This document summarizes the layout and design elements of magazine covers and pages. It describes the positioning and purpose of common magazine features like the masthead, main image, taglines, and puffs. Across multiple magazine examples analyzed, consistent design choices are made to attract readers and effectively communicate the genre and stories featured in the issue through visual elements like fonts, colors, and photography styles that tie into the music or celebrity themes.

1. Strapline
The masthead
Main image
Tag lines
Main cover line

2. The strapline is presented in a
western font to add to the genre in
which relates to this magazine. The
story that has been added links to the
theme of genre. There is clear a
political stance using Obama to for or
against him within what political
issue that has been added .
The main image has been positioned
as a long shot which is something
that would attract the reader as we
are only able to focus on them as the
issue is about them. The style of their
music links to their clothing and the
main cover line and tag line fonts and
plus the magazine name as they only
focus on country, western, rock
genres. The scenery behind the main
image just adds to the genre of the
band.
The masthead of ‘Rolling Stone’ is
been covered by the main image to
put across to the audience/reader
that the masthead isn’t as important
as the image as the image gives you a
knowledge of what this issue is going
to be about. The masthead is a very
bright, country, bold red as it stands
out and is something that attracts the
audience which is preferably music
lovers. The masthead is used and
placed in the exact same position in
every issue on their covers as it is
something that the audience
wouldn’t forget and would know
when purchasing the magazine.
These tag lines give more to the
cover of the magazine because they
are not only selling the main
story, they have added more music
artists that have also the
rock, western feel that happens to
come out in their music when we
hear it. They have positioned it at the
side as it is something that the
audience /reader would capture in
the corner of their eye. They’ve used
a country font which links to the issue
and the music that these artists are
being placed in the magazine
produce.
The main cover line tells the
audience/reader who this issue is
basically about. This issue is about a
very well known alternative rock
band ‘Kings Of Leon’. The style of
front they have chosen is quite
western/country. It would remind
anyone of a ‘wanted’ poster that
associates with the theme which links
to the band especially and also the
scenery behind the main image.

3. Tag line
The masthead
Puff
Two columns (house style)
Main image

4. The masthead is very bold and
white to make it a clear
understanding and a bold masthead
to attract the audience/reader. The
fact that they have used a white
masthead on top of a purple
background adds to the celebrity
that is being interviewed which is
Beyoncé. They have used ‘Fiercely’
which is very clever as Beyoncé's
stage name is Sasha Fierce. They
have used this clever thinking to add
to the celebrities background of
how she is put across to the
audience in the public eye.
The two columns that have been
written about Beyoncé have used
up one page including the masthead
which shows how very well known
Beyoncé actually is and how much
knowledge the journalist knows
about the celebrity and the research
that they are wanting to find out.
The house style goes very well with
the genre of the magazine plus the
celebrity as she’s a women. The
purple becomes quite darker at the
bottom which is very effective.
The main image is positioned on this
double page spread as a close up to
catch the readers eye and be
attracted to the main image which is
Beyoncé and make it all about her.
The puff in the corner is still telling
the reader that is very popular in
the public eye and because of her
music has gotten her to become
‘Women Of The Year’. It is added
twice to just show how amazing and
well known she is to get such of an
award. They have used the same
font and colour as the masthead to
be shown very clearly.

5. Mast head/strapline
Column
Main image
Tag lines
Puff
Puff

6. The column that has been used on
this context page has broken apart
from the rest of the page to focus on
what they have involved in the
column. They have included
something referring the music genre
the magazine is about. They have
used the red, white and black colours
through out the magazine which links
to the music genre. They have used a
yellow text at the bottom which links
to mind of a pair of Doc Martians
which are something that the genre
links too.
The main image is positioned in
the centre of the content page as
it is the main image that the
reader will immediately capture
and also it links to the music
industry too. The strapline links to
the image and the article behind
it. the page number has been
positioned next to the strapline
and by using the red colour
scheme it links to the scheme
through out the contents and the
magazine logo name.
The mast head is positioned at the
top of the page to let the reader
know what the magazine is
involving in this weeks issue. It is a
weekly magazine as it includes
‘Week’ in the mast head. They’ve
added the red into the magazines
name as that is the colour they use
in every issue they release.
These tag lines are involving
more information that you
may find reading in this
issue. They have chosen to
put them at the edge as it’s
not too in the readers face
but still they will notice the
stories that will be included
in this issue.
This puff is positioned at the
bottom corner to where the
reader will turn the page
over. They have used an
arrow shape to point at the
corner of the page to turn
over for more news.
They are giving little hints
and stories throughout the
contents page to make the
reader involved. Inside the
puff, the text is still
publishing an article
including the page number
to view it from.