In contrast to the other front cover this one is very crowded, it introduces what the reader will be reading and also things you get in addition to buying the magazine. Even though the surroundings are very busy the 4 main faces whom are Coldplay still manage to stand out clearly. The creator has used the effect of a black background which makes the faces of the band stand out a lot better but also makes the page look a bit dull. The writing around the band is very busy but is all bold, eye-catching and manageable to read. This magazine advertises up to date festivals such as glastonbury and uses recent bands like coldplay and is therefore attracted to 16-25 year olds.
In the magazine exercise a contents page has to be included. To continue my research I have been looking at contents pages and pictures that are along side interviews of bands and also what sort of information is included in the interviews. Below I have the contents page from the magazine Q. It clearly states the features in the magazine in clear colours like red and black and you can see that they have shown the parts that people are most likely to be interested in with a picture alongside with a famous person whom is Bon Jovi and a statement that he has made which imediatley attracts people to read the magazine. The page number and headline is show in bolder writing and underneath is a brief explanation of what will be shown within the page.
The next picture is a picture of a band member from Coldplay, this pictures stood out to me bcause it was together with an exclusive interview with the band and is a close up shot of the main singer. It's unusual but eye catching. Also they have enlarged an important quote from the bands exclusive interview, I like this idea and am going to take it on board when designing my two page spread which will include a picture similar to this one.
