double page spread for magazine layout.pptx

Magazine layout

1. D ouble Page Spread-Draft-SLIDESHARE Colour= Red, Black, White, Grey, Blue Background= Mainly image focused upon/plain background colour Columns= Split up into 4 columns Main Title/heading Main Copy- shaped like a ‘U’ Date of publication Font styles Big, blocked, serif By-Line Sub Heading Pagination Secondary Images Pagination Text wrap Pull Quote Rule of thirds Main Image By-Line Page Anchor Drop Cap Secondary Images Text wrap

2. D ouble Page Spread By-Line- A by-line has been in this magazine to show who the photographer of this specific publication is and where the photograph was taken. Sub Heading- Gives the a heading to a subsection of a particular piece of text which provides a short brief overview in what is involved. Here the sub heading is in a different font underneath the main heading to separate and highlight the fact that what you about to read is linked with the main copy. Background- The background is very neutral, and plain with a white backdrop not being able to see the surrounding of the location which suggests that that Eric & Ernie are meant to be the foreground image the white/ grey backdrop allows the audience not to focus on the background and the image itself. Text wrap- Is used on this double page spread to allow the image to be in front rather than the text first this enables the audience to focus again on the image, but also so it is easier to see. The way ‘secondary image’ is on a slant to and wrapped around the text suggests that Radio Times wants us to see the image on the left as well as reading. Drop cap- a drop cap has been used in the colour ‘red’ to emphasise the importance of this paragraph/ article which again draws readers in. Page Number- is one of the main key conventions usually on a magazine which helps the viewers find out the title name and what page number it is. The double page spread has been split up into 4 columns with fully justified lines which allows all the words to be in portion and displays it better on the screen. Copy- The copy is very basic and easily eligible to read with minimal formal language which suggests this magazine is colloquial and not hard to interpret which is suitable for people who lack in education. Colours- The use of colour schemes on this page is very simple with low key lighting that is used, which gives of an impression that they are corporate and professional documentary, the use of the positioning of the image is quirky to alternate there images allowing them to fit the taste of the audience. The dominate colour is white and black with blue which is bold and represents a business feel from what they are wearing too. Main Heading- ‘ERIC, ERNIE & ME’ is main typography here which illustrates the two men in this photograph likely to be in the documentary itself by placing this here beside it gives new audiences indication of who this they are. Page Anchor- ‘In semiology any caption or key elements that fixes the meaning of an image and directs the viewer toward a preferred reading.’ For example the main heading of the two men in the middle of the page is placed just below the two terminal (dead) areas where most people wouldn’t look allowing audiences to relate to the main image and the copy together, by leaving the terminal areas blank allows the double page spread to look uncluttered. Rule of thirds - Radio Times have followed the emblematic convention of a documentary magazine to allow the attraction of the audiences gaze to fall on to these hotspots of the magazine especially when this double page spread is dominantly image lead. For example the centre focus is entirely on Eric & Ernie as they are the attraction to the viewers of this magazine, the attention is automatically draw to the photograph and it’s intersection points. Main Image- This double page spread is very image based with only the two people (Eric& Ernie) being in the foreground. The fact that this is very image manipulated is to attract maybe a target audience who do not prefer to read large amounts of text, even though there is text not so much, which could give a stereotypical point in the readership of Radio Times magazine are uneducated and are only interested in purely images. Eric & Ernie are the core focus here as they are exposed to be in more colour which does not blend in with the background in comparison to the rest of the double page spread. Radio Times may have chosen to do this as the target audience is predominantly males and this would suggest that they want to entice audiences who replicate them.

3. A udience & Institutions Target Audience: The magazine appeals to a mass audience between the age range from 15-29, however are to focus more on young listeners. Cost of magazine: This magazine would cost £1.60. Social Class: The social class of Radio Times readers are moderately lower with the magazine only costing £1.60, also targeting younger teenagers who are still in education would not be able to afford a higher magazine price.

4. H ouse Style/Ethos ‘A company's preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material’ The ethos & house style of Radio Times is represented through the use of bold colour, image lead magazine and layout for instance; Black: Which is bold and attracts attention, is corporate & professional. White: Which helps connote an image of purity and new programmes and ideas, also placed as a backdrop allows us to focus on the images & copy. Red: Which is attractive, stands out and gives importance. The colours throughout the double page spread portrays the overall image of Radio Times and what they want to reveal throughout the design, composition and images.