SFX Magazine February 2010 Issue 191 - Contents
Title: SFX
Price: Various. On average, £6.99
Frequency: Every 4 weeks
Layout
There is a collage of pictures in the centre of the contents with the different sections of the magazine and articles in bold with a small 1 sentence intro to the article so the reader will know what the article is about.
The front cover is pictures near the 'contents' to remind the reader what issue they have bought and who is on the front cover. The people on the front cover also take up most of the contents page- this suggests it must be a fairly big article with big news.
The logo of the magazine is pictured in the C of the 'contents' and also has the issue number and date below to again, remind the reader what magazine and issue of the magazine they have bought.
Page Furniture
The 'Spoiler Threat' opinion box shows the reader if the article will have any crucial plot lines. It gives the reader a warning before they read the article if they don't want any spoilers. The bottom left corner has another 'spoiler zone' box in crime scene tape colours which stands out and has connotations of danger.
There is a 'Profiles' box which includes some well known faces which will attract fans to read about them.
'5 top facts we discovered this month' in the top left corner is a little bit extra to get the reader to read and be interested in the magazine.
There is a reminder at the top of the page saying 'Have you bought your tickets yet?' in bold blue writing to get the reader to read it and 'buy their tickets' which will no doubt, be linked with the magazine.
Images
There's a big collage in the middle of the contents clearly showing what will be featured in this issue. The largest picture on the contents is the cover story to show importance. There are other images to show the reader what else will be featured.
Each image has a caption and a small intro to the article to show the reader what to expect.
The page numbers are also on each picture so the reader knows what page to flick to for that particular article.
Colours - Red, White
The main colours in this contents complement each other and go with the colours of the magazine. Red has connotations of danger, bold and importance so it catches the reader's eye. The pictures have the name of the programme in read to clearly show to the reader what article it is.
There is some use of other colours such as blue and yellow which contrast and stand out and creates importance as it makes the reader read these first. The yellow on this page is very important and wants you to read it first to prevent spoilers.
Fonts
The fonts on this page don't particularly stand out. They are all uniform and are the same. We don't want anything too fancy on the contents page because it will direct the reader's attention away from an article and confuse.
There are some bold fonts, such as the stories in each section to stand out to the reader what will be on each page.
This magazine is very expensive and even though it includes lots of articles, the layout it quite disappointing. The layout is very busy throughout which is good to some extent because it shows the reader everything about the article and the show, but it is really heavy on the eye. The target audience for this magazine which is teenagers to mid 20's may not be able to afford the magazine.
Each image has a caption and a small intro to the article to show the reader what to expect.
The page numbers are also on each picture so the reader knows what page to flick to for that particular article.
Colours - Red, White
The main colours in this contents complement each other and go with the colours of the magazine. Red has connotations of danger, bold and importance so it catches the reader's eye. The pictures have the name of the programme in read to clearly show to the reader what article it is.
There is some use of other colours such as blue and yellow which contrast and stand out and creates importance as it makes the reader read these first. The yellow on this page is very important and wants you to read it first to prevent spoilers.
Fonts
The fonts on this page don't particularly stand out. They are all uniform and are the same. We don't want anything too fancy on the contents page because it will direct the reader's attention away from an article and confuse.
There are some bold fonts, such as the stories in each section to stand out to the reader what will be on each page.
This magazine is very expensive and even though it includes lots of articles, the layout it quite disappointing. The layout is very busy throughout which is good to some extent because it shows the reader everything about the article and the show, but it is really heavy on the eye. The target audience for this magazine which is teenagers to mid 20's may not be able to afford the magazine.
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