Analysis of Mixmag Front cover, Contents page and D.P.S.

Image:

• colour scheme: white, purple and black; using only three colours is usually the best choice to make the front cover simple yet interesting
• mid-close up shot, most common shot type for front magazines
• eye level, makes the artist look equal

Page Layout:

• masthead, the logo of the magazine
• strapline, the slogan of the magazine
• skyline, commonly used, however in this case the skyline is the strapline of the magazine
• barcode
• pull-outs from each article, quotes from the articles as cover lines
• main cover line, usually the name of the artist on the front cover in this case Loco Dice
• cover lines, general information or quotes from the articles in the magazine

Language:

• other artists are also mentioned in the cover lines

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Page Layout:

• 4 pictures of artists and venues that are connected to the articles
• shows all the articles in two columns with page numbers
• page numbers in the columns are in chronological order
• the page numbers on the pictures are random

Language:

• artists and venues 
• titles of the articles to give a general idea of the article to the reader
• the columns have different subheadings such as: features, fashion and tunes so the reader can find the type of articles that he/she is interested in

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Image:

• long shot, not commonly used in DPSs because the picture(s) usually show the artist of whom the article is about
• high angle, to show the high amount of people gathered
• venue of a concert/festival possibly related to the article or the artist
• colour scheme: black, white and red
• uses small pictures of other artists to show that the article is also about other artists 

Page Layout:

• takes up nearly half of both pages, therefore it is in the middle which shows that it is the focus of the article
• call-out, quotes from the artist(s) in the article
• the text boxes are around the main image which is uncommon so it catches the attention of the reader 

Language:

• starts with drop cap, commonly used to indicate the start of a new topic/story
• written in 3rd person which is usually used in non-interview like articles
• descriptions of other artists beside the main artist