First is the banner across the top of the page. Above are two banners from two popular music magazines and the banner I have used on my magazine. I have circled certain words that attract the reader's attention such as "SPECIAL" and "GIVE AWAY". I have used this idea to add words such as "EXCLUSIVE" and "NEW". Using these words make the readers believe they are receiving something completely new and exclusive that hasn't been seen before. The banner also gives the readers a preview of what they will find inside the magazine. Both banner's from the other magazines are red and black where as mine is red and white. As my magazine is black I felt it would be more effective to use a white banner, where as the other two magazines have white magazines, they have used black banners. It is a different colour so the readers can see it clearly but so that it also fits in the page subtly to ensure it does not distract the reader's attention from the main picture.
Secondly is the sticker effect I have added. Above, I have taken a few sticker effects from other magazines and have circled the important words such as "WIN" and "EXCLUSIVE" and have interpreted it into my own magazine. Again, this type of wording attracts the attention of the readers as they feel special and unique. Most magazines have there own variation of this and it is usually used to advertise something about the main band/act. It gives the users a feel that they are reading something exclusive that no one else knows. NME's is used to promote a new album release as is mine, enhancing the exclusive effect.
Below is a picture of my magazine next to the popular NME magazine. I've compared a few of the main features to show where I got the ideas from.
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