Brief analysis of a magazine advert

Above is a picture of a magazine advert that was made for Stereophonics new album "Keep the village alive". As you can see it is relatively simple and keeps straight to the point. The band have used a picture of themselves that looks like it came from a photoshoot which makes it easy to see what the band look like.

The typography is simple, the band name is centered at the top with the album name directly under it but in smaller font.




There is a black bar at the bottom with all the additional information included on it, this is information about the release date, songs that people may recognise that are on the album, what form of distribution you can buy it on and the band website. It even has a small image in the bottom right hand corner of what the album cover looks like so you know what you are looking for when you go to buy it.


The colours of the advert are pretty neutral and dark as they use blacks and whites and blues which connotes what type of music the band makes (moody, indie vibes).