Here is a collection of the music magazines I have. I have arranged them so I can see which covers stand out and catch my eye the most. From this the most eye-catching ones are: DIY, NME, Q and DJBROADCAST.
DIY is very eye-catching as it shows an extreme closeup of 2 people, this technique is used often however not usually a close-up that much.
NME is eye-catching due to the colour used, it uses lots of different bright colours, and the page is made of the colour wheel. The use of lots of different colour makes it stand out from the rest which do not use as much.
Q stands out due to the logo. The logo is very large and is the main thing on the cover it is also a very bright red and is the only thing on the cover which uses such a bright colour so it stands out. It also uses colour in a block so it stands out from the rest which do not use so much bright colour in blocks.
DJBROADCAST stands out due to the strong use of black, there is so much black on the cover with no writing or headlines, this makes it stand out a lot from the rest as it is an eye-catching colour and the huge blocks make it stand out even more. This minimalistic approach makes you curious and study the cover more. However the disadvantage to this is the not sticking to the convention of having a title at the top as on a shelf you would not be able to see it.
Overall it is obvious that colour plays the biggest part in catching the eye. I can see that when colour is put in an empty space in large amounts it attracts the eye. Also the minimalistic approach makes audiences curious and wonder what the magazine is about and what is inside. Using a good image is also important I can see that the ones that stand out are the ones that use close-ups on individuals faces as appose to ones of groups which make the cover seem smaller and therefore not so attractive.
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