This is the first piece of research that I have completed for my media coursework.

1. Title is a very large
font and at the top
of the page to be
seen easily.
There is a limited amount of
colours used (red, white,
black).
The face of the main image
is not covered in anyway.
The title of the main act
is in a different colour
than the other fonts so
it stands out. It is also in
a different and larger
font.
other articles are shown
justified down the sides of the
cover.
Banner to show special
features of the magazines
Colour of her eyes are
used for the text.
Barcode, price, issue
number
The same colour
is used on the
title, t-shirt, eyes
an smaller
articles.

2. Banner, to show other
articles
The titles is in a large
font
Main image of the band
to attract fans.
smaller images of other
bands in different articles.
Free gifts to attract the
audience
Green is used many
times on the cover
to relate to the
name of the band.
there are only 4 colours
used on the cover (white,
red, black, green.)
Main article has a
very large font so it
is clearly visible.
Barcode, price, issue
number.
The main image contains a lot
of black, so white is used on the
font to contrast it.
Font of the title is used to
look broken so it seems
onomatopoeic
Other articles are
shown to hook
the audience

3. Title is the largest, it is
placed behind the
main image because it
is a well-known brand
which is easily
recognisable.
limited colours are used,
they are linked to the main
image as red is also used in
the image.
Exclusive content is
used to make the
audience feel like
they need this
magazine, that it is
different.
The main image is not
covered by any text.
The second largest font is the
name of the article which is
linked to the main image
There are other
articles shown, they
are justified down the
sides of the cover so it
doesn’t cover the
face..
Tagline is used for the main article to
give extra detail.
Barcode, price and issue
number.

4. Title is the largest font on
the cover to attract
attention.
Red is picked out in the
image to draw attention.
It also links the image to
the title.
text is justified around the image
so it doesn’t obscure the image.
Banner states that it is the biggest
music magazine, to attract fans of
music magazines
Only a few colours are used between
the image and the text to link them,
and to also make the cover less
complicated.
Image is desaturated so
attention is drawn to the
more colourful parts of the
cover e.g. important text,
lips, title.
Barcode, price and issue
number.
The image is seen as
sexual to attract a male
audience to the
magazine, but it is also
used to attract women
who want to be like this
person.

5. A limited colour palette is
used to link the text and
image together.
Blue is used for the
colour of the title of the
magazine, it is also used
on the image to connect
them.
A banner is used to show
important information
above the title
Other articles or ‘hooks’
are used to give
information about the
magazine and to attract
the audience.
The image covers the title
of the magazine to make
him seem like he is
coming out of the page.
The most important
pieces of text are in a
larger, different font to
draw attention to
them.
The background is
plain so no
attention is taken
away from the main
image.

6. The main image takes up most of
the cover to draw attention to it.
The article relating to the
main image is placed
centrally so the audience
can see that they are
linked.
This magazine has a more
formal layout, this shows that
it has a more serious tone.
The banner is used to show
other articles in the magazine.
A plain background is
used so that no
attention is taken from
the main image.
Smaller images are
used to show the
other articles.
A border is used to
make the cover
seem more formal.
There is a limited
number of colours used :
red, white and grey.