1. The colours of the masthead There is no bar code on the
have been chosen to match front cover but they do have
the cover models clothing the price and edition
The models are stood behind a They change the colour of the
gray background which also title and the writing depending
goes with what the models are on the colour scheme of the
wearing. The gray makes the photo shoot
blue of the Masthead stand
out.
The models on the cover are
all wearing the same colours,
this shows that they are all
There is not really a tag line on together. This then anchored
this front cover. to writing to the right of the
image.
The woman who is stood in the There is no secondary image
forefront compared to the on the front cover of Rolling
others looks slightly Stone. This shows that the
intimidating compared to the people on the cover are the
men in the picture who look most important.
like they are having fun and are
more inviting. The writing on the left hand
side is a different font
compared to the right.
There are 6 other coverline on
the front cover. These are used The models on the cover look
to try to lure in the reader. like they are having fun but
They might be things that also have a serious side to the
other people will be interested way that they are posing. This
in rather than just the main could be an indication of what
story. their show is going to be like.
2. The colours of the masthead The writing above the image
match the colour of the gives an insight into what the
models hair article will be about. Apart
from the logo this writing is
the biggest on the page. This is
to catch peoples attention
The tag line is under the
masthead and is also in the
The central image is a close up
same box
of the models head. Her pose
The style of the writing is quite enticing because you
changes depending on the are drawn to her eyes before
photo shoot but the logo never anything else
changes colour
They use a direct mode of
address this is because the They use a Puff on the cove. It
model is looking right down shows you a new edition to the
the camera magazine, that you might not
know if you don’t read the
There are no secondary images magazine
on this page. This is because
they believe that the main
image will be enough to get
people to look at the cover. There are 5 other cover lines
on the front cover. This is used
to get people to buy this
magazine even if they don’t
They have a barcode on the like who is on the cover
bottom of the magazine.
Above it they have the price
and edition
3. They have changed the colour
of the masthead. The
masthead is usually white but
The puff is there to promote they have changed it because
the free CD that the magazine it my have become lost behind
is giving away. the cover models head.
The cover model covers some
of the title of the magazine,
but people still know what The tag line looks like it is
magazine it is. slightly covered by the cover
model, it also goes straight
through the title.
The tag line is much bigger
then all of the other cover lines The cover model is also in a
on the front cover. They use different colour to the rest of
white and black separately to the magazine, this makes him
each other stand out.
There are over 10 different
cover lines on the front cover.
This is there to try and lure the
audience in with other things
The secondary image on the
rather than the central image.
front cover is the what is on
the cover of the free CD. This
show that most of the content
will be about the cover model The barcode is at the bottom
of the page. It is quite small
and you cannot see the price
very well.