Magazine cover analysis

1. Magazine cover analysis
This magazine emphasises the fact that it’s a car magazine
because it uses a photograph of a supercar on the front cover.
The magazine uses very bright and vivid colours on the cars to
make them stand out and it also uses white bold text to make
the words stand out too. The magazine is more to the simplicity
side because there are not many things going on in the front
cover which is effective because it makes the cover eye
catching to what its about. The text is at the top and the bottom
which gives the centre to the photograph of the car which
makes it obvious of what the magazine is about. The target
audience would be car enthusiast because cars in general would
only appeal to people who like cars. The picture of the cars is a
mid to far shot which is typical of the magazine because it wants
to show the cars in action. Overall the cover is straight forward
to what its about and it gives you a brief insight of what its
about.

2. The atmosphere of the magazine is very dark, negative and the
colours are very basic. This shows that the magazine is about
business and it sends a serious mood. The model is in the front of
the main title and he covers most of the magazine to show that
he's the main figure. The font is bold and stands out from the rest
of the magazine cover because of its light colours and bold writing.
The model is wearing a suit which shows that this magazine is very
formal and he is holding a baseball bat to hint of what the
magazine is going to be about. Overall the magazine cover is very
uncomplicated and simplistic which shows that the magazine just
want to make a point.
The thing I dislike about the cover is that the models suit matches
in with the background because they are almost the same colour. I
dislike this because the model could stand out more in a different
colour which will make the cover overall stand out more.
The reason I like the cover is because it has a neat layout which
suggests that the magazine is clear and the content is straight
forward.
Magazine cover analysis

3. Magazine cover analysis
The magazine cover has very large title to make it eye catching and to
make sure it can be seen from far distances. The masthead dictates
around half the magazine cover which suggests that is wants to
promote its branding to make people more aware of the logo. The
colour of the text is black and white which gives a formal/business
look which the magazine must be aiming for. The background of the
magazine cover is grey which makes the content on the magazine
cover stand out and it also gives a neutral feel. The atmosphere of the
magazine is calm and peaceful because there's not many things going
on in the magazine cover and the colour scheme is not bright with
exotic colours such as yellow, orange and lime. In the lower half of the
magazine cover there's a picture of Jay-z and Warren Buffett, the
picture of Jay-z is in front of Warren Buffett and Jay-z is also taller
which suggests that the newer generation is taking over the
businesses.
The reason I like the magazine cover is because it sends a calm
atmosphere and it has a formal and professional look which suggests
it has useful information.
The reason I dislike the magazine is because it is to simplistic and I
think the masthead should be smaller and the photographs of the
Jay-z and Warren Buffet should be bigger so they can dominate the
page

4. Magazine cover analysis
The magazine covers title is in lower case capitals and its in bold
writing, it also has a red outline to make it stand out further so it can
raise its brand awareness and advertising. The background of the
magazine is yellow which makes the magazine cover stand out and it
makes the objects on the magazine cover look more defined and clear
such as the cars and the texts. The colour of texts are red, black and
white. The red text is used to give a warning, the white text is used to
give a neutral feel and the black text is used to tell the basics of what
is needed to know e.g. the brand of the car. On the top and bottom of
the magazine there are adverts of other cars which are placed there
to not take attention from the spotlight car (Lamborghini). The
magazine has a very faded Lamborghini logo in the background which
creates the effect of the Lamborghini being the domination and the
main subject of the magazine.
I like this magazine because it is distinct from other magazine covers
because of its colour choices, layouts and how it is mostly made by
computer generated imagery.
I dislike this magazine because I think it needs to have more
photographs of cars to make it seemed more filled and less empty.

5. The magazine has a colour scheme of white, yellow and black.
The yellow and white gives a positive and bright appearance to
the magazine cover. The writing is big and bold so its clear to the
audience and easy to read from further distances. The title is on
the top of the cover and it is behind the rappers head to show
that he's one of the main things the magazine is about. The
rapper is wearing casual clothing to show that the magazine
must be about events of the peoples life. His clothing is also very
simplistic and basic so he can relate to audience the magazines
appealing to.
I like the colour scheme of the magazine cover because it gives
off a fun and creative mood and it sends a very calm
atmosphere.
I dislike the way the sub headings are covering parts of the singer
because it makes the magazine look over the top .
Magazine cover analysis

6. The magazine is controlled and dominated by the rappers face to hint that
the magazine is mainly focusing on him or he might have the most
important story in the magazine. Also around the rappers head there is a
white outline which fades to black as it goes to the edge of the magazine to
suggest that he is powerful or there is a meaning to his story in the
magazine. Also the white outline maybe used to make his face leap out of
the magazine cover, almost to give a 3D affect to feel more interactive with
the audience. The text has colours of white and black to show that it wants
to be simplistic , basic and it wants to match in with the rappers clothes
which makes most of the magazine synced in colour. The masthead of the
magazine cover has a text colour of white and it is in a rectangle which is
red to make it more clear. The masthead is very basic which could suggest
that the company wants the logo to be easily remembered. As the size of
the text increases it gets outlined to show that its important but the most
largest text is just made of an outline(50) which must suggest that they
don’t want to cover a lot of the image. The reason I like this magazine cover
is because of the black and white colour scheme and the simplicity of the
content although the magazine cover still looks full. All of this put to
together makes it look professional. The reason I don’t like the magazine
cover is because the magazine logo covers some of the rappers head which
interrupts the cover and the colour of the logo does not compliment any of
the other parts of the magazine which makes the logo not fit in.
Magazine cover analysis