MAGAZINE FRONT

COVER ANALYSISTOM WILLETTS

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE DRAWS THE READER IN SO THAT THEY THEN READ IT. THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG RIGHT AT THE FRONT AND HE IS STARING AT YOU ALONG WITH TRE COOL, THEIR EYES REALLY. THEY HAVE USED THE COLOUR GREEN FOR THEIR NAME “GREEN DAY” WHICH MAY BE THE REASON THAT THEY PUT IT IN GREEN. ONE OF THE SUBHEADINGS ON THE COVER IS “WE’VE MADE THE ALBUMS OF OUR LIVES” I FEEL THAT THIS LINKS INTO THE PICTURE AS NIT LOOKS LIKE IT IS AN ALBUM COVER AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET TO BUY IT BY STARING AT YOU. THE MAGAZINE USES BOLD HEADINGS TO MAKE YOU READ THEM. THE HOUSE COLOUR FOR THIS MAGAZINE IS RED, WHITE AND GREEN THIS ALSO LINKS IN WITH IT BEING TO DO WITH GREEN DAY. THE OTHER BANDS ON THE MAGAZINE COVER ARE ALL IN RED WHICH MAY LINK IN WITH THEM NOT BEING TO DO WITH GREEN DAY AND IT MAYBE BE TO DO WITH THEM BEING LINKED TOGETHER. MIKE DIRNT IS OPENING HIS MOUTH AS IF HE IS SHOUTING SOMETHING AND HE LOOKS SLIGHTLY SCARY. THE PRODUCERS OF THIS MAGAZINE HAVE ALSO PUT LITTLE PICTURES OF THE OTHER STORIES/ BANDS THAT ARE MENTIONED ON THE FRONT COVER THESE ARE PARAMORE, METALLICA AND THE ALL AMERICAN REJECTS. THESE PICTURES MAY ALSO BE LINKED IN THE BOLD WHITE WRITING THAT SAYS 5 FREE POSTERS. THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF THE FRONT COVER THEY USE THE SAME FONT TO KEEP IT CONSISTENT.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS TAYLOR SWIFT WITH HER GUITAR WHICH IS A VERY NICE SIGHT AND ATTRACTS THE READER TO WANT TO READ ON AND TO FIND OUT WHY SHE IS STOOD THERE MODELLING ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE MAGAZINE. THE MAGAZINE CREATOR USES PRIMARY COLOURS SUCH AS; RED, YELLOW, BLUE, WHITE AND BLACK. TAYLOR SWIFTS NAME IS THE MAIN PART OF THE MAGAZINE AND HER NAME IS BIG WHEREAS EVERYBODY ELSE’S NAMES ARE SMALLER THAN HERS AND ALL SQUASHED TOGETHER. THE FRONT COVER LOOKS REALLY ENTERTAINING AND SOCIABLE AND IT LOOKS LIKE A PROPER MUSIC MAGAZINE. THE COLOURS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN USED FOR THE MAGAZINE ARE BLUE AND WHITES WHICH ARE THE COLOURS THAT TAYLOR SWIFT IS WEARING.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS KANYE WEST WHICH IS ALSO WHAT THE MAIN STORY IS LIN KED TO WHICH MAKES THE MAIN HEADING STAND OIUT MORE AS THE READER IS DRAWN INT0 THE PICTURE SO THY WANT TO SEE WHY KANYE WEST IS IN THE FRONT O THEN THEY LOOK AT THE STORIES AND FIND THE MAIN ONE WHICH IS ALL ABOUT KANYE WEST. THE MAGAZINE HAVE ALSO SET THE HOUSE COLOUR SO THAT IT MATCHES WHAT KANYE IS WEST (BLUE AND GREY0N THEY HAVE ALSO ADDED THE COLOUR PINK IN TO MAKE PARTS TO STAND OUT SO THAT THE READER IS ALSO DRAWN INTO THOSE PARTS TOO AS WELL AS AT KANYE. KANYE WEST IS STARING AT THE READER WHICH ALSO HELPS TO DRAW THEM INTO HIM AND HIS EYES MAKE IT LOOK LIKE HE IS JUDGING THEM FOR NOT LOOKING AT HIM.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS SUPERMAN AT THE CENTRE OF THE PAGE AND IS THE BIGGEST THING THERE. ALL OF THE WRITING AND TITLES ON THE PAGE ARE IN THE SUPERMAN COLOURS. THE WAY THAT SUPERMAN COVERS THE MAGAZINE TITLE SHOWS THAT HE IS THE MAIN PART OF THE FRONT COVER AND THAT HE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. ON THE COVER IT ALSO HAS A STICKER THAT SAYS DOUBLE SPECIAL ISSUE WHICH SUGGESTS THAT THE PRODUCT COULD BE EXCLUSIVE AND BETTER COMPARED TO OTHER MAGAZINES AROUND WHICH MAY MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO BUY THIS MAGAZINE RATHER THAN THOSE OTHER ONES. THE WAY IN WHICH SUPERMAN IS STARING STRAIGHT AT YOU AND IT DRAWS YOU IN.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS ROBERT DOWNEY JR AS IRON MAN. THE REASON THAT THE MAGAZINE HAVE PUT HAVE PUT HIM AS THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THE MAGAZINE IS BECAUSE AS WE CAN SEE NEXT TO HIM THE MAIN STARY IS ABOUT IRON MAN WHICH MAKES THE READER DRAW IN TO SEE IRON MAN AS HE IS THE BIGGEST THING ON THE PAGE AND HE EVEN COVERS A PART OF THE TITLE WHICH SHOWS THAT HE IS THE MAIN PART OF THE MAGAZINE AND THEY WANT THE READERS TO BE DRAWN INTO HIM. THE HOUSE STYLE OF THE MAGAZINE HAS BEEN SET BY THE IRON MAN COLOURS OF RED, WHITE AND GOLD WHICH ALSO LINKS TO IT BEING THE MAIN STORY AND BIGGEST HEADING.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS THE BACK OF SPIDER MAN WHICH AGAIN LINKS INTO THE MAIN STORY. THIS MAGAZINE FRONT COVER IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER FILM MAGAZINES THOUGH AS THEY HAVEN’T USED THE CHARACTERS COLOURS AS THE COLOURS OF THE MAGAZINE. THE COLOURS USED FOR THIS HAVE BEEN RED, WHIT AND YELLOW OF WHICH ONLY RED LINKS IN WITH SPIDER MAN. AGAIN SPIDER MAN IS COVERING PART OF THE TITLE WHICH SUGGESTS THAT HE IS IMPORTANT IN THIS MAGAZINE AND THAT HE IS A PART OF THE MAIN STORY. WE CAN TELL THAT THE SPIDER-MAN STORY IS THE MAIN STORY BECAUSE IT IS THE BIGGEST STORY ON THE PAGE AS ALL THE OTHER STORIES ARE SMALL AND AROUND THE OUTSIDE WHEREAS THE SPIDERMAN STORY IS BIG AND IN THE CENTRE.

