ANALYSIS OF MAGAZINE COVERS

The Masthead Empire looks fiery as it incorporates the film ‘Hellboy 2’ , the dominant signifiers’ head is covering the some of the Masthead this is done because of Empire is an established name and is popularly known, so it can afford to cover the masthead

The date, price,

and website are

in small print. The

price of the

magazine is

between the M of

the Empire title

this is unique as

the price in other

magazines are

placed in random

places

The main cover line has

been edited with sharp

basic lettering

Sub-headings / cover lines

are in big bold white writing

which is easily seen because

of the dark background, it uses

names, titles and eye-catching

words of famous people and

others thing to entice.

The barcode

is at the edge,

turned

sideways , this

is done so that

it doesn’t mess

with the design

There is a website in

small red witting

below the masthead .

Famous director name

who directed the movie

Selling line is

at the corner is

big bold blue

letter which

stands out from

the fully whit e

background.

The Main Image is

covering some of

Masthead which show the

importance of the image.

The image include a full

body shot of Megan Fox

and is the dominant

signifier, her hand is

bleeding and the image

looks like it was taken

from the movie.

The Website is

placed between

the ‘M’ of the

Masthead

The Masthead is big and

red with the beginning of

the mastheads’ title

‘TOTAL’ inside the ‘F’ in

white bold lettering, this

is a unique take of

Mastheads. The

Masthead is covered by

the main image suggest

that it’s a established

name and recognized.

The barcode is

placed in the corner

and doesn’t distract

potential audience

from the main

article.

The Cover lines

is in big, bright,

light blue, bold

and capital letters.

Words like

‘EVERYTHING

THAT MATTERS’

entice the

audience to read

inside

A quote from Megan

Fox that further entices

the audience to read on

to see what content

contains.

The images in the corner

create eye-catching

imagery

The Masthead is in

big, bold, capital and

pink letters, this is a

simple approach on

the masthead but still

is very clear and eye-

catching to the

audience, unlike many

masthead, the

masthead is not cover

by the image.

The cover lines is in

variety of colours, fonts

and size. Adding all this

difference make it more

eye-catching to the

consumer . The titles also

has the same effect for

example ‘EAT CARBS!’ is

eye-catching as it is to

due with health and diet

which is a significant part

of consumers’ life

The main cover line is

the actors’ name

portrayed in the

magazine’ image, the

name is in big bold

capital letters with his

first name in white and

his surname in pinky

purple.

The main image is

a close up of actor

Jason Statham , he

is the dominant

signifier and the

image seem as if he

is playing a role.

The background is a simple light greyish

blue which allows the words and image to

stand out more.

A witty statement

which relates to the

main image, and is

associated to him