This is a powerpoint involving the deconstruction of 3 music magazine covers. It includes a detailed analysis.

1. Hannah Walters
Music Magazine
Cover Analysis

2. The logo is simple and The plugs are eye
easily recognisable catching as the text
is large drawing the
audience towards it
to read the
information below it.
The use of black tigers
makes us think that
Lily is dark and ‘Allen’ is in white text on
secretive and almost a a pastel blue
predator. This can background which
foreshadow the type of disguises the text
character that she is making it hard to read.
and also gives an idea
on what to expect
inside. This is use of
connotation.
The audience would be
people interested in The contrast of the black
modern pop music on the white leaves us
genres, mainly people drawn to the text.
between 14-40 Furthermore, the use of
short words means that we
The magazines target audience is read them quickly and
pretty much anyone, so it would fit have an idea of what to
into the income and occupation of expect within the
grade E, D, C2, C1, B, A. magazine.

3. The title of the
magazine is bold
and stands out Kanye looks
well, it is well serious giving
recognised and. us the
impression that
the magazine
is serious and
formal.
The colour of
the text
The plugs are small
suggests the
and short which
magazine is
doesn’t take the
for both male
attention off Kanye
and females.
(the main subject)
Kanye is looking directly
The audience would be at the camera, making
people interested in eye contact with the
modern rap audience during the
genres, mainly people close-up. He appears to
between 14-40 be wearing casual clothes
giving a relaxed and
informal feel.

4. The name of the
magazine gets straight
to the point. This
denotation is clear in
that we can see that it is
a magazine to do with
This mans mouth is also
rock music. It is short
open. From my own
and simple; also eye
knowledge I know that
catching and clear.
people who ‘rock’ have
long hair and we can see
this from him.
The cover is very busy
with images, text and
plugs. The use of dark
colours suggest a dark
genre of music which is
deep and heavy. From the Similarly, to Queens, this
colour scheme we can mans mouth is open
also assume darkness which is a connotation
within either lyrics of the which we might interpret
songs or the music itself. into shouting or
screaming.
Queens mouth is open
which is a connotation
which we might interpret The magazines target audience is
into shouting or pretty much anyone between 16-
screaming. 40, so it would fit into the income
and occupation of grade
E, D, C2, C1, B, A.