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS MILEY CYRUS. THE REASON THAT THE MAGAZINE PRODUCERS HAVE PUT MILEY CYRUS ON THE FRONT IS BECAUSE SHE IS GOOD LOOKING AND THEY WANT TO APPEAL TO THEY YOUNGER AUDIENCE AS THEY ARE LIKELY TO READ IT IF THEY SEE HER ON THE FRONT COVER. ALTHOUGH SHE IS LINKED TO ONE OF THE STORIES SHE IS NOT LINKED IN WITH THE MAIN STORY. SHE IS STOOD IN FRONT OF THE HEADING WHICH SUGGESTS THEY WANT HER TO BE EYE CATCHING AND THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE MADE HER BIG AND COVERING THE TITLE

THE MAIN ELEMENT OF THIS MAGAZINE IS THE PICTURE OF ROBERT PATTERSON. THE REASON THAT THE MAGAZINE PRODUCERS HAVE PUT HIM ON THE FRONT COVER IS BECAUSE HE IS SEEN AS A FASHION ICON AND IS SEEN AS GOOD LOKKING SO SOME LADS WOULD WANT TO LOOK LIKE HIM. ANOTHER REASON THAT THEY HAVE PUT HIM AS THE BIGGEST PART OF THE COVER PAGE IS BECAUSE THE MAIN STORY ON THE PAGE IS ABOUT HIM.

