The document summarizes the layout and design elements of a magazine contents page. It describes how the page is divided into two sections, with a prominent image at the top capturing attention. The lower half contains information like a note from the editor and page navigation elements organized into columns. Crossheads are used to categorize information for easy reading. Font variation and thirds are implemented throughout to structure the images and text.

3. The l ayout of magazi ne hel ps t o
sect i on t he ar eas wi t h t he
magazi ne i n t er ms of
pr opor t i ons, t he use of t hi r ds as
i t has been used ver t i cal l y and
hor i zont al l y on t he page t o
sect i on t he wr i t t en cont ent i n a
way t hat i t wi l l be easy f or
audi ences t o r ead. The use of
col umns i n havi ng t he t ext i n a
st ack f or m t o gi ve i t some
st r uct ur e. Quest i ons have been used
at t he begi nni ng of par agr aphs t o
i nt r oduce what t he par agr aph i s t o
be about as t he use of t he r ed
col our di vi des i t s set up so t hat
t hey ar en’t al l cl ust er ed t oget her .
The mai n i mage and headl i ne have
been pl aced on t oo separ at e pages
t o at l east have one mai n el ement
of t he magazi ne on each page f or a
good bal ance and equal
di st r i but i on.
The f ont of t he headl i ne al most
l ooks hand wr i t t en t o cr eat e a
mor e nat ur al st yl e of
wr i t i ng, f i t t i ng i n wi t h t he i dea
t hat t he magazi ne l ooks qui t e l ai d
back. The f ont al so enhances t he
ef f ect of i t bei ng a per sonal
comment made, as t hough i t had been
hand wr i t t en by t he per son
t hemsel ves. As t he wor d ‘scar ed’ i s
wr i t t en i n t he col our r ed i t
connot es f ear and cr eat es qui t e an
al ar mi ng ef f ect on t he
audi ence, t he use of a r het or i cal
quest i on al l ows t hem t o t hi nk and
r el at e wi t h t he quest i on. The f act
t hat t he t ext i s sl i ght l y at angl e
i t i s qui t e si mi l ar t o t he per son
i n t he i mage as t he sl i ght t i l t of
her head i s wi t hi n t he same degr ee
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4. The col our of t he backgr ound
r esembl es t he col our of her hai r , t he
col our scheme of t hi s magazi ne wer e
t aken f r om bi t s of her cl ot hi ng.
Wi t hi n t he st at ement ‘what ar e you so
scar ed of ?’ I can see t hat t he amount
of r ed wr i t i ng has
decr eased, si gni f yi ng t hat t he t hi ngs
she f ear ed subsi ded l i mi t i ng t he
amount of r ed on t he page conveyi ng
an over comi ng ef f ect , t he r ed
col our ed must ang on her t -shi r t
r epr esent s her f ear and by wear i ng
t hi s t -shi r t conveys how she has
used i t t o become who she i s
t oday, made t o seem t he bi gger per son
t he over comer and i s wear i ng/
t el l i ng t he wor l d about i t wi t h
pr i de .
The i mage i s a medi um cl ose up of
a f emal e possi bl y i n her ear l y
20s. Wi t h her ar ms f ol ded i t gi ves
of f t he i dea t hat she i s t r yi ng t o
come acr oss as a t ough per son and
i s usi ng t hi s as a def ence i n
shi el di ng her vul ner abi l i t y.
Al t hough her head i s at a sl i ght
angl e t o cr eat e i nt i mi dat i on t he
col our of t he t op hal f of her hai r
and t he l ook on her f ace i n some
way r adi at es her i nnocence (pal e
col our s). However t hi s i mage i s
i nspi r ed by t he genr e of r ock
musi c t her ef or e el ement s of r ock
cul t ur e can be easi l y i dent i f i ed;
t he col our of her hai r whi ch i s
r epr esent at i ve of young peopl e who
l i ke r ock, t he nose r i ng i s
j uxt aposed wi t h t he i dea of
f emi ni ni t y and her i nnocence. Her
ef f or t l ess post ur e r el at es wel l
wi t h t he magazi ne i t sel f f or t he
r eason t hat i t s not t oo over t he
Col our Mai n I mage

