Magazine analysis

Dominant colours(Is there a definite colour scheme? Are the different pages linked by colours? Are there any unusual colour choices?)

The dominant colours are: Black, Grey and Orange which is very effective because they complement each other.

Font types and sizes(Which key items are larger? What does the masthead look like? Cover lines? Main cover story? Main article? Captions? etc)

The font on this double page spread looks good because it is black on orange which makes the font eye catching

Images (How many images are used? What shot type? Is it one person or a group? What are they wearing? Setting and props> Men or women> What do their facial expressions and body language suggest about them? etc)

One picture was used in the double page spread and it was a silhouette with some colourful butterflies in the centre and the butterflies stood out on the black

Layout(Is the text arranged in a pattern? How many columns are there? etc)

The pages are designed to complement each other because the border is orange and the headline is talking about a flame

Language(What type of words are used? How do the images link to the text?)

The language is informative and the purpose is to inform the reader about

Audience(Who is the target audience and how do you know? What message is the magazine sending to its target audience? What ‘values’ / ideas are being presented? What other magazines (or different types of media) are similar?)

Negatives(What don’t you like and why?)