Music magazine covers aim to attract readers and build brand loyalty. They go to great lengths to make the cover stand out on shelves and establish a unique identity. The top left corner is prime real estate for important information as Western readers view materials from top to bottom and left to right. Layout, font size/shape, and colors are carefully considered to shape readers' expectations and invite them to join cultural communities defined by the magazine's content.

12. Information value: the placement of elements that relect their imortance

13. Q Magazine Saliance- the relative size of subjects that reflects it worth Framing devices- connect or disconnect elements