2. Overall the cover has an indie/scrapbook
feel to it.
The black and white image of the band
makes the bright pink text stand out really
well. It is, apart from the pink box around the
barcode, the only colour on the cover so it’s
very eye catching and you’re immediately
drawn to it.
As well as giving people an idea of what
they can find in the magazine it gives the
cover an indie feel, this is because the font
and ellipses in between each word add to
the scrapbook effect.
The pull quote is in reversed out writing
and this looks effective against the pink
text is placed on top of.
The typeface of the masthead reflects the
magazines name as the ‘A’ especially looks
like it has been painted on. The typeface of
‘the chapman family’ also looks like it has
been drawn or painted on and the slight
smudges around the text really emphasis
this.
3. The text in the skyline stands out because
of it white background against the darker
colours of the rest of the cover.
The cover has a very dark feel to it. The
main colours used are black, white, gold
and red. Although the red adds some
brightness the overall feel of the cover is
still dark, reflecting the music of the artists
they’ve got on the cover.
The masthead is simple and easily
recognisable. The white ‘Q’ on the red
background makes it easily visible and it
stands out from everything else on the
cover.
The text advertising other features in the
magazine is mainly on the right third. This
could be because they’re confident that
their ‘world exclusive’ lead article will be
enough to grab any potential buyers
attention.
4. The masthead uses a simple font and
colours. It stands out because the colours
are contrasting to the background they
are on and the other colours that are
primarily used on the cover.
The cover has a dull feel to it and this
means that you’re instantly drawn to the
magazines logo and the pink text. This
means that the reader sees the two most
important things first; the logo and the lead
article.
There’s lots of text on the left third of the
cover so as well as seeing the lead article
a potential reader would also see other
things featured in the magazine which
may attract them to buy it.
