my analysis of a music magazine front cover

1. Title is placed behind the
subjectof the magazine as he is
the main sellingpointof the
magazine plus the vastmajority
of people readingthe magazine
will befully awarethe brand of
magazine.
The bold and withered styleof the
font gives the hard and boisterous
nature of rock music thus the reader
under stands the magazines main
focus and content.
A specificcolourpalletisusedasto carry cross
a particulartheme as toomany colourswould
confuse the readeraboutthe theme of the
magazine.Inthismagazine the maincolour
palletconsistsof green,yellow,andwhite with
each colourhavinganintendedreason.
Green is usedas it is
relevant to the
subject of the image
(green day) andis
mainlyused in
relationto font
specific to them apart
form a second article
as to stop the other
green being so jarring
and it is alsousedto
draw the reader as it
is quite noticeablein
relationto the
background that is
shroudedinblacks
and greys due the
juxtaposition inhue.
The yellow is usedas
it a rather eye
catching colour when
behinddark
backgrounds meaning
that it is gooda
drawing the reader to
the articlesandpull
quotes ofthe cover.
Another gooduse of
yellow is whenit is
usedto encompass an
image that isn’t very
bright as the image in
the yellow box
becomes more
noticeable the more
the two colours
juxtapose eachother.
White isWhite andblack isusedas it isa colour thatblendswell witheveryother
type of colour thusthe colourpalletnevercontainsconflictingcolours.
Furthermore bothcolourare verypale and lifelesscolourthatformany give
a dimand bleakfeelingaboutthemwhichcouldworkwell foramagazine
basedon a ratherbleakformof musicsuchas punkor metal.
The punctuationis
usedto evoke a level
of urgencyinthe view
when reading the
cover with the use of
character suchas
exclamation marks it
everyarticle andthe
pull quote.
Theyare usedto
persuade the reading
that the content within
the magazine is so
interesting/shocking
that it requires the
reader its direct
attentionbut it is
noted that the cover
line hashalfof the
exclamation mark
covered up as the title
of the magazine for
most is not the main
drivingforce of the
reader but insteadthe
artist and exclusive
content withinthe
magazine.
The subject is place in
front of andbehind
font andarticles
throughout the cover
which is done to give
the subject a sense of
depth andmake them
more noticeable