This is a contents page from a Kerrang magazine. This contents page contains a picture and a paragraph about Nichola the editor. Also on this page the sections are separated and split up into different parts to make it easier for you to navigate your way around the book and so that you can go straight to the section that you want to read. Also on this contents page they have pictures of some of the bands spoken about in this magazine. Underneath each subtitle there is a little bit about each story and why it is in the magazine. In the bottom right hand corner there is a plea asking the reader to subscribe for £6 per month for the magazine to be delivered directly to your door. The guy on the front cover makes people be drawn into the page and he has lifted his glasses up in order for his eyes to be emphasised which shows that he is staring at you.

This is the contents page of a billboard magazine The main font that they have used for both of the words content and no.1. are the same and they have been used to draw the reader in and to make the page look sophisticated , this font that has been used draws the reader in because it is big, bold and black and it makes it look important. On this page there are numerous pictures and they are all linked to a different article in the magazine, to allow the reader to know easily which page each article is on to do with these picture the number of the page had s been put in the corner of each page. The images are all of musicians this is because it is a music magazine so thy are all well known so are unlikely to need to have the names written by them. The singer in the main image stands out because she is wearing black clothing and is crouched next to a white background, this is done to draw the readers attention to the magazine. The main colours of this page are black, white and blue, the blue is used to break up the blacks and whites. The layout of this page also looks very professional as the contents on the page has all been separated in to different sections so that it is easier to navigate yourself around the page. On the left hand side of the page you see the music carts which don’t really stand out due to the font but because it is a music magazine people still look for these so they don’t necessarily need to stand out as people are still going to read them anyway as it is a music magazine and music is the main focus rather than the celebrities.

This is a contents page from a vibe magazine. The audiences main focus of this contents page would be the picture of Kanye West. The main title saying ‘contents’ is split up into 3 sections and is very unique to this magazine, the reason that I think this has been done is to suggest to the readers not to follow the crowds and to be unique just like the magazine is. The colour scheme of this page is very grey and the only bit of colour on this picture is the red heart which the person is holding in their hand and this red heart draws the reader straight in to this. This could be used to give the reader a hint about what the extract on Kanye West is about. The different sections of the magazine are listed to the right of the picture again like in most magazines they have the number next to each article in bold but with vibe magazine they include a little description of each story so that the reader gets a basic idea of what each part is about. There is not much text on this page which is useful on the contents page as if there is too much information the reader isn’t interested in what its about and will kip this page. The image is the biggest thing and the main focus on the contents page this could be because it is maybe the main article so they want to inform the reader of it.

The use of a quote from the article makes the title and the page personal. It gains the readers attention and makes them want to read on. Three words within the quote are in different colours to the rest of the sentence, this then emphasizes the words and suggests that they may be important key words to do with the article. The font used for the title of this double page spread is bold, clear and the biggest font on the page which could also be a way in which they can attract the readers attention and makes them want to read on. The colours on this page are very dark and could be linked with the genre of this magazine which is rock this genre of music is also reflected in the pictures as they show the reader their instruments and gives the reader a look and idea of the type of lifestyle they live and how they play. The structure of this magazine is ver clear and organised which makes it look professional.

THIS ARTICLE IS OBVIOUSLY ABOUT LADY GAGA AS WE CAN SEE FROM THE BIG IMAGE OF HER ON THE RIGHT PAGE, SHE IS WELL KNOWN IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY AND MUST BE SEEN AS IMPORTANT IF HER PICTURE IS THAT BIG IN THE MAGAZINE. THE REASON THAT THE PICTURE IS SO BIG IS SO THAT IT DRAWS THEE READER IN SO THAT THEY CAN FIND OUT WHY LADY GAGA IS IN THIS MAGAZINE IF THEY ARE FLICKING THROUGH IT. THIS PICTURE OF LADY GAGA HAS BEEN EDITED SO THAT IT IS BLACK AND WHITE WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES THE PICTURE SEEM MORE PROFESSIONAL AND CLASSIC. THE COLOUR SCHEME OF THIS IMAGE IS VERY BASIC AS IT 0NLY CONSISTS OF THREE BASIC COLOURS WHICH ARE RED, WHITE AND BLACK. IN THE TEXT THERE ARE TWO LETTERS THAT STAND OUT AND THESE ARE THE BIG BLACK ‘S’ AND ‘I’ WHICH SUGGESTS TO THE READER THAT THESE ARE NEW PARAGRAPHS AND MAYBE NEW SUBJECTS.

