Textual analysis of Mixmag's contents page

The contents page carries on a colour scheme for the text which was used on the front cover of the issue, which is a neon yellow and white colour. The font that is used for the text is a very simple block font which works well as it is easy to understand. The design of the font for the title of the page and the page numbers for the graphics are in a much more modern style though and correspond with the genre well. The mian focus of this page is the big graphic which dominates the majority of the page. the graphic is of a young women who is out partying and enjoying herself. This image corresponds with the genre of the magaizne and represents what this magazine is about, going out, and partying to good dance music. The story which the graphic is advertising is all about last minute ideas for going out on new years eve, this would be a big story for the people who read this magazine as they might not have any final plans for their new year celebrations.

The second graphic that is featured on the page is one which again corresponds with the main article on the front of the issue's cover. This again is a picture which might attract the target audience for this magazine. Down the right hand side of the page are cover lines which feature a couple of the main sections of the magaizne, under each main headline of the section there is a small lure under each which would entice the reader to that story. Running along the bottom of the page is a small section on a free gift that came with the magazine, the gift was a cd which had some of the main songs and acts from the past year on it. This is a good idea as people who buy this magazine will be interested in the music that comes with the cd as the songs are all big tunes created by some of the genre's biggest producers.

I think that there is a house style for the contents page for mixmag as i have viewed another contents of a different mixmag issue and there is a similar layout around the page with things such as the title of the magazine, date of the issue, and the word 'contents' along the top of the page. The colour scheme also seems to reoccur a few times, i think this is a good thing because it really goes well with the genre and style of the magazine.

I think that the style and layout of this magazine works very well and reaches out to it's target audience very well.

Contents page first draft

Draft of Front Cover 2

Front Cover Draft

Questionnaire for music mag

Are you male or female?

How old are you?

Do you read any music magazines at the moment?

If so, which ones?

What do you think would be a good genre to focus a magazine on?
Rock, Dance(If so should it be a specific section eg. drum and bass, hardstyle, dubstep)

What do you think would be a good name for a your chosen genre's magazine?

What stories do you think a music magazine should cover?
New bands, Gigs, Big bands, ALbum/single reviews, other....suggest

How much would you be willing to pay for the magazine?
£1, £1.50, £2.50 Other... suggest

How often do you think a magazine such as this should be produced?
weekly, fortnightly, monthly

What sort of photos do you think would look good with the magazine?
Band photoshoots, Live gig photos, photos of album artwork

Textual analysis of MixMag Front Cover

Mixmag is a music magazine that is focused on the genre of dance, it covers all the dfferent sub sections from dubstep to Psy-trance. I would say that it is aimed towards the target market of teenagers and young adults that are interested in the dance music scene and that are interested in going out to gigs and partys. I'd say the front cover of the magazine portrays this very well as the neon colour scheme that is used with the fonts and lines gives the dance/rave look along with the young persons attraction, and then theres one main picture which is of a familiar face who is taking he dance scene by storm. This is a good attraction as he is young, and people who are into this genre of music will want to read about his success. The page is dominated by the main graphic in the background which even covers up the masthead for the magaizne's name along the top of the page. The net big sight that occupies your attention is the headline running across the centre of the page, which relates to the image in te background.



Then above the masthead are a few cover lines which is stating a fact about the size and reputation of the magazine. There is then a strapline above the main heading with a comment relating ot both the main article and the image in the background. The edge of the page is then surrounded with cover lines which co-operate with the colour scheme of the rest of the page. There is a small graphic in the top right hand orner which is advertising a website which is a very big party of the dance event system. The picture is of a young lady having fun which will most likely attract people who enjoy going out and enjoying themselves at events. It's quite a busy front cover with alot of cover lines acting as a sort of border around the edge of the page. However it doesn't look messy and is held together well by the continuous colour scheme through the pages text. I do class myself as part of the target audience for this magazine and if i saw this issue on a shelf i would pick it up and would think about buying it.