Feature Article Analysis

 

 

I took inspiration from the NME Arctic Monkeys feature article for this design, I feel that this design works because it isn't the usual kind of feature article layout (one page of image, another page of text). I chose this because it's quirky and I think that the readers of this magazine will enjoy it as much as I do. The two images on the first page will be portrait and in black and white. This is because I want the 2nd page image to stand out from the other two so that the reader will notice it if they're flicking through the pages. The drop cap will be in big letters and in bold to alert the reader as to where the text begins, and to encourage the reading of the article itself. The website will be at the bottom to remind the reader that the magazine is keeping up with the technological movement and we are on the internet - a modern edge to the magazine. The pull quote will be embedded into the space that I have allocated it on the first page in the columns of text. This will be larger than the body text and (possibly) in a different colour. The page numbers at the bottom of the page are there to enable the reader to navigate through the magazine quickly and therefore easier to read - getting the reader to enjoy reading the magazine and therefore buy it again. The 2nd page of the feature article has a landscape image that covers half the page; this adds variety to the layout of the feature pages and spices it up a bit. This will get the reader to remember the page because of the range of image devices that I have used. The image will be in colour for this picture to add a splash of brightness to the page, and will attract the readers attention as they navigate their way through the magazine - the brightness of the actual colours(not black and white) will catch their eye and so they will stop and read the article. There will be a small entry point at the bottom of the page titled "Um, Sis..." - this nugget of information is about the artist's album (again inspired by NME's Arctic Monkeys article) and the elipsis is to encourage the reader to read more about the album and therefore promotes it to the magazine's audience. The four small columns of text will make the reader feel as though there is less writing and therefore won't feel too exhausted to read it all - when in fact the layout makes it seem like there is less but the same amount is actually being used.