The document provides annotations and analysis of the front covers of several magazines. [1] It summarizes the purpose and design elements of different banners and headings on one magazine cover, noting how they are intended to attract readers' attention and imply the magazine caters to certain audiences and programs. [2] Another magazine cover is described, highlighting how the placement of the star's face photo and use of her eyeliner color connects to the headline about facing fears and intrigues readers to learn more. [3] Color schemes and layout designs across magazine covers are briefly analyzed as ways to keep the visuals simple yet tied together.

1. Annotations of front covers

2. The banner gets audiences to if so, go and purchase sky and virgin, however
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The master head is in lowercase with a slight
shadow at the back, to show the magazine is these banners can change to cater audiences habits, for example they can
organised, it also stands out better than in all change to e.g. I player and free view, because more people have changed to
capitals. watch things on record, or catch up on iplayer.
“The UK’s BEST” allows the
audience to think this is the best
magazine to see TV listings, this
would make more people purchase This is a side feature on the magazine, it
the magazine . is not as important as the main feature.
However the “PLUS!” is underlined to
The “NEW” banner above the draw the readers attention.
text draws the audiences
attention because it would be It also allows more people to buy the
something they haven't seen/ magazine, due to catering for watchers
heard about before. And if this is of doctor who, but also people who
the only magazine which caters watch football.
for this programme in the future
loyalty between the product and
the audience will be created.
There is a rhetorical question in
part of the text, intriguing the
audience in to read more and
more.
This piece of the magazine anchors onto the star of the This shows the star anchored onto the “NEW” icon again
front cover, telling the audience: what the episode is showing the audience the show is back on TV and if they want
about, who the star is and that its the final episode of more information they would have to buy the magazine. Once
the series. again if the audience enjoy top gear, and there is allot of
information they like they will keep coming back to buy this
particular magazine. BRAND LOYALTY

3. 2 The master head is in lowercase however in “fancy”
writing showing this magazine is different to most other
soap ones. Its also in clear white to stand out on the
stars face.
The stars face is in eyeliner to the
This is the main feature of the audience. This connects the
magazine anchoring onto the star audience to the star and makes
and importantly fitting into the them want to open the magazine
colour scheme. The headline “facing and read more if they like the star,
my fears” intrigues people to think
what fears has the star faced and
how has she dealt with them.
The pink shade of lipstick is the same to Fabulous magazine only show one other feature in
the colour of the “facing my fears” this their magazine, in this edition they use a quote to
keeps the magazine layout simple only attract people to that part of the magazine, and if
using 3-4 colours on the whole front its a quote from somebody they know they will be
cover. more likely to pick it up.

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