Jamie's Dps Analysis Research

The font used on the front page of the magazine isn’t the same as in the main article/double page spread. There are at least 4 different font’s used in this article; the front cover, the opening to the article, the questions in the article and the answer’s. There are repeating colours of orange, green and blue. These relate to the bands new albums coming out, and each band member is holding an album. There are three different pictures of the band, and in each of them a different member of the band is holding a different album. This is another way to promote the album and is another medium of selling it.  

The tenor of the article is a relaxed one, like old friends catching up almost and the register is consultative. We can tell this because of the linguistic signs used like the questions being in different colours to tell them apart from the main text. The fact how each individual band member has their own opinion shows it’s not rehearsed. The medium is a conversation, which is pretty obvious.  The domain of the article is the band, Green Day, and their background and past. There is a pulled quote, but it’s pulled out of context.

The band, in their pictures are dressed in black with other colours mixed in, like red and black striped t-shirts and bowler hats. They’re pulling weird facial expressions to enforce the visual impression they’re punks and are rebelling. This time, against being smiley and happy in photo’s.

What I can use from this; is how to structure my double page spread, what sort of photo’s I can use, what the subject of my photo’s should be, and how many different font’s and font sizes are needed, and how I should get my models to pose and dress. I also have a better understanding of what the writing style of my article should be, which is a relaxed, consultative one.