EXPLORING DIFFERENT LAYOUTS
- 2. KERRANG FRONT COVER LAYOUT MOJO FRONT COVER LAYOUTQ FRONT COVER LAYOUT ALL THREE FRONT COVER LAYOUTS HAVE THE MASTHEAD OF THE MAGAZINE PLACED ON THE TOP AS THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES. BESIDES, THE MAIN IMAGE IS PLACED WITHIN THE MIDDLE GROUND OF THE FRONT COVER TO GRAB READERS/ VIEWERS ATTENTION. WHILE THE HEADLINES AND COVER STORIES ARE PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE MAIN IMAGE IN SMALLER BOXES. THE MOJO AND KERRANG MAGAZINES ALSO INCLUDE PUFFS AND PLUGS ON THE TOP OF THE MAGAZINE. THIS IS USED SPECIFICALLY FOR SALE / PROMOTION PURPUSES. ANOTHER FEATURE IS THE STRIP LINE WHICH CAN BE PLACED EITHER ON THE BOTTOM (Q MAGAZINE) OR THE TOP OF THE FRONT COVER (MOJO MAGAZINE). I WILL LOOK OUT FOR ALL THESE LAYOUT FEATURES WHILE CREATING MY OWN
- 3. KERRANG CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUT MOJO CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUT THE KERRANG AND MOJO MAGAZINE SIMILARY POSITIONED THE CONTENTS TITLE / LOGO IN THE RIGHT TOP CORNER OF THE CONTENTS PAGE. THIS MAKES IT CLEAR AND VISIBLE FOR THE AUDIENCE. BESIDES, BOTH MAGAZINES LOCATED THE ‘TOP HEADS’ ONE AFTER ANOTHER, ALMOST IN A LIST. HOWEVER, MOJO’S CONTENT PAGE IS SIGNIFICANTLY DOMINATED BY SUPPORTING PHOTOGRAPHS. THIS IS A FEATURE WHICH CONTRASTS BOTH LAYOUTS. ANOTHER FEATURE WHICH IS ALSO QUITE DIFFERENT IS THE EDITORS COMMENT WHICH IS PLACED WITHIN THE KERRANG’S ISSUE, HOWEVER IT’S NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE MOJO’S ISSUE.
- 4. NME CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUT Q CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUT HERE ARE SOME MORE EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT CONTENTS PAGE LAYOUTS. ONE OF THE BIGGESTS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NME AND Q CONTENTS PAGE IS THE SIZE, AS THE Q CONTENTS COVERS BOTH FACING PAGES WHEREAS THE NME COVERS ONLY A SINGLE PAGE. BESIDES, BOTH MAGAZINES INCLUDED IMAGES AND FEATURES,HOWEVER THE Q MAGAZINE HAS DONE IT IN A MORE ORIGINAL WAY DUE TO THE GREATER AMOUNT OF SPACE.
- 5. KERRANG DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD LAYOUT MOJO DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD LAYOUT WITHIN THE KERRANG DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD LAYOUT I PARTICULARY LIKE THE DOMINATION OF THE IMAGE WHICH COVERES ONE OF THE FACING PAGES BRINGING READERS ATTENTION AND FOCUS. ANOTHER THING I THINK IT’S EFFECTIVE IS THE PULL QUOTE PLACED WITHIN THE BODY TEXT. THIS IS SOMETHING I WILL DEFINETLY INCLUDE AS IT BRINGS READERS ATTENTION TO THE SUBJECT OF THE FEATURE. I REALLY LIKE THIS SPECIFIC DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD DUE TO THE OVERALL COMPOSITION IN WHICH THE MAIN IMAGE IS EFFECTIVELY BALANCING WITH THE AVERAGE BODY TEXT. THE SMALL HEADLINE IS LOOSING THE IMPORTANCE DUE TO THE LARGE IMAGE, WHICH SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I ALSO LIKE THE USE OF FILLER WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY COVERING THE NEGATIVE SPACE OF THE DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD, INTERFERING BETWEEN THE IMAGES.
- 6. NME DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD Q DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD I REALLY LIKE THE OVERALL COMPOSITION OF THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD AS THE BODY TEXT IS EFFECTIVELY BALACING WITH THE MAIN IMAGE POSITIONED WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF THE FACING PAGES. FURTHERMORE, I REALLY LIKE THE USE OF FILLER PLACED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, AS IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE ATTENTION OF THE READERS. IT SUCCESSFULLY BLENDS IT WITHIN THE OVERALL COMPOSITIONED. THE Q DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD IS ALSO DOMINATED BY THE MAIN IMAGE SIMILARLY TO THE KERRANG’S AND MOJO’S LAYOUTS. I FOUND THIS TECHNIQUE QUITE EFFECTIVE AS A POWERFUL IMAGE ALLOWS TO BRING VIEWERS ATTENTION TO READ A SPECIFIC FEATURE. THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO INCLUDE WITHIN MY OWN DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD. I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT THE IMAGE IS POSITIONED WITHIN BOTH FACING PAGES.
- 7. NME DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD Q DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD I REALLY LIKE THE OVERALL COMPOSITION OF THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD AS THE BODY TEXT IS EFFECTIVELY BALACING WITH THE MAIN IMAGE POSITIONED WITHIN THE MIDDLE OF THE FACING PAGES. FURTHERMORE, I REALLY LIKE THE USE OF FILLER PLACED TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE, AS IT DOES NOT TAKE AWAY THE ATTENTION OF THE READERS. IT SUCCESSFULLY BLENDS IT WITHIN THE OVERALL COMPOSITIONED. THE Q DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD IS ALSO DOMINATED BY THE MAIN IMAGE SIMILARLY TO THE KERRANG’S AND MOJO’S LAYOUTS. I FOUND THIS TECHNIQUE QUITE EFFECTIVE AS A POWERFUL IMAGE ALLOWS TO BRING VIEWERS ATTENTION TO READ A SPECIFIC FEATURE. THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO INCLUDE WITHIN MY OWN DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD. I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT THE IMAGE IS POSITIONED WITHIN BOTH FACING PAGES.