Analysis of Mojo

Front Page

Mojo breaks contempary conventions by making the masthead stretch across the page. This will be because Mojo is an older magazine then most of the new magazines which share most fo the typical conventions of a rock magazine. However, most magazines do have this type of editing it is only in magazines such as Q and NME that the masthead sits in the top left corner.

The genre of this magazine is classic rock but has modern rock also. Having targeted two genres and juggles both well this helps reach a larder spread of auidenece.

The main picture is hidden behind the plugs but over the main masthead. The background is black and is a studio shot of the band, Queen. The plugs in the top left corner is red and is very eye catching as to grab the reader's attention to see the offer the magazine has. This will help the magazine sell more.

The magazine also has a barcode conventionally place in one of the corners, in the right in this case where it is most commonly found.

Double Page

This double page spread is dominated by the black and white photo featured on the right hand side of the page which overlaps onto the left side of the page. The left handside page is only have text which is presented on a black background which is slanted in to the photograph. The black contrasts which the black and white photo which looks nostaglic due to the black and white effect.

The text is headlined with a bold white font and a more sketchy brown freehand styled font. These two together create and contrast and makes the page look more attractive. The start of the paragraph has an introduction like most other double page spreads. This introduction is white font with keywords highlighted in the darker gray. The main article font is white that contrasts with the black background.

Contents

This contents page is quite busy but simple. The title is in top right hand corner of the page and underneith that is the contents of the magazine. On the left is a montage of pictures with relevent page numbers and captions along side them to make it easier again for the readers to find what they are looking to read in the magazine. Along the bottom is another article which helps you find it easier because its of higher importance