Magazine Advert Analysis 3

The 3rd magazine advert I have chose to analyse is The Chemical Brothers "Further". The image used in the magazine advert in very unique, with an eye-catching image of a woman breaking the surface of the water in a blue dress, almost looking like a mermaid. She is seen to be diving down into the see, thus fitting in with the album title "Further. Also, the colour is spread down the page and gets darker and darker, as if the woman is going further into darkness.

The layout is all based on the image, with the top two thirds consisting of the main image, with the bottom third having information about the album. The shot used is low angle under the sea to capture the moment the person breaks the surface and this is done to perfection.

The colour scheme is black, white and blue, all coming from the image. The typography, like most magazine adverts I'm simplistic but their is the trademark Chemical Brothers font used for their band name. Overall, I feel that this is the most eye-catching poster, due to the image used.

Magazine Advert analysis 2

For LCD Soundsystem's album "This Is Happening" it is all kept fairly simple. There is a basic image of James Murphy, the creator of LCD Soundsytem, in motion, as if he was dancing on stage. He is dressed in a trademark suit and the photo has been rotated. The shot will have been taken as a mid shot of Murphy , from a fairly long distance as his arms are spread.

The layout is simplistic, with a large image in the top two thirds with the information about the album in the bottom third. The colour scheme is quite understated, with a black and white photo/background with a blue font.

The typography is in italics and all in capitals. The font is basic and there is large spaces between letters. Overall The design is made to look a bit blurred and this fits in with their sort of electronic music. I do quite like the idea of using just one image on my band poster/digipak, as it looks quite effective.

Magazine Advert Analysis

The first magazine advert I have chosen to analyse is for The Stone Roses, "The Stone Roses - remastered". The background image is a birds-eye view of a map, with what looks like a paint-splat where the information about the album is. There is also some images of oranges, representing the letter 'o' and then red, white and blue. There are also badges with ratings from Q, Mojo and NME magazine.


The layout is fairly simple, with the band name top centre, with the information below this. The red, white and blue is again used, representing Great Britain. Also, the ratings are dotted about like badges, which makes the layout less structured.


The colour scheme contains mainly red, white, blue and yellow font. The Stone Roses looks like its meant to look like cardboard. The shot is a birds-eye view with "The Stone Roses" planted on top.


The typography is all fairly basic, all in capital letters, so it looks clear. Overall I feel the design looks simple and effective, although when I create mine I want it to have a clearer colour scheme and to try to make it look more simplistic.