Feature Article - Analysis 1

A simplistically coloured Feature Article, the layout is simple and easy to read with everything spaced out equally. The fonts are mainly the same, professional and easy on the eye, with a mixture of boldness and size for each part of the Article. The Title is large and eye-catching, its not overly complicated and its clear to spot the kicker section as its bolder and a little bit bigger font sized compared to the rest of the Article, but compared to some Articles this doesn’t have a Drop Cap which is probably not necessary anyway. Columns for the text/font go along the page, so when reading the paragraphs the text goes down but the start of the next part is always beside it on the right hand side, commonly the way Articles lay out the body texts – The gutters being what splits the paragraphs and sections up aswell. Information of what else is in the magazine is on the bottom, it’s not as noticeable because of the positioning but its font is bold so it stands out a little better as it is advertising what else is in the magazine as there is no other advertisement on the feature article. The photo covers a quarter of the article, a good size for this type of page as it not only relates to who and what the article is about but it’s a reasonable amount of space that is covered so the article doesn’t need to have too much text as this could lose the audience interest. Furthermore, the balance of this Feature Article is well designed, overall it involves everything a Feature Article needs but it isn’t over the top with the font and colours especially. Although, some would say that this is plain, Feature Articles don’t always need to be covered in images, vibrant colours and lots of advertisements as just like this example it could be the main article that is featured that builds up the magazine from the beginning as the feature article.