Magazine Advert Analysis

La Roux magazine advert consists of two pages rather than one which I think works really well. I have chosen to look at this advert because I feel that the use of colours works really well because it matches her hair and also matches her face colour because the photo has been edited which I think works really well. I also really like this advert because I think that the writing works really well as it is a little abstract. I think that the writing style works really well because it is very bold. The picture is a close up and this helps with ensureing that the audience knows who she is and this close up of the side of her face works really well because you can see her hair and she is known for her abstract hair. The writing style is the same throughout this double page spread advert and I think that this works really well. I also really like the use of the simple layout as I think that it works really well. It also has her tour date on it which I think works really well as it promotes two different things so it helps market her tour as well as her album. The left side picture is exactly the same as her album cover and this works really well as it makes it obvious and it links the two together well. It also has some quotes, Im not sure what they are from but I think that it works really well for people who are a fan of her. I think that it would work well if they were from her songs. I think that they may be what people say about the album. It also has a star rating at the top which shows that it is 4 stars and this works well as it shows people that the album is good. I really like the edited picture as I think that it works really well as it makes it quite different and a little abstract. 

Magazine Advert Analysis

This is Kanye West's poster for his album '808's Heartbreak'. This album uses Kanye Wests signiture heart that he uses a lot in his images and posters etc. It makes it obvious that it is his poster without having his image on it which I think works well because it still stands out without an image. I think the simple colours that are used work really well and also I think that the red brightens up the poster. This poster gives a lot of detail on it. It has the date of when it's out and it also has where it is available and has a few songs named on the poster. I think that not having a picture means that you can have a lot more information because you don't have to worry about overpowering a picture with writing. The poster matches the album cover really well as the album uses the heart and it also uses the same colours and also the same writing style which I think works really well. Having consistent artwork and style for the release is really effective because it means it's more effective and I think that it makes it more obvious and also it means people are more aware of it. I think that the layout works really well because it is really simple so it is easy to read. Also having the picture in the first 3rd of the page works really well because it looks simple and it is the first thing that you see. Having the use of the image being a heart and the name of the album being called '808's Heartbreak' works really well because it shows a heart so it links together which I think works really well. The most important information is in a bigger font than the other information which isn't as important which is good because the reader will see the most important things first. 

Magazine advert Analysis

I think that this advert for Beyonces album Sasha Fierce is really eye catching because the colours are really simple but the gold makes it stand out which works really well. The image used is really abstract and unusual but also uses the male gaze which I think works really well. The layout is really simple and there is only one piece of writing which is the name of the album which I think works really well. I also think that using the same writing as the album works well and I think I am going to use this idea for my poster. The genre is obvious through this image as the poster is very pristine which is what the pop genre is about, it's about looking good and this shows through the image as Beyonce uses the male gaze. The simple aspect works really well and I hope to make my magazine advert really simple as I think that it will work really well. The title stands out and the reader will instantly see the name of the album. Also the picture stands out and this means that people will be aware of the artist as she is well known. I really like how it is in black and white because it means that the gold stands out. I also really like that the layout and how simple this is as it makes it really effective. As it is so simple it makes you focus on the image and this is what I want my focus to be on. The image is really clear of what it is and in the video 'Single ladies' it uses the same style as this so people will know the style from the video and recognise it on this advert. The shot used is a mid shot as it shows all of her face and her shoulders, I think that this works really well because you can see her style as well as her face. I think that for a magazine advert to be successful it needs to have the right image that stands out. It also needs matching font from the album as this makes it their style and it wouldn't link together if it didn't use the same font. Overall the design is really effective and the font and the image make it stand out really well.