Indie magazine research

INDIE MAGAZINE RESEARCH

I have found 3 different issues of the same magazine. One thing I noticed straight away is that they all have an acoustic guitar in. The acoustic guitar is the most popular instrument in music today. This is down to a range of reasons, for example it is a portable instrument and isn't that heavy. They are all touching it in some way. The pragmatics of this could show that its more then an instrument to them. In the 1st picture he is hugging it. In the 2nd he has it wrapped in his hair, almost to say that it cant get away from him.

Another interesting thing I noticed was that the colours co-ordinate with the artist in the main image. For example the first magazine has Ed Sheeran on the front. His logo is an orange paw print. So the editors have taken that on board and has made the writing and the colours orange. This makes it instantly recognisable to his fans that it's the issue that he is in.

Another thing I realised was that they are all men on the front. There isn't many females. This is because at the moment male acoustic artists are dominating the industry. 

Comparing the 'Acoustic' magazine to other music magazines. I have noticed that their layout is much simpler. The main focus on the front cover is the artist. In all of the images, the artist is directly looking at the reader. This makes the reader feel more involved.

The background of the artist is very plan. I would have thought they would have had a photo shoot outside, when its sunny with the trees behind them looking natural. But maybe why they didn't do that was because it would take more intention away from the artist.