A content page is used as a direction method for the
readers of a magazine; it makes it easier for them to know where to go. It
gives us an insight to the articles featured in this issue and an idea of what
they are about. The title of the magazine I am analysing is ‘academy magazine’.
The word academy is significant because it says to all readers that this is a
sophisticated magazine, if you look up academy on the internet it says ‘a place
of study or training in a special field’. This gives the magazine a reputation
as smart and educated.
The magazines publisher is academy magazine; it’s all
in the name. Although the magazine is published by academy magazine the
articles featured have a range of different authors. There is a couple of
volumes published by academy and I think it is free due to there being no price
tag accept for online it has a hefty price tag of 25 pound. I will not go into
detail about the front cover as I have already previously analysed that and due
to the lack of content on the cover page I cannot reference it and the content
page. In this analysis I will refer to content page only and I will not use the
cover or the contents inside because they are no longer relevant.
The content page in comparison to others is very
detailed and scripted. Unlike most of the content pages I have viewed this
content page includes images of what’s to come an each image lists the page
number that the image is relevant to. For example the first image is of a children
and a money sign written on a scrap of paper. The number 24 is listed and if
you look at page 24 on the content list the title of that page is ‘seeking
value for money’. Showing this page as a
‘highlighted’ page relates to a wider audience because everyone knows what its
like to get value for money, and can relate to an article such as the one on
page 24. I have not read page 24 I am basing this on the title and imagery
used.
This magazine covers a wide range of topics in detail
(7 to be precise).This magazine is very formal and only contains academy
related subjects but does so with great style. The fonts colours and layout of
this magazine are all greatly focused on looking simple, elegant but simple.
Why might this be? Because the magazines audience is younger audience, teens
especially and no teens like to be tested on knowledge when reading a magazine.
This magazine shows great understanding of their readers by doing this.
Upon further analysis of this magazine I came across a
small snippet of words stating that the image used on the front cover was
related to the story on page 7. The first story. This shows the importance of
that story considering it is featured on the front and is the preliminary
story. This magazine does not have any advertisements or any added enticements
to encourage sales. This is a plus and a negative. The plus being that the magazine
looks better and clean cut but the negative being that they could encourage
sales and readership. As far as representation in the magazine goes they do a
good job of including male and female, this was not the case when looking at
the front cover but after viewing the content page it is clear both are
included throughout this magazine.
This magazine is not a highly discussed or recognised
magazine compared to others such as Kerrang and Q magazine and its clear why,
academy magazine appeals to a niche audience and costs £25 and does not offer
much to the reader whereas Kerrangs weekly issue is £2.20 and has a much wider
range audience. This is a huge thing when it comes to popularity of a magazine,
although it appeals to them teenagers don’t want to pay £25 for a magazine that
discuss school and government issues.
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