analysis of mixed genre magazine front covers

1. The main image isof ConnorMcGregor. The image wascapturedafter
one of Connor’sfightsashe isin hisringgear. The positionandpose of
Connorshowshe had wonhisfightas he is salutingthe crowd,this
may interestthe publicastheywill be readingamagazine where the
mainfocusis of a winner.
The colourson the magazine are cleverlyusedasthey are greenwhite
and orange,whichisthe colourof the Irishflagand Connorisfrom
Ireland.The fontisalsoin green,white andorange torepresentthe
nationality of Connor.
There isquite a few subtitlesthatadvertise whatarticlesare inside the
magazine.These willalsoattractreadersas theywill be able tosee
whatis inthe magazine before theyreadit.
The title “MMA UNCAGED” iswritteninboldto make the magazine
standout. Alsothe title iswritteninwhite andorange due tothe
nationalityof ConnorMcGregor.The title needstobe inboldbecause
of the size of the image of Connor.
The magazine’stargetaudience ismainlymale.
UFC is a sport dominatedbymales,there are
female fightersbutveryfew.Alsointhe bottom
leftcornerthere isa picture and a subtitle
advertisinganarticle ona ringgirl,whichwill
alsobe targetedto a male audience.

2. The main image isof Daniel Craiginhisrole of James
Bond.Daniel iscapturedina veryseriouspose to
emphasise the role he isplaying.The editorcleverly
includedgunshotsonthe frontcovertocreate an
image where itlooksasif JamesBond hasbeenshotat.
The gunshotsalsoworkverywell because Daniel hasa
gun inhishand.
The magazine will appeal toafilmloving
audience asthe mainfocusof the magazine is
Jamesbondas there isa picture of Daniel Craig
on the frontand there isa subtitle saying“50
YEARS OF BOND!”.Alsothere isa picture tothe
leftof Daniel advertisingthe newAvengersfilm
and there isa picture to the rightof Daniel
advertisingthe newAnchormanfilm.The
magazine will appeal toamale audience as
empire’smainaudience ismalesbutthe film’s
that are highlightedinthe article are designed
for a male audience.
The main standout colouron the magazine isred.Red
isa symbol of powersothe colourrelatestoJames
Bondas he isthe mostpowerful secretagentinthe
world.
The subtitlesonthe frontcoveradvertise thatthere is
goingto be more than 1 filminthe magazine.Thiswill
attract readersas theymay notbe interestedinthe
mainfilmbutthe otherarticlesmaybe aboutfilmsa
readerenjoyswatching.
The title iswritteninredand writteninbold,block
capitalsto make the magazine standout.The title is
writtenlike thisbecause the publicmaynotice the
magazine due tothe brightcolour of the title.

3. The magazine will appeal toafemale
audience asthe mainfocusof the
magazine isabouta model namedCara
Delevingne. Vogue isamagazine thatis
designedforfemalesbutmenmaybuy
the magazine.Due toCara beingthe
mainfocusof the magazine itislikely
that the magazine will be purchasedby
female teenagers.
The main image isof Cara Delevingneduringamodellingshoot.She
iscapturedin a seriouspose whichmaybe relatable tothe teenage
generation. The editorcontraststhe coloursof blue redtomake the
backgroundinteresting.
The use of the colour blue makesthe magazine standoutasit isa
vibrantcolour.Blue isrelevantasitis the colourof Cara’seyessoit
iscleverlyusedbythe editor.
The subtitlesare all relevanttothe covergirl as theyare all about
modellingorfashionand Cara isa fashionmodel.If someone isafan
of Cara Delevingne thenthe magazinewill appeal tothemasshe is
on the frontcover butthe also the subtitlesshow themthatthe
articlesinside the magazineare relevanttoCara.
The title iswritteninblockcapitalsinwhite fontanditis writtenin
bold.The title iswrittenlike thistomake itstandout.

4. gggf The main image isof Daniel Radcliffe duringamodellingshoot.He
iscaptured a pose which isrelevanttothe filmashe has a wandin
hishand andit lookslike anactionshotwhichmay draw a reader
in.Daniel ismakingeye contactwiththe audience whichwilldraw
theminto read the magazine.
The use of the colour blue asthe background makesthe
magazine standoutas it contrastswiththe red title butalsoas is
a dark shade of blue itallowsDaniel tostandout.
The subtitlesare relevanttoHarryPotteras the subtitlesshow
the otherarticlesare about legendsandheroesandthatiswhat
Harry Potteris inthe films:a legendandahero.
The title iswritteninblockcapitalsin redfontand it iswrittenin
bold.The title iswrittenlike thistomake itstandout.
The magazine will appeal toa male and
female audience asthe mainfocusof the
magazine isaboutHarry Potterand the
seriesof Harry Potterfilmsappealsto
bothgenders.Empire magazine is
designedtoappeal tobothgendersand
differentgenerationsof age withthe
particularissue appealingtoteenagers.