MagazineDoublePageSpreadThree.

The first thing that catches my eye is the name of the band, (THE TEENAGERS) The reason it caught my eye is for the bright contrasting colour used on a large uppercase font. They have made this stand out so that the readers no who the article straightaway. The reason it is so big is so it catches your eye even when flicking through the magazine maybe before it has even been purchased. If you are interested in the band then you may notice the name when flicking through and in NME's case, hopefully buy the magazine.

The two pages combined have been split with half image and half text. You may not know that the two are connected but techniques have been used to link the two. Firstly the positioning of the name of the band is through the page break, although the word is broken it is still easy to read ,but the main reason it is like this is so it links the text with the image to show that they are all in together. Another way is the colour used, for all of the subheadings the same shade of electric blue is used and as this is consistently done over both pages. Because of this they look similar which shows that they are connected therefor you can relate the image with the text.
The image is presented in this way to relate to the type of band they are. The shot used is of the whole body so that you are able to sea full view of the band including how they dress and their characteristics of a relaxed laid back group of lads, which is very similar to an average teenager. In the bottom left corner of the image is a small 'need to know' box which includes quickfire facts all about the band for people who may never have heard of the band. Once again the same blue colour is used to link in with the rest of the page. The page has used a small font in slim and sophisticated columns. This is done to show minimal writing so that pictures dominate the page as these are more interested.

MagazineDoublePageSpreadTwo.

This is a double page spread showing all of the tour dates throughout the year for the band Kasabian. It is very bold and has been split up into three basic sections of a masthead text and image. Both the masthead and the textual information have been layered over the background of the image. They have made sure that they have not gone over the lead singer Tom Meighan as he is very important to the page. As his finger is pointing at the tour dates it makes you look in the direction he is pointing therefore you look at the tour dates and hopefullysee them live in concert.

MagazineDoublePageSpread.

This is the first double page spread that i am going to evaluate. It is from the magazine NME. The first thing that i noticed is that the image used has been displayed on the page by a full body shot and taking up 3/4 of it. The editor displayed it this way this way so that you can see each band member clearly and that none of their heads have been broken due to the page split. Also as the image dominates the page this will attract people who prefer to look at picture than to read. As the image looks very large compared to the text it makes the text look very small which hopefully will make the buyers read this article. I also noticed with the image that the lead singer is shown in bolder colours whereas the three other band members have been blended into the background. The reason for this is the article is all about the lead singer so he has been made to stand out the most.
Also i noticed that at the start of the text two bright arrows are pointing in the direction of the start. This is done as you automatically look in the direction that the arrows are pointing therefore makes you look at the text and hopefully read it.

ContentsPageResearchThree.

The first thing that your eyes are attracted to is the word contents. This is because the word is presented in a black box with contrasting yellow text. Also the font is larger than any other on the page and this is done to show waht the page is about.

Also in a smaller font there is the issue number and cover date this is to remind the reader what issue this is even though its been written on the front cover. The language used is informal and appears to be chatty. 'We heart Biffy Clyro' This is effective as it relates to the target target audience and comes acoross as though the reader and editor are in conversation.

The images used on the page makes it alot more attractive. This is good as it makes us look at the page as readers would rather look at images than text. The image have been presnted as cameos to give a small preview of what each story is about with out having to read anything.

The main form of the contents is on the rightt of the page and within that subheadings have been used to split each section up. This makes it much easier for the reader to find exactly what they want as each subheading is in a large, uppercase, yellow font to stand out.

In the right hand corner of the page there is a red box which tells you how to subscribe to the magazine and get it delivered to your door. It is presented in this bright red box to make it stand out so it will catch your eye and make you subscribe.

ContentsPageResearchTwo.

This is the contents page for a different style of magazine, VIBE. The main technique thing that stands out on the page is the image of the female artist Ciara. The way this attracts the attention is from the amount of flesh on show. The way her legs are positioned have been shaped into the letter 'V' which is the first letter of the magazine title. This also reminds us of the magazine that we are reading as there is no other mention of the magazine name on this page.

Secondly the masthead used has been uniquely split up into three sections to create the word contents. This may have been done to show that the magazine its self is unique in its own way. It is in large white contrasting letters to stand out but has been layerd behind the femal artist as she is more important. The clothes she is wearing are of a very similar tone to the background. This is done to try and blend her in so that all of the attention will be on the main part of the image that is her legs.

The font used in the text appears to be formal which links with the footwear of the image as she is wearing high heeled shoes. This show that the magazine is quite elegant. The text has created a frame around the artist to create all the atention to be on her. I can tell this has been done as the text on the left indents and mirrors the stance of the artists legs.

ContentsPageResearch.

This is the contents page of the magazine NME. The main image has been positioned in the centre of the page with all of the information around the edge. This creates a frame around the image to make it stand out and so all attention is aimed at the image.The font used is very large to stand out and to tell you that the page is going to tell you about what is in this weeks issue. None of the text has been positioned over the image apart from the caption at the bottom which clearly tells you what page to go to see the world’s greatest music venues.
They have used a very dull pale background so you would not think the readers would be attracted to this page but the bold subheadings split the page up very well into the different categories so people will stop to read this as it has been presented clearly.

Another technique used to make it easy for the reader to navigate through the magazine is an index on the left hand side of all the bands mentioned through out the issue. The writing used for this is red so that it stands out and the page numbers have been used in a different contrasting colour so that it is simply divided and easy to read.
The final thing is the bar along the bottom which presents to the reader how they can save money on their magazine. This is presented n a dark black box to contrast with the background. This will make people read this and also may make them sign up to their magazine which would mean more money for NME although customers think they are saving money.