The document discusses the layout and design elements of magazine covers. It explains where different elements are typically placed, such as the masthead at the top, barcode in the corner, and date in the top left corner. It also describes the purpose of each element, such as using large bold text and colors for the masthead to attract attention, and smaller text for less important details. Color, font size, and position are used strategically to guide the reader's eyes across the cover in an effective order.

2. MASTHEAD: IS THE
LARGEST TYPOGRAPHY
ON THE MAGAZINE
FRONT COVER,
THEREFORE THIS WILL BE
BIG, BOLD AND AIMS
TO ATTRACT THE MAIN
ATTENTION. THE TITLE IS
‘SPEED’ AGAINST A
BLACK BACKGROUND
WITH WHITE WRITING
TO MAKE IT STAND OUT
TO THE READER. IN THIS
MAGAZINE THE
MASTHEAD IS IN AT THE
TOP OF THE PAGE WITH
THE IMAGE
OVERLAPPING ONE OF
THE LETTERS.

3. BARCODE: IS PLACED IN
THE LEFT HAND CORNER
AS IT IS NOT RELEVANT
TO THE CONTEXT OF
THE FRONT COVER,
THEREFORE THE
AUDIENCE WOULD FIND
THIS TUCKED AWAY IN
THE CORNER. (A
BARCODE IS A
MACHINE-READABLE
CODE IN THE FORM OF
NUMBERS AND A
PATTERN, PRINTED ON A
COMMODITY AND USED
ESPECIALLY FOR STOCK
CONTROL)

4. DATELINE: IS PLACED AT
THE TOP LEFT CORNER
IN ORDER FOR THE
AUDIENCE TO SEE IT
EASIER. THIS IS IN SMALL
WRITING SO IT
DOESN'T TAKE UP
MUCH SPACE BUT YET
BIG ENOUGH FOR THE
AUDIENCE TO READ IT. IT
IS WHITE AGAINST A
BLACK BACKGROUND
AD THIS MAKES IT
EASIER FOR READ. THIS
MAGAZINE DOESN'T
HAVE THE PRICE ON THE
FRONT COVER.

5. MAIN IMAGE: REVEALS
HENRY CAVILL AS THE
‘MAN OF STEEL’. THE
2013 MOVIE IS RATED
7.4 STARS BY IMBD
WITH 4 WINS & 12
NOMINATIONS. SPEED
MAGAZINE REVEALS A
SOLID PICTURE OF THE
MAIN CHARACTER IN
HIS HERO OUTFIT IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE COVER.

6. COVER LINES: ALSO
KNOWN AS ‘PUFFS’
TELL US THE STORIES
THAT ARE IN THE
MAGAZINE. THEY ARE
USED TO TELL THE
AUDIENCE WHAT OTHER
ARTICLES THERE WOULD
BE IN THE MAGAZINE.
THIS ARE ADVERTISED
ON THE FRONT COVER
AS THEY ARE POPULAR
TOPICS THAT WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SPECIFIC MAGAZINE
BEING SOLD.

7. MAIN COVER LINE: IS
SMALLER THAN THE
MASTHEAD BUT LARGER
THAN THE OTHER COVER
LINES. THE COLOUR OF THE
MAIN COVER LINE IS THE
SAME AS THE MASTER HEAD
BUT A DIFFERENT FONT. IT
IS MEANT TO BE THE EYE
CATCHING COVER LINE.
AFTER HAVING READ THE
MASTHEAD THE READERS
EYES WILL GO STRAIGHT
DOWN TO THE MAIN
COVER LINE. IT IS THE
BIGGEST TYPEFACE ON THE
PAGE (APART FROM THE
MASTHEAD).

8. COLOURS: WHITE IS
USED FOR THE BIG
TITLES AND COVER
LINES. YELLOW IS USED
TO HIGHLIGHT
DIFFERENT TITLES AND
DIRECT THE READERS
ATTENTION TO THEM.
THE BACKGROUND IS A
BLACK COLOUR
AGAINST A DARK BLUE
OUTFIT WITH RED
ACCESSORIES AND
ALSO A RED CAR. THESE
COLOURS GO WELL
TOGETHER AS THE
MAGAZINE DON'T
LOOK COLOURFUL AND
HEAVY ON THE READERS
EYES.

