Completed Music Magazine

Studying Magazine Articles

In order be able to write my own article for my music magazine successfully, I decided to look at several existing examples and study the typical use of language and linguistic features that would be expected to find inside an article. Below is an interview with Rihanna taken from RollingStone Magazine which I have analysed in detail:  

Double Page Article First Draft

Double Page Spread Layout

Contents Page First Draft

Contents Page Layout

Front Cover First Draft

Here is the first completed draft of my front cover for my music magazine. I'm pleased with what I have produced though acknowledge that there are a few minor elements that need to be changed in order to improve the page's appearance and professional look. For example, I've noticed that the font that I'm using at the moment for the strapline 'Cori' is a sans serif font and is not cohesive with the rest of the serif font on the page and therefore needs to be changed to improve the consistancy. I also feel the cover would benefit from sub-headings with the anchorage to clearly define the content inside such as 'Featured Artists' and 'Also Inside' which I will add later on. I've also considered changing the colour scheme of the anchorage from the alternating blue and red that I'm currently using to simply all red as I feel this will create a better level of cohesion and will hopefully make my page appear more professional.