Analysis of professional contents pages
One large image
One image fills
whole page.
Image takes up a whole page
and sometimes bleeds
between pages.
This links the two pages together.
Simple color sheme
Makes the magazine look modern, the readers dont want to read something that looks old.
Drop capital
SHows the reader where to start reading
Quotes are sometimes used in the headline
To break up the text
Standfirst
Introduces the article
standfirst tells the reader about the article.
Standfirst is needed to introduce the article
because the headline doesn't relate to
the article.
positioned under the headline
Written in serif font.
Makes it easier to read.
Byline
Tells the reader who wrote the article and contains photograph credit.
Headline
stylised font
the headline doesnt tell the reader anything about the article. This draws the reader in because of the interesting headline.
Sometimes the picture is accross the whole double page spread
with the text on the picture
Strapline at the top
Telling you the subject matter
Article is written informally
and the personality of the journalist
comes through.
Layed out in columns.
2 to 4
Techniuqes used are....
- bold text
- slightly bigger type size
- capitals for the first few words
Image bleeds onto the other page.
Few colors used.
Breaks up text
Page number.
Writing on image.