9. MASTHEAD: IS USUALLY
BASED AT THE TOP OF THE
MAGAZINE COVER WITH
THE BIGGEST FONT WHICH
CAN BE READ FROM A
DISTANCE. THE FONT SIZE
IS NORMALLY LARGER
THAN THE COVER LINES,
AND THE COLOUR OF THE
MASTHEAD IS DIFFERENT TO
THE COVER LINE COLOURS
TO MAKE SURE IT STANDS
OUT, IN THIS CASE THE
MASTER HEAD COLOUR IS
BLACK AND THE COVER
LINE IS WHITE AND GREEN.
THE MASTHEAD COLOUR
CO-ORDINATES WITH THE
IMAGE. IT IS NORMALLY
THE FIRST THING THAT THE
READER WOULD SEE IN A
MAGAZINE COVER AFTER
THE MAIN PICTURE. THE
MAIN IMAGE OVERLAPS
THE MASTER HEAD

10. BARCODE: IS
NORMALLY FOUND IN
THE BOTTOM LEFT
HAND CORNER. THIS
MAGAZINE WILL HAVE
THE BARCODE ON THE
LAST PAGE.

11. DATELINE AND PRICE:
IS FOUND AT THE TOP
OF THE MAGAZINE. THE
WHITE COLOUR MAKES
IT HARD TO
DISTINGUISH THE PRICE
FROM THE LIGHT BLUE
BACKGROUND. IT IS
TYPICAL FOR THE
DATELINE AND PRICE TO
BE VERY SMALL AND BE
FOUND NEAR THE
MASTER HEAD.

12. MAIN IMAGE: PRESENTS
HEATH LEDGER AS THE
JOKER IN THE DARK
KNIGHT MOVIE. THIS
CHARACTER IS
ILLUSTRATED IN THE
SAME MAKE UP AND
CLOTHING THAT WE
WOULD EXPECT TO SEE
IN THE MOVIE.
THE ACTORS CLOTHING
IS BLACK AND DARK
BLUE, BLACK COLOUR
SYMBOLIZE POWER,
DEATH, EVIL, WHICH ALL
RELATE TO THE CRIME IN
THIS MOVIE.

13. COVER LINES: ARE
PLACED ON THE LEFT
SIDE AND AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE
MAGAZINE. THESE ARE
FOUND IN THESE
PLACES AS THE READERS
ATTENTION WILL TRAVEL
FROM THE MASTER
HEAD TO THE MAIN
IMAGE AND FOCUSES
ON THE ISSUES THAT
THE MAGAZINE
ADVERTISES. THE OVER
LINES ARE KEPT TO A
MINIMAL EXPOSURE OF
ISSUES AND ONLY HAS
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF
THE SPECIFIC
MAGAZINE.

14. MAIN COVER LINE: IS
BASED NEAR THE
MIDDLE OF THE
MAGAZINE. THIS IS
WRITTEN IN SMALLER
WRITING COMPARED
TO THE MASTER HEAD
BUT BIGGER THEN THE
OVER LINES AS “THE
DARK NIGHT” MOVIE IS
WHAT THE MAGAZINE
IS AIMING TO ATTRACT
THE READERS
ATTENTION WITH. THE
BOLD CAPITAL WRITING
MAKES IT VERY
DIFFICULT FOR THE
READER TO AVOID IT.

15. COLOUR: THE USE OF THE
GREEN COLOUR GOES
WELL WITH THE BLACK
BACKGROUND ITS ON
WHICH WOULD
CONSEQUENTLY BE EYE
CATCHING AND BE
STANDING OUT FORM
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE
MAGAZINE WHICH WOULD
ATTRACT PEOPLE.

