up to ten cover stories and features. These all have the same sans serif font, it is more funky and slightly more modern however I do not think you would see this font on many modern magazines. The sizes of the text vary, the more important, appealing names and stories are in a larger text, the less appealing is in smaller text.


The magazine is aimed at both genders. It includes articles that females would enjoy reading and the same for male readers.
The text on the banners is regularly black, the colour of the banners and the shapes are a bright yellow, it is classic and contrasts which makes it stand out. There are some banners which are semi-transparent and the text is a white font, it stands out against the red background and is easy to read.
There is a colour scheme for this magazine cover. The colours used mainly are red, white, black and yellow. The brand identity would be the masthead, it is always the same and is very recognisable.
The magazine is very appealing and makes me want to buy it because of the vintage photos, it makes me sure that the magazine will be about vintage music and I personally like the layouts and the colours. There are pugs included such as a barcode and prices, this is helpful to the audience because they will know how much it is.
The magazine includes puffs because it has bright bold shapes that promote some of the features which the editor may think that the audience will want to read. The magazine includes a slogan, 'Hail! Hail! Rock'n'roll!...' etc, this makes the magazine seem very joyful and will make people want to read it.
The image is a medium close up shot and it relates to the main headline because it mentions the name of the person who the picture is featuring. The feature character is looking directing at the camera which is intriguing to readers. They're smiling, showing they're happy and they look relaxed, just being their selves. Only a small amount of the image is taken up by the text so it doesn't break much of the conventions.

This research has influenced me to do a vintage music magazine because I love how it shows a powerful women on the cover being called a 'queen', breaking through and showing her voice. I love the way the magazine is set out and how each of the colours compliment yet contrast each other.