Magazine Analysis 1 - FC

Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds is when you place your image in a 3x3 grid. This is used to effectively make the image the main focal point of the page. There are various examples such as:

Centre image

After placing the grid on this picture you will notice that the eyes become the main focus of this image as they can be seen clearly in the top-middle box. Magazines generally use this idea for their front covers, because the eyes will attract the attention of the reader to the magazine.

 

Image slightly to the left

 

Placing the image to the left of the grid is also effective because you can tell that the real focus is on the coffee machine next to her. This takes up two thirds of the image itself, and will be the first thing the reader looks at when they see this image.

 

Image slightly to the right

Placing the image to the right of the grid is also an effective way of doing this because she takes up two thirds of the image while we can clearly see the book she is reading on the table, and the object stands out.