magazine front covers

1. Analysis of magazine front
covers
GQ

2. Cover star- Leonardo DiCaprio is a famous actor
who has starred in many great Oscar nominated
films. The crime drama The Departed (2006), the
war thriller Blood Diamond (2006), the drama
Revolutionary Road (2008) and the biographical
drama J. Edgar (2011)all of them gaining Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor. DiCaprio earned
nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor
for his roles in the psychological thriller Shutter
Island (2010) and the science fiction thriller
Inception (2010). He co-produced and played
stockbroker Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall
Street (2013), a role that earned him the Golden
Globe Award for Best Actor motion picture. He
won the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and
Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of
Hugh Glass in the 2015 film The Revenant. This
role in the film The Revenant gave Leonardo
DiCaprio the availability to be put onto the front
of this issue GQ magazine.
Anchorage text- stating ‘Oscar hunting with the
enigmatic actor’ this therefore explains the
importance of the Leonardo DiCaprio to be on
the front cover around the time of 2016 his film
that he starred in called The Revenant just won
the BAFTA award and he one the Academy award
for the best actor. Many people will realise how
important the issue is and therefore will take
time to buy the copy and hear what Leonardo
DiCaprio will say about all his success and
winnings.
Main image- Leonardo DiCaprio is in slim fitting grey
suit with a finish of a open button, he’s portraying
himself with a stern, serious business face. This can be
associated to his attitude in his well known film Wolf
of Wall Street, where he is a tight-scheduled, witty
and sophisticated this can then contrast the front
cover image. The GQ company will aim to have stars
such as Leonardo DiCaprio to be the main star for the
majority of their issues, Leonardo DiCaprio uses direct
address so that he can present himself to the
audience as a very consistent worker this then can
influence the target audience to dress and to change
their fashion lifestyle.

3. There is another influential image of another
model, who has a style which many people will
want to apply to their attire. The stance and
setting of where the model is placed has a chilled
mood where you can just try and find the section
you want to read will no hassle of other stories
or complicated portrayal.
The bold sub headings are coloured
differently to show the simplicity of the
presentation, the GQ contents page is clean
cut with the white and black theming
however the sub headings contradict that
with the bright colourful portrayal.
The content is highlighted in bold black font
therefore this then can be seen as you flick
through the magazine. You may be unable to find
a section in the magazine that you really want to
find then the contents page can give you the
correct page number and information to find the
chosen interest.

4. Cover star- Drake is a famous rap artist who has
developed the music industry into a style which is
unique and individually unreplaceable. Drake released
his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010, which
debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and
was soon certified platinum by the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA). His next two releases
were 2011's Take Care and 2013's Nothing Was the
Same, which were both critically and commercially
successful; the former earned him his first Grammy
Award for Best Rap Album.
In 2015, he released two mixtapes the trap-influenced
If You're Reading This It's Too Late and a collaboration
with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive which both
of which earned platinum certification in the US. Drake
released his fourth album, Views, in 2016, breaking
several chart records in the process. The dancehall-
influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for ten
non-consecutive weeks, becoming the first album by a
male solo artist to do so in over ten years. The album's
second single "One Dance" topped the charts in
several countries, including the US, the UK, and
Canada, where it became his first number one single
as a lead artist. That year, Drake lead both the
Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts
simultaneously for eight weeks.
Main image- Drake can been portrayed as a
relaxed, casual stylist who influences a young
generation to have an attitude comparison to
Drake. Drakes look with the open jacket and the
hanging chain can visualise a standard dress
sense that can be also seen in many eyes not as
just casual but smart in certain scenarios. Drake
has adopted a style that can suit his music and
the mood of how the music videos are shot and
the presentation of the setting and place. His hair
and beard is clean, sharp and cut this then
connotes the style that he's trying to aim for. The
stance of Drake also portrays the style of a chilled
however confident with he’s style and attire.
Anchorage text- the text stating ‘The most stylish
men alive 2016’ this can be associated to Drake
and therefore having drake on the front cover as
well as inside the top 100 of the most stylish
men alive this then can then put a influential
mood on the audience as a style most suited too
them is put into terms such as being ‘The Most
stylish men alive’ that then can boost the
audiences mood or even confidence to wear a
style.

5. There is another influential image of a man with
the same style and fashion sense as the magazine
is trying to aim for. The mood of his stance and
positioning is fun and excited, therefore will be
influencing the audience to find the certain
passage they want.
The contents font is portrayed into a stylish image
that can go with the scenes of each page. You may be
unable to find a section in the magazine that you
really want to find then the contents page can give
you the correct page number and information to find
the chosen interest.
There are other photos such as cars
that can be easy to influence the
chosen target audience. The chosen
target audience of 16-25 year olds of
a AB demographic are involved with
taking interests in that specific area.