6. Thi r ds have been used i n most
angl es of t he page, t he headl i ne on
t he t op l ef t hand cor ner of t he
page has been sect i oned as a
quar t er , t he sect i on bel ow i t i s
t he t hi r d of t he page domi nat ed
wi t h t ext easi l y set t i ng t he
cont r ast bet ween t he t wo. The
l ayout st r at egy was al so
i mpl ement ed on t he t ext so t hat i t
i s much easi er t o r ead sect i oni ng
t hem i nt o col umns and gr oupi ng t he
t ext i n smal l par agr aphs. The i mage
of Tul i sa hasn’t been pl aced i n
t he mi ddl e of t he page because of
t he si mpl e f act t hat t he mi ddl e of
t he page has a di vi de l i ne t o
make t he magazi ne open and cl ose.
Ther ef or e t hi s i s why she has been
pl aced near t he cent r e but not i n
t he cent r e (t he opposi t e si de of
t he opt i cal cent r e.)
The headl i ne of t hi s doubl e page
shows a r ange of t he use of f ont
st yl es as t he speech mar ks and t he
mai n wr i t i ng i s di f f er ent havi ng a
cont r ast i ng ef f ect . The wor d
‘st r onger ’ i s wr i t t en di f f er ent l y t o
t he r est of t he wr i t i ng, t hi s may
have been a del i ber at e
r epr esent at i on, on t he emphasi s of
t he wor d ‘st r onger ’ as i t i s made t o
st andout on t he page wi t h a much
dense f ont st yl e whi ch woul d
r epr esent t hat she i s empower ed wi t h
gr eat ness. The ar r angement of t he
t ext i n some way r epr esent s her l i f e
st yl e as f r om t he f i r st poi nt of t he
speech mar k i s wher e her l i f e as
j ust begun and t he cur l s and f l i cks
of t he f ont st yl e st r et chi ng away
f r om t he mai n st r uct ur e of t he
l et t er s symbol i se t he st r uggl es and
‘mi st akes’ she as made and i t al l
comes t o an end when ‘st r onger ’ i s
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7. The col our scheme bl ack and pi nk
wher e ext r act ed f r om t he el ement s
of her cl ot hi ng and make up. Thi s
has been used t hr oughout t hi s
doubl e page spr ead t o have a
consi st ency of col our . The col our s
have been used wi t h an advant age
of separ at i ng t he t ext wi t hi n each
par agr aph f r om t he quest i on and
t he r esponse. The pi nk symbol i ses
her f emi ni ni t y whi l e t he bl ack i s
symbol i c of st r engt h and
mascul i ni t y of conveyi ng
ser i ousness and her st er n appr oach.
A medi um cl ose up i mage has been
t aken t o f ocus on t he def i ni t i on
of her f ace and how she i s made t o
seem. I f eel she i s r epr esent at i ve
of women havi ng qui t e a domi nant
per sonal i t y as t hi s i s what t he
i mage por t r ays. I t vi sual l y sends a
message t hat women shoul dn’t be
af r ai d t o speak up and speak
out , and embody aut hor i t y l i ke a
man. Her body post ur e al so hel ps t o
emphasi s t hi s as t he di r ect i on of
her body i s par al l el t o t he
camer a, havi ng her l ook di r ect l y
i nt o t he camer a hel ps t o gi ve i t a
mor e r eal i st i c appr oach al most as
t hough she i s comi ng out of t he
page. The use of Phot oshop edi t i ng
t o ai r br ush her t o make i t l ook
f l awl ess and enhance her f aci al
def i ni t i on.
Col our Mai n i mage

9. The i mages have been sect i oned
i nt o many ar eas of t he
magazi ne, wi t h t he mai n i mage
t aki ng up t he maj or i t y of t he
page i t shows t hat i t i s t he mai n
hi ghl i ght of t he magazi ne but i t
al so l i nks wi t h t he name of t he
magazi ne ‘Dr ummer ’ and t he mai n
i mage i s of a dr ummer i n a l i ve
per f or mance (del i ber at e
r epr esent at i on).
I mage
The t i t l e of t hi s magazi ne has
been i ncor por at ed ont o t he
cont ent s page t o show i t s l i nk
wi t h t he or i gi nal t he f r ont havi ng
a cl ear ar t ef act wi t h si mpl y
havi ng t he mast head i n t he
cont ent s page. The bol dness of t he
mast head al l ows i t t o st andout
havi ng an al ar mi ng ef f ect on
Mast head

