Analysis of graphic elements in music magazine covers

1. MASTHEAD: The title
is at the top of the
music magazine for
the person reading the
magazine to see the
title. The title is
behind the picture but
is still legible. The
maths head being
white makes it easier
for the reader to see it
clearly and notice it.
COVER LINES: Is the content of the
magazine for example, Ellie Goulding
leading lady break out.
FONT TYPES: The font
type, For the Billboard
witting only, The capital b
suggest that it is a sans
serif, usually for the main
masthead it is serif. The
quote “ everything I do, I
do to be the greatest”,
italics to highlight what the
artist said, quoting.
COLOUR SCHEME: The
colour used for the
masthead is white
because it is readable
by the colour blue being
the background colour.
The other text colours
are yellow and red to
make the writing stand
out. The colour blue is
used effectively to make
the text easier to read.
MAIN COVER LINE: This
gives the reader
information that goes with
the main image, the
information that provide a
lot of information.
MAIN IMAGE: The main
image is a music artist,
Justin Bieber. The
importance of the main
image is to make the
reader have an idea what
the magazine’s main idea
might be about. The main
image suggests who the
magazine is about.
BARCODE/DATELINE: The dates suggests when
the magazine was published and issued.
The Billboard
title suggests
the target
audience of this
magazine will
over 17 ages.
This is means
Billboard music
is highly popular
and it’s a high
standard
magazine which
is usually
targeted to
older teenagers.

2. MASTHEAD: The title is
clear for the reader to
see and have an idea
what it is about, the
magazine. The text of
the magazine is also
legible and easy for the
people to read. The font
of the text is Bold to
have the reader
engaged.
COVER LINES: The cover
line is the additional
content of the magazine,
for example “ cam’ron ugk
lionel Richie…”, this helps
the reader to be engaged
in other contents
FONT TYPES: The font type
that is used is sans serif,
sans serif makes the text
clear to read. By the
masthead being bold it
makes it stand out, that
makes it look like a title, by
the size of it.
COLOUR SCHEME: The
colour scheme used is
blue, the text colour is
white and black. The
text colour stands out
and makes it clearer for
the reader by the
background colour
being a light colour.
MAIN COVER LINE: This
suggest the information it
can provide for the reader,
this information is not a
load of information, hint of
information's to keep the
reader engaged.
MAIN IMAGE: The main
image proposes that the
magazine is going to be
based on the artist
Rihanna, The use of image
emphasise to the reader a
hint of the content of the
music magazine.
BARCODE/DATELINE:
The barcode is useful by
stating the price of the
music magazine
The target
audience of this
music is mostly
young adults
ages between
the ages 18 and
above. This is
suggested
within the
structured
headlines and
neat looking
front cover.

3. MASTHEAD: The
masthead is behind the
main image, The
masthead is all upper
case for the reader to
read and see what the
music magazine is
about. By the text
being capital locks it
attracts reader and
makes it legible
COVER LINES: Providing
the additional content that
will be in the magazine too,
“The pretty reckless”
FONT TYPES: The font type is used
different within the front cover of the
magazine, the masthead is sans serif,
some of the other content is in italics.
The maths head title is not
conventional, because the text is blurred
out that suggests the editor breaking
rules, this is suggests from the letter ‘A’
from the Maths head.
COLOUR SCHEME: The
colour scheme that is used
for the background is red,
the text colours are yellow,
white, black and red.
Yellow and red colours are
loud colours. Which
suggests the rock music
genre. These colours make
the text be clear for the
reader to read. The red text
colour is also used by the
background being red too,
the text red was in capital
locks.
MAIN COVER LINE: The
information provide is “
we’re in charger now, all
time low”, gives the reader
a hint of the magazine and
gives the reader a choice
to buy it or not.
MAIN IMAGE: The main
image represents the
music magazine being
about. This gives an idea
for the reader to know
what is going to be in the
music magazine, what
artists.
BARCODE/DATELINE:
The barcode is useful to
make the buyer see the
price.
The target
audience for
this magazine
may be the
ages between
16 to 20. This is
because most
of the
headlines are
overlapping
each other
which makes it
look unclear
and confusing.