Notes from what i have learnt from the RMA.

From the RMA i analysised i have learnt that a magazine normally has one specific target audience and genre, Rather than mixed genres. The colours and fonts used on front covers help represent the audience/artist that is being featured. For example, KERRANG tends to use blacks,reds,yellows. Mostly darker shades of colour but on the other hand NME, a more mainstream magazine, uses a lot more vibrant and bright colours. Overall, i have learnt;
- To keep intone with the genre (i.e. using the right colours and fonts).
- Specific designs are used to represent the genre and artists.
- Use pull qoutes and article information on the front cover to give the auidence a better idea of what is in the Magazine.
- The magazines normally target one certain age group and genre.
- Titles on the front cover of the Magazines can change colour but the font always stays the same.
- Colours on the cover are always different, depends on the artist or style of the issue.
- Contents pages set up in columns on either the left side or right side, with a main picture in the middle (the picture isnt always the featuring artist from the front cover).
-Double page spreads are always designed in a way that goes with artist and title of the cover.