Textual Analysis, DJ magazine

Textual Analysis                                    



Layout.
The layout of this magazine is different because there isn't cover lines round the out side, they are on the bottom half of the front cover. Also the mast head is in the top left corner. There is the name of the celebrity in a box on the front, i think they put it in a box so it will stand out and you know what the name is of the celebrity. 

Colour.
The colours that 'DJ' magazine have used for the front cover are very calm colours. They have used mostly blues, using blues shows what kind of music the magazine is. The music in this magazine isn't to hard rock and it isn't to hippie, it's somewhere in the middle. 

People. 
The person on the front of this magazine isn't well known in normal life but he is well known in the music industry. Pete Tong has been a dj on radio 1 for 20 years.
He has been used for this magazinefor obvious reasons as he is a dj and it is a magazine on dj's. 

Target Audience.
The target audience for this magazine will be people who are interested in dj's and  becoming a dj. The front cover tells you that in the magazine there are decks and sliders for sale and who you can contact so you know how to make it as a dj. 

Clothing.
The clothes that Pete Tong seems to be wearing are just normal casual clothes because dj's aren't going on the tv and to been seen so they don't have to dress up smart, so they dress casual for work.

Background.
The background on the front cover of this DJ magazine is plain white to make the blue stand out. Also it has numbers going from the background into the foreground. The number they have used is 20, they just keep repaeting it for effect, the reason they use number 20 is because he has been working at radio 1 for 20 years. 

Wording. 
The language that this magazine has used is all about music and different types of music. There isn't alot of text on the front cover of this magazine. 

Shot Type. 
The DJ magazine has used a medium shot, they have used this type of shot because you can see his hole body, also it makes him looks powerful as he is taking up alot of the front cover. 

Framing.
This front cover doesn't really have a frame around the photo because the photo is slightly to the right. Although the writing is on the bottom it has been set so it comes in from both sides of the page so its like there is a frame around from his wait down.

Overall Style
I like this over all look of this magazine it is very inviting to the person  as it is calm colours and it well layed out. I think the layout goes well with the writing, it isn't small writing and a huge photo when the photo is the main part of the magazine, or the other way around i think it is a nice balance of the to.