Layout/Image- On this contents page there is 1 column. The column however is separated by a box outlining the bottom half of text. The image is very large and takes up a good 50% of of the full page. The model is a well known artist therefore she is used to promote the magazine and also for her to promote herself. The model is also dressed in a very tranquil coloured dress which is also quite big and extremely visible. The dress also very edgy which matches the personality of the celebrity, as fans of her music may already know this. There are no other images on this page therefore the attention is solely on the image and the small amount of writing. The mast head is also covered by the image which shows whats superior on this page.
Colour/Text- The top half of the text is a list of what is in this issue. Alliteration is used numerous times to make the subheadings sound more fun, for example, 'Sexy Summer' and 'Glorious Gwen'. This is also kind of make the magazine more youth oriented as people aged 16 learn about various english terminology at school, one of them being alliteration. The colour of the model lipstick is then pulled to anchor down the image, The dark pink shade is then used to differentiate the sub headings and the less important text in the first section of writing where as the boxed writing is differentiated by the page numbers being in a different colour and size. The page numbers for the top half are in a larger very fancy looking font which makes them stand out and be more noticeable apposed to the following page number, this could perhaps be because the larger page numbers may have more important/ exclusive content. The page number for the main image is then placed over the blue dress and is in a white font, therefore it contrasts and makes it stand out, another way it is made superior is by making the font size the second biggest on the page, A very brief insight to whats on this page is then positioned directly underneath in the dark pink shade which is visible put nt as prominent as the page number.
From this contents page I will take the anchoring technique (using a colour from the image and applying it to certain parts of text) and apply it to my magazine, I plan on doing this because after looking at very high fashion and successful magazines I have noticed that they do this and I like the way it looks.
Do you like the lexical feature of alliteration? Is this something you would consider using in your own magazine?
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