Identifying the features and conventions of a magazine front cover.

2. HOUSE STYLE
The house style colours normally depend on who their main band or
artist is on the front cover. Because in this case it is Paramore, the
colours are dark with pink. The masthead is always red with a white
boarder so it can stand out on most images and colours without having
to change. The font
is always blocky as this is quite a neutral
font that can fit with any genre of music
featured on the front cover. The main image is
always used as the background on the
magazines front cover so that the audience
can immediately understand what genre of
music is featured in that edition. (Or what
band or artist is featured).

3. MASTHEAD
The masthead is always red in the blocky font with a white border. The
white border makes it stand out even on a red background. This font is
always the biggest text on the magazine cover which makes it stand out
as the most important text. The main image slightly covers the title
because it is that well known, the audience will be able to know what
the magazine name is. The masthead is also an acronym because it is
too well known, the audience can know what it is without having the
actual words the letters mean.

4. TAGLINE
This particular magazine doesn’t actually have a tagline but most of the
time they should do. Normally they should keep the same font with just
smaller fonts and possibly different colours (That keeps with the house
style). On other magazines like this, the tagline is usually just what the
acronym masthead stands for.

5. MAIN IMAGE
The main image in the magazines case is mostly used like a
background. The main image is the band that has the main story and
cover-line. It takes up most of the front cover and all of the people are
looking into the camera/audience. This can attract the audiences
attention and it makes you feel like you are included with them. The
band are all wearing black or dark greys which had a big impact on the
house style of this magazine.

6. MAIN COVER-LINE
The main cover line is in the second biggest font and is in pink. This
stands out on the black background and relates to the band. The cover-line
is the bands name to make the magazine stand out with this as a
unique selling point. There is then smaller text but still quite big. This
explains the actual cover line ore so that the audience can know what to
expect in the article inside.

7. OTHER COVER-LINES
The other cover-lines on the cover are in a smaller text so that they
don’t stand out as much as the main cover-line but so the audience can
see what other articles they are going to be reading inside if they buy
the magazine. These will usually contain some of the unique selling
pints of the magazine. It is in a white text to stand out and be readable
on the darker background. The secondary cover-line is in a bigger font
than the others but not as big as the main cover-line. This stand out at
the top of the page as another unique selling point.

8. BARCODE AND DATE
The barcode is on the front cover to make it easy to scan. The date is
also on the front cover so that people will be able to know what date the
issue cam out, and they will be able to buy the previous one if they
missed it by knowing the date or issue number of the magazine’s
release.

9. BUZZ WORDS
Buzz words are used to make the audience more intrigued to read what
is inside. The word ‘plus’ makes it look like there even more articles to
read even though the cover only features about 7 articles. These words
are in a different colour to make them stand out and grab the audiences
attention.

10. DIRECT ADDRESS
The direct mode of address is used to make the audience feel included.
Because it uses the word ‘you’ it makes the writing seem more
personalised to the reader and can draw their attention to the magazine
as it is used in the cover-line details where the font isn’t quite small.