10 Music mag contents evaluation

http://s781.photobucket.com/albums/yy95/EmmaGarbutt22/ Here is a link to my completed contents page of my music magazine. I found its production to be quite effective. I chose a layout of a bright red box down the left hand side of the page with the information on the articles. This meant that the contents of the magazine stood out against the simple black text. I chose this style to look simple against the decorative background as if I didnt it may look too fussy. The text which says INSIDE is in the same font as the title on the front page to make it continuos as if there is a running theme. I also features pictures of the artists which illustates what will be included in the magazine.
As for my editorial I tried to keep the readers on their feet by using exclaimation marks and short sentences. The rhetorical and unformal style is inclusive language which makes the readers feel as though the magazine is addressed to them and invites them in in a welcoming way. To the left of the editorial is a photograph of the editor. My only criticism is that it could have been more obvious that that was the editor of the magazine as it wasnt clearly stated. Words such as exclusive and win entice the reader to carry on reading as if not they think they will be missing out.
I chose to use a selection of photographs on the contents page as sometime pictures convey more of a message than words. However the way that the picture of the girl artist overlaps the band was what looking back I realised could have been adjusted so there was no overlap making it look neater. Despite this in a way the readers may like it as it goes against what is normally donewhich the auidience may find appealing due to the fact they prefer things that are different to the crowd.