Magazine Analysis - GROUP Work
Rolling Stone is a very famous magazine focusing on music, as the actual title is taken from the famous rock band ‘Rolling Stones’ The main audience shown for this magazine could vary from teenagers interested in music, to those of a more mature taste, who enjoy the older types of rock music such as Velvet Revolver, The Police and The Beatles.
The main layout of the magazine is shown as quite simple. The masthead ‘Rolling Stone’ is set behind the picture of Amy Winehouse suggesting to the audience that because it is such a well known magazine, they will automatically recognise the font and layout.
The colour scheme is shown as quite neutral, with light blues, blacks and reds. The use of colour is showing the simplicity of the magazine, as the only words used on the front are mainly taken up with band names, simply showing the bands and artists that will feature in the magazine. In addition to this the masthead ‘Rolling Stone’ and the title ‘Amy Winehouse’ use the same colour and the same size, showing that the main article in this magazine will feature Amy Winehouse
The main picture shown is quite a natural picture of Amy Winehouse, not showing any signs of tweaking through Photoshop, therefore showing her flaws. This could then suggest that this magazine is non-stereotypical and natural as women are normally set as sexual objects throughout the media, being flawless.
The overall size of the font is shown as quite big and bold, therefore catching the attention of the readers and audience.
