Magazine Analysis (2)

The front cover is successful as the magazine has included all the artists included within the favorite bands theme in this issue, Dave Grohl has been placed forward and at the front as this emphasises he is the favorite and most important. The magazine is also successful as there are various strap lines, for example three posters and competitions. The puff of 'foo fighters' also relates to the text talking about Dave Grohl, making the puff line stand out to the audience, this will attract the readers as the magazine has used famous artists, which the readers will be interested in. The text is good as it has a 'rock' effect, as rock is seen as old and loud. However, the bar code is placed in an unconventional place which is different and looks out of place.

The contents page is successful as it has used a range of images and used the same theme throughout, following the conventions of a magazine. Also, the contents page is successful as it has been arranged into sections, such as news, gig guide, albums and ultimate rock star test, which makes the contents page clearer and easier to the reader to locate what they are looking for. However, there is no image of the artist which is featured on the front cover, therefore the reader will have a harder time to find the artist they are searching for.

 The double page spread is attractive as the pose and clothes of the artist relates to the star image of a rock star, the artist looks cool and this will attract the readers more, specifically because the artist is making eye contact with the reader. The double page spread is also successful as when the reader is browsing through the pages, it will become clear straight away who the feature is about as the image is large and the feature name is large and bold in the corner of the page. There is a theme within the double page spread which relates to the contents of the article, which makes the magazine more attractive, as the article uses the colour of the american flag, the artist is dressed in american colours and the text is decorated in american flag and colours, making the magazine article more interesting and attractive to readers.