Front cover anaylsis 1 robbie .

1. Target Audience andgenre
I thinkthe targetaudience isthe
youngergenerationbecausehe is
more appealingtothemandI think
the genre is comedybecause of the
model creditsaying‘whathas Robbie
saidnow?’
Main Image
The main image isusingthe rule of
three as itis centredinall areasof the
magazine andisbig soyou can see
whois goingto be inthe magazine.
The picture is formallybalanced.
Model credit
‘What hasRobbie saidnow’isbig
and boldsoit standsout and goes
withthe house style of the magazine.
Thisattracts the readerattentionand
makesthemwantto but he
magazine tofindoutmore.
Main CoverLine
These are extrabitsof information
that will be inthe magazine;this
intriguesthe readerto wantto findout
more and carry on reading. The main
coverline iswhere itsays‘exclusive’
and ‘whathas saidnow’,thistiesin
withthe model credit.
Colours/Typefaces/House style
The coloursare all the same whichsuggests
that the house style will be the same
throughoutthe magazine.Theyare brightand
boldto representthe magazine andisina big
fontso it standsout.
Masthead
The name of the magazine isina bigfontso it is
clearto see and read.Andthe colour of it is in a
brightcolour(white) soitisvisible andstandsout
againstthe dark red background.Thisalso
emphasizesthatitisa musicmagazine.
The GutenbergDesign Principle
Instantlywhenthenthe readerlooksatthe
magazine theyare drownto the Q (primary
optical area).Thisisdone on purpose sothe
readerknowswhatmagazine itis.Thenyou
lookat the bottomright (terminal area) where
the cover linesare,and nextyoulookat the
top rightcorner whichisstrongfallowareaand
the last part isthe bottomleftcornerwhichis
calledweakfallowarea.
Coverlines
The other coversare still inboldhoweverthey
are notas eye-catchingasthe model creditor
the maincover line,this meanstheyaren’tas
importantanddon’tget the reader’sattention
straightaway.
Banners/Flashes/badges
The barcode isimportantina magazine as ittellsthe buyer
the price of the magazines;thisdoesn’thave tomatchthe
house style of the restof the magazine. Alsothe speech
bubblesintriguethe readertobuythe magazine,thisis
because itlittle bitof informationmakesthe readerwantto
see whatis inthe magazine.