Magazine research

1. Magazine research

2. Masthead – Bold
and placed in the
corner of the
magazine.
Simple colours
and font that
stand out
Main image – largest
image on the page n
the right side of the
page. Simple image
which has a glow
and shadow around
the edge to make it
stand out against
the rest of the page.
Main headline –
bold colour that
stands out, short
catchy headline to
attract readers.
Outer glow around
the headline so that
it stands out against
the rest of the page
Cover story – packed
with extra cover
stories with short
snappy cover lines to
attract the reader.
Simple colour
scheme, very
consistent
throughout.
Barcode,
price, and
website.

3. Masthead – bold
masthead that spans
across the whole page.
Simple colour that is
associated with soap,
red, due to the betrayal
and drama.
Sub line – short sub
heading that captures
the attention of the
audience by using
repetition
Cover story – packed
with lots of cover stories
to fill the page and show
off as many stories as
possible to attract the
reader
Basic colour scheme – only
used three colours; red,
white and yellow. Makes it
vey simple but effective
since the colours work well
together and stand out but
do not over complicate the
page making it too untidy.
Main image – largest
image on the page with
a very simple
expression on each of
the characters faces.
White background so it
doesn’t confuse the
reader.
Main headline – bold
writing that is across
the main image.
Simple font with a
shadow around the
words so it stands
out against the
background.
Barcode – in the
corner of the
page so that it is
out of the way
and not taking up
too much space.