Ancilliary text - Magazine advertisement - First draft

This is my first draft of my album advert for a magazine. I used this picture because it has the couple holding hands and it is at the beach, which is one of the starting locations for the video, essentially, where the love for each other began. I used this font because I think it looks like it suites the genre of music it is targeted for, and it also has a very sketched look, so could show the stability of the relationship at the breakup part of the video. Some of the changes I am going to make to the poster are: I will change the font of the band name because it does not stand out and it looks quite boring. Also the name of the artist should stan out compared to the rest of the poster because it draws people in and makes the band memorable. I will also move the words 'May 2015' down so that the audience can see the hands a lot more. This is important because it emphasises that they want each other and they are together. I will also make the 'Available on:' section a bit smaller and then add some star ratings on to it.

Ancilliary text - Digipack - Conventions

Name of band/artists - This is often used so that the audience can find the album easily and know which artist it is. It is also used as some sort of promotion because people will see the name on the cover and remember the name of them.
Main image - The main image is often used to draw attention to the prduct because it grabs the attention of the consumer. Most images will relate to the song or the genre of music the artist fits in to.
Name of album/single - This is used to help people find the album and it is often named after one of the tracks on the album. o people could use this to find the album

Main image - The main image is to make the album look exciting and it is often used to give the album pack continuity.
Record label - This is often placed on the album cover to advertise the record label and also incase there are any complaints about the album, they know where to go.
Track listing - The track listing is placed on the album cover so the consumer can easily find the tracks they like and on CD players, you can skip to the track that you like and it will show the names on the CD player.
Barcode - This is on all CD covers so that they can be sold in shops.
Artist - The artists name is often put on the back of the album. This could be a reminder or it could be more information about who produced the album, rather than the perfomrers or writers.

Band name

Ancillary text - Fonts

Ancillary text - Magazine advertisement - conventions

Name of artist - This is used to show the reader who the artist is. If the reader didn't know the artist they wouldn't be able to get the album.
Name of album - If an artist has more than one album out then the reader might find it hard to know which album was their new one, so it helps the reader know which album is being advertised.
Magazine reviews and star ratings - This is to show the reader what highly respected magazines think of the album and it will make the reader think that if a magazine that is dedicated to music thinks it is good, then they will too.
Main image - The main image is used to show the reader what the artist looks like or it could just be to make the poster more entertaining or set the mood for the album. More often than not, the poster will have images that relate to the album on it.
Picture of the album - This is not very common but it may be used to show the reader what the album looks like so they know what to look for when buying it.
Website/record label - This is provided so that the reader can get more information on the artist/album.

Name of band - This is used to show the reader who the artist is. If the reader didn't know the artist they wouldn't be able to get the album.
Name of album - If an artist has more than one album out then the reader might find it hard to know which album was their new one, so it helps the reader know which album is being advertised.
Magazine reviews and star ratings - This is to show the reader what highly respected magazines think of the album and it will make the reader think that if a magazine that is dedicated to music thinks it is good, then they will too.
Main image - The main image is used to show the reader what the artist looks like or it could just be to make the poster more entertaining or set the mood for the album. More often than not, the poster will have images that relate to the album on it.
Release date - This is used so that the reader will know when they can look for the album and will not be looking for something that isn't out yet.
Website/record label - This is provided so that the reader can get more information on the artist/album.
How it's available/featured songs - These are available so the reader can get the album quickly up on release date and it shows songs that are already available as singles, so the reader can get a taste for the album.

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Ancillary text - colour scheme ideas