The title for this double page spread is very big and bold and draws the reader in to want to read it due to it being big and bold, the main title is different to many other titles that you would normally see in magazines so it draws the reader in to want to read more about it and to find out what it is about. The picture of lily Allen draws the reader in to want to read the magazine. The way in which she draws the reader in is by looking like she is staring at them directly. As usual in an article there is a bold capital letter to signify the start of the paragraph and the information. The colour scheme for this page is red, black and white which s very basic and it also carries on not only in the text but also in the picture of lily Allen. The layout of this text is very basic and simple which is good because it means they are more likely to read it if it looks easy yet eye catching.

• THE IMAGE ON THIS PAGE ATTRACTS THE READER TO WANT TO READ THIS PAGE BY USING BRIGHT OUTSTANDING COLOURS SO THAT THEY MOVE ON TO WANT TO READ THE REST OF THE PAGE. THE FONT SIZE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS PAGE IS SMALL WHICH ALSO HELPS WITH DRAWING THE READERS ATTENTION TO THE PAE AS THEY ARE MORE LIKELY O BE DRAWN IN TO READ THE INFORMATION IF THERE IS LESS INFORMATION ON THE PAGE. THE TITLE ‘COVER STORIES’ IS IN RED TO DRAW YOU IN TO WANT TO READ FURTHER ON ABOUT THIS INFORMATION. THE MODEL IS ALSO WEARING FASHIONABLE CLOTHES SO THAT THE READER CAN UNDERSTAND SOME FASHION AND TO REMIND THE READER THAT IT’S A FASHION MAGAZINE. THE BLACK AND RED TEXT ON THE WHITE BACKGROUND REALLY STANDS OUT WHICH HELPS TO DRAW THE READER IN.

• THIS COVER PAGE USES A BIG PICTURE OF NICOLE SCHERZINGER IN HER BIKINI THIS CONTENTS PAGE IS OUT OF AN ELLE MAGAZINE. THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN USED TO DRAW THE READER IN AND TO SHOW OFF A NICE LOOKING PERFECT BODY. THE LAYOUT OF THIS CONTENTS PAGE IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AS IT ALL HAS IS OWN LITTLE SECTIONS AND LOOKS NEAT AND TIDY. JUST LIKE MANY CONTENTS PAGES IT CONTAINS A LIST OF THE STORIES WHICH IN THIS CASE ARE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE PICTURE. ALONG WITH THE LIST THEY CONTAIN A NUMBER TELLING THE READER THE EXACT PAGE IN WHICH THEY ARE ABLE TO FIND THAT STORY. ANOTHER THING THAT THE CREATOR OF THIS MAGAZINE HAS DONE IS THEY HAVE PUT A LITTLE DESCRIPTION OF EACH STORY SO THE READER GETS AN IDEA. THERE IS NOT VERY MUCH COLOUR ON THIS PAGE EXCEPT FROM THE PICTURE AND THIS HAS BEEN DONE SO THAT THE READER IS DRAWN STRAIGHT INTO THE PICTURE.

• THIS CONTENTS PAGE WAS TAKEN FROM A FASHION AND GOSSIP MAGAZINE. THE MAIN PART OF THIS CONTENTS PAGE IS THE PICTURE OF BARACK OBAMA, THIS HAS BEN DONE TO DRAW THE READER IN BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT AND WELL KNWN HE IS PEOPLE ARE INSTANTLY DRAWN IN TO FIND OUT WHY HE IS ACTUALLY ON THIS AGE AND WHATS HE DONE TO GET IN THE MAGAZINE UNTIL THEY FIND OUT HE ISN’T IN THE MAGAZINE AND THAT HE IS THERE BECAYSE OF HOW SMARTLY AND ICELY HE DRESSES. AGAIN THIS MAGAZINE HAS THE DIFFERENT STORIES IN THE MAGAZINE PUT INTO DIFFERENT SECTION IN A COLUMN WITH THE PAGE NUMBERS AND A LITTLE DESCRIPTION NEXT TO THEM. THE LAYOUT OF THIS PAGE IS VERY SIMPLE YET IT LOOKS PROFESSIONAL. THE COLOUR SCHEME FOR THIS PAGE IS BLACK AND WHITE AND ALL THE COLOUR IS USED IN THE BARACK OBAMA PITURE.

