Delilah: Magazine Advert Codes and Conventions 1

We have chosen to analyse a magazine advert for Delilah's new album 'From The Roots Up'. There are certain codes and conventions that we would typically find in a proffesional magazine advert such as the image above- we will discuss the different codes and conventions.

Name of the band/artist and album
The name of the artist is clearly shown in this magazine advert followed by the album name highlighted underneath. It is evident that this is the main feature of the magazine advert and which should attract the audience to want to read it; it should be eye catching and stand out. The font that is used on this magazine advert is also used on her album cover which makes it obvious to the audience who the artist is.

Date of album release
The date of the album release is clearly visble to the auidence as its right underneath the artist herself. It is also not surrounded by any other writing so that it stands out and catches the audiences attention. The font that is used is simple so that it is easy to read and the colour of the font stands out from the black background which catches the eye.

Band/Artist image/Style
The image of the artist is represented in a unique way; this highlights her genre of 'alternative pop'. She is portrayed as a powerful individual by the way in which she is positioned in the picture. This relates to some of her songs in her album as the female characters in her music videos are shown as independent and in control.

Featuring songs - N/A

Form of release -N/A

Either photograph or artwork as main image
In this magazine advert the main image is the artist herself; Delilah. She is also placed inside of a white triangle which stands out from the dark background, showing the audience she is the main aspect of the magazine article and drawing more attention towards her. The photograph of the artist stands out a lot in this advert, as the colour of her skin is very contrasting to the other colours in the advert. It is also a very bold photo of the artist, suggesting to the audience she is very much in control and independent.

Record company - N/A

Bands website
There is a web address on the magazine article which leads you to the artists official website... delilahofficial.co.uk. This website then tells you more about the artist, news about her, tour dates etc. This is placed at the very bottom of the magazine advert to the left hand side in small font. This is because it is not an important part of the advert, but it is there to give the audience an opportunity to find out more about the artist.

Critical notes/ratings
There are critical notes and star ratings at the bottom of the magazine advert

Set colour scheme
This magazine advert is based on just three simple colours; grey, white and black. This makes the photograph of the artist stand out and catch the viewers eye. As the background is dark and the writing is highlighted by the bold, white text making it clear and easy to read for the audience.