16. Magazine Website: is
found bellow the master
head in white writing. This
doesn't make it very
visible. The online website
allows the customer to
visit the magazines online
page in order to update
on the issues that it
advertises.
SELLING LINE: IS FOUND
BELLOW THE MASTER HEAD.
THIS IS NORMALLY A
SHORT SENTENCE THAT
WILL DESCRIBE THE
MAGAZINE AND
ENCOURAGE THE READER
TO PURCHASE IT. THIS
SELLING LINE READS 2 THE
WORLDS BIGGEST MOVIE
MAGAZINE. IT IS WRITTEN
IN BLACK SMALL WRITING
AGAINST A LIGHT BLUE
BACKGROUND SO IT IS
NOT HARD TO READ IT.

17. MASTHEAD: IS AGAIN
FOUND AT THE TOP OF THE
MAGAZINE, THE “ EMPIRE”
WRITING IS SEEN AGAIN.
THE FONT IS ALWAYS THE
SAME BUT THE COLOUR
VARIES. AGAIN THE MAIN
IMAGE IS OVERLAPPING
ONE OF THE LETTERS.
Barcode: is found at in
the bottom left hand
corner of the magazine.

18. DATELINE AND PRICE:
IS LOCATED IN THE
MASTER HEAD SPACE, IN
BETWEEN ONE OF THE
LETTERS. THE WRITING
IS AGAIN SMALL AND
WHITE AS IT IS NOT
SUPPOSE TO BE THE
FIRST THING THAT THE
READERS ATTENTION
SHOULD CONCENTRATE
Magazines
ON.
Website: is found
bellow the master
head in the same
colour. This allows
the reader to find
out more issues or
subscribe online.

19. MAIN IMAGE: IS
USUALLY BASED IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE MAGAZINE.
IT IS THE FIRS THING THE
READS NOTICES AND
THEREFORE VERY
IMPORTANT AS IT IS
SUPPOSE TO SELL THE
MAGAZINE. THE PICTURE IS
SUCCESSFUL AS IT SHOWS
THE ACTORS FULL BODY, IT
HAS A MYSTERIOUS FACE
EXPRESSION AND
THEREFORE ATTRACTS
INTERESTS. CREDIT FOR
THIS MAGAZINE GOES TO
HEATH LEDGER, THAT PLAYS
THE JOKER CHARACTER
FROM “THE DARK KNIGHT”
MOVIE.

20. MAIN COVER LINE: IS
FOUND ON THE LEFT HAND
CORNER IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE MAGAZINE. THIS IS
DONE IN FUNKY WRITING
AND WE ASSOCIATE IT
WITH SOMETHING FUN AS
THE WRITING IS NOT
FORMAL. THIS IS MOST
IMPORTANT ARTISTE THAT
THE SPECIFIC MAGAZINE
ADVERTISES. AS IT IS
SUPPOSE TO BE THE “ HOT
ISSUES” THAT EVERYONE IS
TALKING ABOUT.

21. COVER LINES: ARE
FOUND AT THE SIDE OF
THE MAGAZINE, THE
ADVERTISE A NUMBER
OF ISSUES. THERE ARE
ALL AIM TO ATTRACT
THE READERS
ATTENTION AND
CONVINCE THE TO
PURCHASE THE
MAGAZINE.
Selling Line: is at the top
of the magazine in big
writing so it is very easy
to spot. It is kept simple
with just two words.

22. COLOURS: THE
COLOUR OF THE
MASTER HEAD IS
DIFFERENT FROM
EVERYTHING ELSE, THIS
MAKES IT STAND OUT
AND THE COLOUR RED
REALLY ATTRACTS THE
READERS ATTENTION.
THERE ARE A FEW TITLES
AND HIGHLIGHTS THAT
IS AGAIN A COLOUR
THAT STANDS OUT AS IT
IS BRIGHT. THE WHITE
WRITING IS KEEPING
TITLES ORGANISED ON
THE PAGE. I
PERSONALLY THINK
THAT THERE ARE WAY
TO MANY COLOURS
GOING ON IN THIS
MAGAZINE AND I
PREFER THE COLOUR
COMPLEX ON THE
OTHER TWO MAGAZINE
THAT I'VE ANALYSED.