Task 1c - Evaluating editorial pieces

Magazine Cover

 This is a magazine is dedicated to promoting The Godfather; the image instantly represents the Film by representing don Vito one of the main characters. The black background creates a strong contrast this makes the magazine eye catching and noticeable from a far distance. The black and white colour tones make the image look metallic in appearance, the font colour is soft and neutral it is not overwhelming this allows it to blend in with the rest of the cover. The facial expressions do not give anything away I cannot guess his emotion but he looks very intimidating and serious.  Furthermore he is looking directly at the viewer his dark pupils absorb you into the image.

This cover caught my attention because it contains a selection of many great gangster films which are instantly recognizable. The triangular effect in which the images are positioned is very attractive it entices you to take a closer look.  If you have not noticed the images on the left and right contain similar colour tones and style of clothing compared to the top and bottom images which contain completely different styles this creates a conflict between the personalities of each character it is trying to inform viewers that not all gangster movies are the same. The triangular pattern also adds leading lines which guide you through the image. The main heading is hidden behind an actor this encourages viewers to look closely to read it but it is not suitable for people with eye sight problems. The centre of the cover is empty so the designers have added text to occupy this empty space. The font colour is perfect because it creates a strong eye catching contrast the text size is also good it allows people to read from a distance. The characters at the top half of the image look three dimensional because they have been placed to overlap each other.

This is a newspaper article, it caught my attention because it contains two images one in black and white and the other in colour the main aim of this is to promote a film so I believe the designers have tried to inform viewers that they are ahead of their time by creating colour images in a society that is predominantly accustomed to black and white.  The font colours contain a strong contrast but it does not show an organised theme the colours look random it would be better if the colours tones were consistent.  The (New York) text is stylish it stands out from the rest of the image implicating that it is the main heading. The font size is good and can be read from a far distance and the small text underneath the images invites viewer to take a closer look at what it says.

This magazines cover looks informative it tries to attract people using value for money by displaying all the articles included. Artificial light was used but only to illuminate the left hand side of his face this represents two sides to him one that is dark evil and the other light and moral. The colours through the image are dark and  mysterious it tries to represent an organised criminal. The only problem I have with the aesthetic theme is it tries to represent criminals in a positive sense it does not seem right. Moreover the text supports my views by saying (Mob Cool).

This Photograph caught my attention because the text and subject’s eye colour are harmonising this makes the image look interesting and unique, the main heading is elongated this represents shapes that are created by smoke. There is also a white haze surrounding Ray Liotta and the rest of the image this sections him off and creates a three dimensional effect, he is also looking directly at the viewer this technique attracts people to take a closer look. The contrast between the background and text is strong; furthermore the pattern effect resembles a exclusive type of wallpaper.