Ideas From My Case Studies

There were many parts of the magazines, that I analysed for the case studies, that I liked, which were suitable for my genre. Hopefully, from the ideas of both Mixmag and XXL, I can be able to include the things I like from their magazines, into mine.

For example, in my analysis of Mixmag, I liked:

• The boldness of the masthead and how it stood out from the text. It was a different size and font from the rest. This shows the importance that the masthead holds.  
• The colour scheme: all the colours linked well and matched with each other.
• How the front cover was neat and aligned correctly by using a gutter. This makes it easier to read and is more professional and organized. 
• The way everything was visible and you could read everything clearly. The font wasn't too small or too big - it was easy to read.
• How their was a lot of images being used in the contents page. This makes it look interesting as you can see what they're going to be talking about and it catches the readers eye. There wasn't too much words and the colours on the contents page worked out well. I liked how the contents page was black with a double page spread; this makes it less squashed and spaced out but it also uses a lot of images that are laid out properly.

In my analysis of XXL, I liked:

• How the masthead was behind all the artists, this makes the artists stand out since they're the main focus.
• How the name of the magazine is quite short and is abbreviated.
• The uniqueness of the cover page, it used a graffiti style to link with the genre of music - Hip Hop - which makes it urban.
• The cover page and the contents page had a clear link, the pages consisted of the same colour scheme and had similar images. The contents page was also a double page spread.
• They produced well written articles and analysed well. The writer made the readers feel included and they used popular artists, in this case ,NWA, to drag their attention and read the article. Also, during the article they used all terminology and included images to keep the readers engaged. 

I would like my magazine to have a well thought out cover page that has a unique style and have a clear house style. I would like the pages to link together and have a clear format.