MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSISBY: RAMSHA IMRAN

Date/ issue

number/ price

Feature, article

photograph

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Cover lines

Main cover line

Masthead/ title

Masthead

Article photogra

ph

Main cover line

Date, issue numb

er

Line separa

tor

Cover lines

Masthead / title

Cover line

Barcode

Cover line/ can be

also considered

as the main

cover line

Article photogra

ph

Main cover line

This is the Masthead / title of the magazine. This logo is included on every

single issue published with the same positioning and font used. The Masthead is very important for a magazine. This is basically the name of the magazine. On this magazine the Masthead is EMPIRE which is a famous magazine and the

masthead is mostly in this red color and font is same for all the issues.

This is the date and issue number of the magazine. Sometimes the price is also given along with it. This informs the reader of how much the magazine will cost and what is the

issue number. The issue number is more helpful for the regular reader of a specific magazine

whereas the price is helpful for the people who do not always read that magazine.

The barcode is an essential part of the magazine. They are used in the sales of the magazine. Over here this barcode is placed upright to

take up a small space on the cover. This is the last thing a reader

would wish to see on a magazine cover.

This is the main cover photograph

which is a mid shot in this cover. In this

magazine cover Amanda Seyfried is the main idol of the

issue. Her image acts as a

background to the magazine, but is

layered to overlap things. This is the feature that may make someone

more inclined to read the magazine. The image fits well

with the color scheme for

example the text matches Amanda’s

clothes and her makeup too.

This is the main cover line of the magazine. This shows the reader

the main story in the magazine and often relates to the cover star. (In this magazine it does not though ). The text is written in a serif pink and white which goes perfectly with the color scheme and them

text is in bold form.