This document analyzes and summarizes several magazine covers. It discusses design elements like images, color palettes, mastheads, and text used on the covers. Specific magazines mentioned include VIBE, The Fader, and XXL. Elements like Drake's expression on the VIBE cover help show his personality. XXL uses red prominently to make their branding recognizable. Short taglines on the covers create mystery and intrigue readers. Overall, the document examines how magazine covers utilize visuals and text to attract audiences and promote their content.

1. The image on this magazine cover is a
medium close-up, it is used in order to
present Drakes style of fashion
through his snapback, chains and t
shirt and his mood, by presenting him
with such a serious expression it
makes the audience understand a bit
of his personality and perhaps make
them want to read more about him.
He is directly centered on the page, in-
between text boxes and just below the
title in order to make all attention
focused on himself.
The writing on Drakes t shirt is the same, if
not a very similar font to the title and
makes the magazine look very organized
and legible
The colour pallet for this magazine is
yellow, black and white, it draws attention
very easily due to the black on yellow
colours which are commonly associated
with signs of danger and therefore are hard
to miss. This technique is very clever and
is also refreshing to see, instead of cliché
colours like black, white and red.
The masthead on VIBE’s magazine is
written in a large font, and covered slightly
by Drakes snapback. This helps to promote
their company, as all eyes are on the main
image however it overlaps with their title
in order to combine them together. Also,
new is written in the top left corner of the
V to show the audience it’s a new issue,
making them more likely to purchase it
The sell lines on the magazine are all
quite short and snappy, usually three
words long such as ‘Serena strikes back”
which makes the customers want to
read what's happened, and therefore is
a very good technique

2. The image on this magazine is a medium
close up of famous music producer ‘Metro
Boomin’. It is used to show his personality
through his friendly smile and the type of
clothes that he wears, which help to
determine that the magazine is about
American hip hop (Because supreme
clothing is largely associated with the
genre) Also, the fact it’s a medium close up
means that the main focus is on his face
and the audience can become attracted to
the magazine because of this.
The colour pallet for this magazine is
unusual and stands out from most
mainstream magazines. This helps for the
magazine to stand out on the shelves from
all the rest, and works very well
The masthead for this magazine is quite a
large sized font, however quite slim sized
lettering. It covers up around a fifth of the
page and works well to show the audience
who was responsible for the magazine
without being over the top. Also, the fact
that the magazine name is being
overlapped by Metro Boomins head helps
to keep the audience attention specifically
on the expression of his face and the name
of the magazine, which is what the
company will most likely want to achieve.
The target audience for this magazine
cover is definitely for those interested in
American hip hop as the image on the
cover is of someone who produces
American hip hop songs.
This magazine does not have any sell lines
apart from the name of the music
producer on the front. The font is very
similar to the title if not the same and
makes the magazine very eye catching.
Fader are known for plain magazines, and because it reflects
their reputation, it works well for them, however if a not so
well known magazine was to do this, I do not think it would
work as they would need sell lines in order to make sales.

3. The masthead on this magazine from ’XXL’ is
very different to the rest. This is because it
only covers half the width of the page,
whereas usually we would see the whole
width almost being covered. This works well
as its unordinary and stands out on the shelf.
Also, the ’L’ is largely covered up by A$ap
Rocky's head and works effectively to direct
the audiences attention to the image,
however I feel that this would not work on
my magazine as its not a well known
magazine, and my audience would not know
what the remaining letter of my magazine
name was.
The tag lines are very short and effective in
the way that they simply state names,
creating a mystery for the audience which
might make them want to open up and read
what the publisher has to say about the
artist.
The image on this magazine is very eye catching
for many reasons. The fact the artist is staring
down his nose into the camera lens forces the
audience to make eye contact with him, and
look into his mysterious eyes, and the use of a
medium close up helps to make this happen to
its best ability. Also, the way he has his mouth
open showing his grills shows an arrogant
attitude which may make the audience want to
see what XXL have written about him, or what
he himself has to say.
XXL are well known for using the same colour
pallet on most of their magazines, especially
with the use of red. This makes it easy for
audiences to recognize an XXL magazine and
perhaps start to become loyal to their branding.
The colour pallet works very well, as it is very
legible with black white and red, the red
especially is very eye catching
The target audience for this magazine is certainly american hip hop, as A$ap
rocky is one of the most famous rappers in america at the moment. Also, I can
tell this by the fact that grills are largely associated with the industry