Rolling Stone magazine, Front Cover, Contents and Double Page Analysis :)

Other than black and white only three different colours are used. 
blue - in the background and her outfit. steadfastness, dependabilty, serenity, calmness and wisdom are only some things the colour blue signifies. Various shades of blue create a positive message. 
yellow. in the dividers and to an extent, her hair. creates feeling of happiness or optimism. 
Red. In the logo and her lipstick. associated with energy, life and love. red is often used to symbolize deep passion and intense energy in things. In a more negative aspect it can be used to anger or rage. Rolling Stone magazine deliberately uses grapghics fromdifferent time periods, making it stand out. 
Having the subject (Christina Aguilerra) in the centre is very conventional of most magazines. However, her pose and framing of the picture is not. Conventionally images for music magazines are taken in mid-shot.
Having text in coloums down both sides of the page is also very conventional.

Although the contents page is set in coloums (making it simple and easy to follow), which is conventional to most music magazines, this page is dominated with an image. Drawing the reader to article.
The main image is taken from the point of view of an audience, making the subjects appear more natural and life like.
Second, smaller image showing it to be the second most important article.
As with the font cover, the colours are kept minimal. The use of black and white together, signifies boldness and confidence, with the deep purple colour signifying class in regards to the main image.
Unconventionally there is no title, indicating that it is the contents page but the list of features along with the page numbers communicates this to the reader effectively enough.
The Font used for the "968" is the same font as used in the logo on the front cover, how ever the colours of these rarely match.

Picture Covers both pages which is very unconventional for a music magazine. Magazines usually have the main image dominating one page and the text, the other.
The unconventional layout leaves little room for text, however the feature continues over the page. 
On the other hand, the little text present is ordered in coloums.
Also, Unconventionally the drop can is not the same font as the rest of the text. The "USA" watermark is also part of the heading.
As with the rest of the magazine, there is very little colour used. The majority of the page is in black or grey and white, which make the red of her hair and the flag stand out.One of the reasons for using red maybe power which is fitting in the article as it talks about her being such a success story in America.  a USA flag is used in the picture as its directly associated with the article as the article talks about Florence and the machine in America.
Formal language and written in 3rd person.