Friday, 7 November 2008

Music Magazine Article Analysis

I analysed four different articles from music magazines. This then helped me to get ideas of what kind of information i would need to include in my own music magazine article. When i was analysing these articles, i looked at colour, layout, language and images. I could see that all the language used was suitable for the target audience of the article and parts of the article were in bold or capitals to make them stand out. The articles including informatioon the relevant subject, dates, times and quotes from bands or artists. I looked at articles that were set out as interviews and articles that were for informational purposes. I analysed the layout of the articles, where the pictures were placed, how the text was arranged etc. This gave me ideas of how i'd like to present my articles in my music magazine. I analysed the colour used in the article, this gave me an idea of which clours reflected which stereotype and genre and was useful for me to see what colours i would use in my magazine. The images used in the articles were also useful to analyse. I could see from the different images which kind of genre they represented. The text used in the articles was always easy to read and the importants parts of the articles stood out using bold or capital lettering. The text used colours that were bright and eye-catching, this gave me inspiration for my own music magazine articles.