Music Magazines In Shops

Magazines In Shops

I went into my local shop in order to take a picture of the variety of magazines that they had to offer. They had separated the different types of magazines in order to make it easier for the customers to find what they were looking for. The first thing that I noticed was that most of the music magazines had a bright colour incorporated on the cover, this is something that I will use when creating my magazine as I feel it makes them stand out against other magazines. As well as this people often associate colour schemes to certain magazines, for example NME use red, back and white on their covers so people will see this colours and know that its NME. Also alot of the magazines have used bold font which makes the name stand out and catch peoples eyes as they are browsing. Also the model in the main image will usually be looking directly into the camera so that the readers feel that they have eye contact with the model and can really associate themselves to the story. I also noticed that they have placed the more well known magazines towards the front of the shelves in order for people to be able to access them easily as they walk by. It also might grab the attention of people who do not normally buy magazines as they may see an interesting feature story that will make them want to buy the magazine just to find out more. As well as this most of the magazines offered some sort of competition, special offer or free gift that will entice people to buy the magazine even if it is just for the free gift.