• THE TITLE OF THIS PAGE IS A QUESTION SET TO THE READER TO ATTRACT THEM TO THIS PAGE IF THEY ARE A SINGLE WOMEN LOOKING FOR LOVE AND WONDERING HOW TO GET IT. IN THE TITLE THE WORDS FIT AND DATE ARE BOTH IN DIFFERENT FONTS AND COLOURS TO ATTRACT THE READER INTO THIS PAGE AND TO MAKE THEM WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT. THE LARGE PICTURE OF THE SPORTY LOOKING WOMEN ON THE LEFT PAGE HAS BEEN PUT THERE ON PURPOSE STOOD IN THAT WAY TO ATTRACT THE READER TO WANT TO COME TO THIS PAGE AS THEY MAY WANT TO GET FIT AND THEY HAVE USED THIS SPORTY LOOKING WOMAN TO DRAW THE READERS IN. THE LAYOUT OF THIS PAGE IS VERY PROFESSIONAL AS IT IS SET OUT IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT COLUMNS TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE. THE CREATOR OF THIS MAGAZINE HAS USED A LOT OF COLOUR ON THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD TO ATTRACT THE READER EVEN MORE.

• THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM MOST OF THE DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS I HAVE LOOKED AT SO FAR AS THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD HAS QUITE A LOT OF TEXT ON THE PAGE WHICH IS NOT LIKELY TO ATTRACT THE READER WHEREAS THE GIANT PICTURE IN THE MIDDLE IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT THE READER AS IT USES BRIGHT COLOURS IN THE CLOTHES THAT SHE IS WEARING AND THIS IS WHAT WILL GRAB THE READERS ATTENTION AND DRAW THEM INTO YOUR PAGE MAKING THEM WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT YOUR PAGE AND WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. ALONG THE TOP OF THE PAGE THERE IS LIKE A MOVING IMAGE WHICH LOOKS TO INCLUDE THE BIGGER IMAGE ASWELL. THIS MAY ALSO BE A WAY IN WHICH THE CREATOR HAS PLANNED TO DRAW THE READER IN AND IT IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT THEY CAN FOCUS ON. THE LAYOUT OF THIS PAGE IS TIDY AS ALL THE INFORMATION IS IN COLUMNS AND IS FIT PERFECTLY AROUND THE PICTURE.

• THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD HAS REALLY BEEN SET UP TO DRAW THE WOMEN IN THEY HAVE DONE THIS BY PLACING FASHION ITEMS THAT ARE FOR SALE AND A HUNKY LOOKING GUY ON THIS DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD. THE REASON THAT THEY WOMEN ARE DRAWN IN IS BECAUSE THY SEE THE IMAGES AND WANT TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK TO FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE THINGS WHICH THEN CAUSES THEM TO READ ON. THE RE IS HARDLY ANY TEXT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THIS PAGE AS IT IT IS MAINLY PICTURES THIS HAS BEEN DONE SO THAT THE READERS ARE DRAWN IN TO READ THAT PAGE. ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THE WORD ‘SEXY’ IS IN BIG, BOLD, BLUE WRITING TO MAKE IT STAND OUT, THIS MAY ALSO HAVE BEEN DONE TO SHOW THAT IT WAS DONE ON PURPOSE THAT THEY PUT THIS HUNKY LOOKING GUY IN THERE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF IMAGES ON THIS DOUBLE PAGE THE LAYOUT THE PAGE STILL HAS A PROFESSIONAL MANOR TO IT AS SHOWN BY THE COLUMNS THE WRITING ARE IN AND THE WAY THEY ARE POSITIONED AROUND THE IMAGES.