Task 6 - Magazine Ads

Magazine Advert Analysis

This magazine advert is to promote the Black Keys' new album at that point, "Brothers". The advert clearly states that this was an advert in Q magazine which means that the readers of this magazine are likely to know who the Black Keys are or listen to them. The advert itself is very basic yet effective. A plain but unique font has been used and it helps the text stand out. There is a strange mixture of colours used also. The background is brown whereas the text is split between a faded red colour and white. At the bottom of the advert there is a white border. The layout is very basic but it looks good. Everything has been centred and it does help the text stand out. Also there is a larger font used for the more important part of the ad. "The Black Keys" and "Brothers" are in a larger font which would immediately draw the readers attention to them.

This is an old advert for the Oasis album "(Whats the Story) Morning Glory. There is the use of a very minimalistic approach with this ad. Only black and white colours have been used and there is not the overuse of text. There is a clear emphasis on the important parts of this ad. The Oasis logo is the most notable thing on the page and it grabs your attention. There is also underneath the album cover which is used in an effort to promote the album further. Then there is the title of the album along with a track listing which is in a smaller text than the album title. Then Right at the bottom is the release date for the album which is positioned in a place to not be overbearing but still to stand out.

This is an advert for the Arctic Monkeys and their tour. There is still the clear minimalistic approach using only black and white however there is an image of the front man performing live. This would help to sell the tour as it is a picture of him performing live and in the background there is also a large crowd. The arctic monkeys logo features very prominently and it takes up almost 1/3 of the total ad. The bottom 1/3 is dominated by the tour dates. The white text on the grey scale background really helps the poster to stand out.









This is a magazine advert for the album "Empire" by Kasabian. The text for the bands name is very prominent on this ad. This stands out clearly as there is not many dark
colours in this ad. The background of the ad is a playing card which features a historic latinesque image. As this image is made up of many colours it draws the reader in and they are draw to the text below. On the bottom of the ad there is the release date also in dark colours which stands out.


This magazine advert is for the album Total Life Forever by Foals. Not much information is given on this ad and it is mainly centered around the picture shown and the text. This is an interesting decision. The fact that no information is given could lead to people looking this up themselves which may urge them to make the purchase. The image on the screen shows the band all underwater.