Cover page
The mastheads in all three of these front covers sit behind the main cover image. This means that the main cover image is in front of the masthead. This makes the main image stand out rather than the masthead. The second two cover pages use a conventional medium shot for the cover image which is commonly used. This shot was probably used in the two of the covers as they are men, and they are showing how they are serious about their music and aren't used as a sexual image as much as the second cover is. The second cover however is a medium long shot, as it shows off the rest of her dress and her thighs. This shot was probably used to give off a sexual air about the photo. The sexual air is also given off through her pose, as she is holding her hands up to her chest and showing off her body.
The feature stories on the front differ from cover to cover. The second cover (Billboard) has five feature stories including the main feature story. These are all in easy to read black font to stand out to the reader, and they all are quite long feature story titles. The first cover (NME) has quite a few feature stories on the front. In the left side of the cover, they have names of bands in white and blue font. These stand out to the reader to let them know what artists they are talking about in the magazine so they can know whether they want to read it or not. On the right side, there are feature stories in black text. This text is smaller, and shows that it is included as well as the artists that are mentioned on the other side of the cover. The main feature story title is spread across the whole bottom of the cover image. This really makes the feature story pop out to the reader and lets them connect the main cover image to the main feature story. The third cover (Rolling Stone) unconventionally only has two other feature stories besides the main feature story which is connected to the main cover image. These feature stories are in white font which also allows them to stand out against the black of the cover image. Only the first cover includes a barcode and a price, whereas the other two don't. This may be because they have them in a different place as they didn't want to crowd the front cover.
Contents page
The contents pages here all have their masthead on the top of the page to allow the reader to yet again know what magazine they are reading from. The first and third contents page both have artists down the left hand side. The differences between the two of these is that the top one (Billboard) is the Top 40 Hits which applies to the genre of the magazine, and the third one (NME) is a list of artists with the page numbers that they are mentioned on. These artists also go along with the genre of the magazine. All of the contents pages have a front cover story picture with the page number of the article. This picture is larger than the others to allow the reader to know that it is the cover story. The middle contents page (Q) only has a large picture of an artist without the mention of the name/story. This allows the reader to know that it is the cover story since it is larger than the other pictures, but unconventional as it doesn't tell you directly. The top two contents pages both have multiple pictures relating to the feature stories, whereas the last one mainly deals with text. The top and bottom contents page have a part dealing with the previous issues, and about how you can subscribe where the second one doesn't.
The feature stories on the front differ from cover to cover. The second cover (Billboard) has five feature stories including the main feature story. These are all in easy to read black font to stand out to the reader, and they all are quite long feature story titles. The first cover (NME) has quite a few feature stories on the front. In the left side of the cover, they have names of bands in white and blue font. These stand out to the reader to let them know what artists they are talking about in the magazine so they can know whether they want to read it or not. On the right side, there are feature stories in black text. This text is smaller, and shows that it is included as well as the artists that are mentioned on the other side of the cover. The main feature story title is spread across the whole bottom of the cover image. This really makes the feature story pop out to the reader and lets them connect the main cover image to the main feature story. The third cover (Rolling Stone) unconventionally only has two other feature stories besides the main feature story which is connected to the main cover image. These feature stories are in white font which also allows them to stand out against the black of the cover image. Only the first cover includes a barcode and a price, whereas the other two don't. This may be because they have them in a different place as they didn't want to crowd the front cover.
Contents page
The contents pages here all have their masthead on the top of the page to allow the reader to yet again know what magazine they are reading from. The first and third contents page both have artists down the left hand side. The differences between the two of these is that the top one (Billboard) is the Top 40 Hits which applies to the genre of the magazine, and the third one (NME) is a list of artists with the page numbers that they are mentioned on. These artists also go along with the genre of the magazine. All of the contents pages have a front cover story picture with the page number of the article. This picture is larger than the others to allow the reader to know that it is the cover story. The middle contents page (Q) only has a large picture of an artist without the mention of the name/story. This allows the reader to know that it is the cover story since it is larger than the other pictures, but unconventional as it doesn't tell you directly. The top two contents pages both have multiple pictures relating to the feature stories, whereas the last one mainly deals with text. The top and bottom contents page have a part dealing with the previous issues, and about how you can subscribe where the second one doesn't.
Double Page Spread
The top two double page spread image is only on one of the pages. These photos however take up the whole page, and are both medium/close up shots of the artists face. The last DPS goes over the two pages, which makes the two pages flow together to allow the reader to know that they go together are are about one artist- the artist in the image. All the articles have stand firsts, which allow the reader to know a little bit about what the article is going to be able before they read it. The first and last DPS have drop caps at the beginning of the article so show the reader where it starts. Unconventionally, the middle DPS doesn't have a drop cap. The drop cap in the first DPS is a big red letter in the background of the article, showing it off and drawing attention to the fact that the article and the artists name both start with that letter.
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