2. Masthead
• The magazine ‘Classic Rock’ masthead is covered up by the
heads of those in the main image, this suggests that the
magazine is popular and well-known and can be covered up
because of this. It is also the biggest text on the magazine and
has its own font, this helps it to standout and become a well-
known magazine because of this. This masthead is also at the
top of the magazine and stretches all the way along the page,
this again helps it to stand out as there is a lot of other text that
can be distracting on the page, thus the size helps it to be easily
seen, also it is at the top so there is room for the main image
and sub headings to fit around the magazine also.
3. Main image
• The main image is of three well-known celebrities, two singers
Joe Perry and Alice Cooper, and actor Johnny Depp. Many
people know of these artists, and have many fans therefore this
will attract a wider audience as they are all known for different
work, especially Johnny Depp as he is an actor, not known for
singing. A long shot is used to see the whole group and fit them
all in. They all use direct address also, this could be to establish
a relationship with the reader through the people on the main
image, and then they will buy the magazine.
4. Sub lines and cover lines
• Their are sub lines and cover lines on both the far left side and
right side of the magazine, they reveal information of what will
be found in the magazine but not too much. Also, they have
names of other artists, therefore if the artists on the main cover
line do not appeal to someone, the other artists may do.
5. Barcode, date, price and website
• They are in the bottom right corner of the magazine, so that it
can be visibly noticed and leave enough room for the rest of the
more important front cover features.
6. Puff
• This puff is there to emphasise something important in the
magazine and make it stand out to the other things on the
magazine, on this magazine it is about a drinking club.
7. Name of artists
• On this magazine it is the biggest writing on the page and has
its own font to stand out. This magazine has ‘Hollywood
Vampires’ as the name of the group, however it also has next
to the celebrities faces their names, as they are less
recognisable as their group name, for example ‘Johnny Depp’.
This allows the audience to be more appealed to the magazine
as if they did not realise who was in the magazine they now
can, as their names are there.
8. Colour scheme
• The magazine has a simple colour scheme of four colours, pink,
black, white and grey. These colours do not clash, therefore this
is a good colour scheme and is appealing to look at, but it is
also eye-catching by adding the pink in there. These colours
could have also been used so that it is gender neutral, as pink is
stereotypically a girls colour, black is more masculine, whereas
grey and white can be well-liked by both genders, therefore
attracting both genders.
9. Main cover line and sub line
• The main cover line is ‘Hollywood Vampires’ and the sub line is
‘The unlikeliest, starriest, soberest super group ever!’, this
entices the audience to read on by using a catchy sub line, that
has some humour in it, because the audience will know of the
celebrities personal life already, so get the joke.
10. Subsidiary images
• Like the sub lines and cover lines these are there so that they
can have the magazine appeal to a wider audience rather than
just one artist. On this magazine are subsidiary images of Rod
Stewart, Ronnie Wood and The Eagles. They are there so that
people can physically see them straight away rather than not
having people buying the magazine because they can’t be
bothered or don’t have the time to be reading the sub lines, so
people buy the magazine as they are fans of those in the
subsidiary images.
11. Strap line
• This is a subsidiary heading or caption on the magazine, on this
magazines strap line has a puff reading “Free CD!” and also has
subsidiary images on. These are their to help sell magazine, as
the free CD might have artists on the audience may like,
therefore buy the magazine to listen to the free music provided
and then find it worthwhile to pay so much for the magazine.