10. Font var i at i on wi t hi n t he magazi ne
has had t he ef f ect of br eaki ng up
l ar ge sect i ons of wr i t i ng, changi ng
t he consi st ency adds t o t he ef f ect
of maki ng i t l ook mor e appeal i ng
usi ng a var i ed densi t y and si ze of
f ont .
Thi r ds have been used i n t he
posi t i oni ng of t he i mages wher e
t hi r ds have been used t o make t he
l ar ger i mages di st i nct i vel y
di f f er ent f r om t he smal l er i mages
at t he t op. The spaces i n bet ween
def i nes t he sect i oni ng of t he
i mages wi t h cl ear def i ned l i nes.
Font Layout
Not much col our as been used i n t he
cont ent s page i t s mai nl y domi nat ed wi t h
dar k col our s f r om t he i mages. However t he
col our r ed i s abl e t o st and out i n
hi ghl i ght i ng t he key f eat ur es of t he
magazi ne such as t he cont ent s t i t l e, page
number s and adver t i sement .
Col our

11. The Ker r ang cont ent s page has been
l ai d out i n a way t hat t he t op
hal f of t he page has been separ at ed
f r om t he bot t om di vi di ng t he page
up i nt o t wo maki ng i t cl ear on what
t he magazi ne i s t r yi ng t o pr omot e.
The i nf or mat i on on t he magazi ne
have been di st r i but ed di f f er ent t o
most gi vi ng a sense of or i gi nal i t y
havi ng a pr edomi nant i mage at t he
t op of t he page t o capt ur e t he
audi ences at t ent i on. Wher eas t he
l ower hal f of t he page consi st s of
i nf or mat i on f or page navi gat i on
wher e t hey have been sect i oned i n
each col umn t he f i r st bei ng a not e
f r om t he edi t or and t he r est bei ng
page di r ect i ons and adver t i sement s
equal l y di st r i but ed on t he page.
The cr ossheads ef f ect i vel y
cat egor i se t he i nf or mat i on so t hat
i t can be easi l y r ead by t he
audi ence, t hi s cont ent s page has
been made t o sui t t he audi ences
needs i n accessi ng i nf or mat i on
ef f ect i vel y as t he cr ossheads hel p
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12. The st yl e of t ext i s abl e t o
r epr esent t her e audi ence i n a away
t hat i t r el at es t o t he genr e of
r ock, havi ng a r ough edge t i t l e t he
l i t t l e det ai l s of i t s desi gn
r el at e t o i t s r epr esent at i on of
havi ng an aggr essi ve f eel t o i t
t he har d st r uct ur e of t he wr i t i ng
al so adds t o t he ef f ect .
The i mage i s a mi se-en-
scene/medi umshot of a possi bl e
concer t event of young peopl e
havi ng f un at a conver t , t hi s has
been made t he mai n i mage t o
adver t i se ext r avagance of t hei r
concer t s encour agi ng t hei r
audi ence t o pi ck up t he magazi ne
t o whi ch t hey wi l l get concer t
updat es and i nf or mat i on t o at t end.
The i mage i s a del i ber at e
r epr esent at i on of young peopl e
speci f i cal l y t he young peopl e
t hat woul d r ead t hi s magazi ne
conveyi ng a sense of f r i vol i t y
and r ebel l i on and t hi s i s al so
di spl ayed t hr oughout t he concept
of t he magazi ne t he use and st yl e
of t ext and al so t he l ayout .
The col our s used cr eat e a good
cont r ast on t he page of t he
bl ack, whi t e and yel l ow as
t hi ngs ar e made t o st andout a
l ot mor e and wi l l be easi l y
not i ced by t hei r audi ences.
I mage
Col our
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