The document analyzes the front covers of four magazines - SPIN, NME, and INDIE. The summaries are: 1. The SPIN cover features singer Florence Welch as the main image. The masthead is bold against a red background to draw attention. 2. The NME cover discusses a controversial story about Goth culture. The masthead is bold and clear to match the magazine's rebellious audience. 3. The cover of INDIE magazine features model Daisy Lowe. The masthead is always white unless it's a special issue to match the magazine's independent spirit.

1. Front cover analysis

2. Sell line. The sell line grabs the Main image. The main image on
Masthead readers attention and another reason why this front cover is of a famous indie singer
they should buy the magazine. The word who almost everyone who likes ‘SPIN’
The masthead on the ‘free’ ‘top 40 albums’ are written in bold to magazine would know of or like. the image
‘SPIN’ magazine is be more appealing to the target audience is of ‘Florence welch’ in a mid shoot. Her
bold and big, is pale face goes in well with the background
behind a red and her red hair compliments the
background which is background on the ‘SPIN’ masthead. She is
a contrast to the looking directly at the reader giving a more
actual front colour . gentle ,soft look
The font is very
simple and clear to
read showing it’s ‘Left’ side third
importance to the The left side third here is
magazine. meant to be on the left but
with ‘SPIN’ magazine we see a
different layout to the
Cover line. the ‘traditional’ way. This
typography of the cover disadvantage of having it there
line is very bold and big. is that if the magazine was
The words ‘FLORENCE stocked up in a store the
and MACHINE’ are buyers won’t be able to see
bigger than the rest what’s in there. But the
because of the advantage is that you will read
importance of those it first before you turn the page
words and how because it shows a list off all
appealing it is to the the headline of what is inside.
target audiences. It also
links in with the picture.

3. ‘Left’ side third
Masthead The left side third here is meant to be on
the left but is not because of the kind of
The masthead on the magazine ‘NME’ is they are rebelling and
‘NME’ magazine is not ‘outmoded’ which links in with the
bold, clear and kind of target audience they have. The
simple which makes plus sign ‘+’ a symbol showing of what
it easy to read. The else is inside the magazine it is also a
colour stands out modern way of writing the ‘word’ this
really well against the shows that the magazine is in the
blue background . present and young and.
The font is very
strong and
conspicuous more
Main image. The main image on
this front cover is of Gerard Way who is in
Manley instead is
my chemical romance . The image looks
italic.
very colourful, the artist is looking directly
Sell line. The to the camera looking marginally angry
and which fits in with the nature of the
sell is line is written
story, “We loathe what Goth has become”,
in red and black
this story is interesting and slightly
colours which is the
controversial and fits in with the magazine
colour inform . The
genre too. The bold colours used are in
red typing is very
sick with his character.
bold and stands out
from all the rest of Cover line. The cover line is in white which links to the masthead,
the typography. The this is showing how important they both are. The word ‘my chemical
word ‘free’ and romance’ is a band and famous to is eye catching and is typed in bold big
‘poster’ are written letters but also simple to read, the cover line “Gerald see’s red”. Is a
bold to grab the smart way to start of the article because it fits in perfectly with the
readers attention image of his eccentric hair colour and the nature of the cover story itself.

4. Main image. The main
Masthead image is of Daisy Lowe who is a model
but also the daughter of Pearl Lowe
The masthead of who was a singer/songwriter. The
‘INDIE’ magazine is image is looking directly at the camera
always in white with emotions of shy, clueless, and a
unless the issue was bit flirtatious which associates back to
a very special the cover line. The colours of the
important /special image are all natural and in harmony.
issue. The font is big Her heavy eyeliner and black hair are
and bold which some serotypes of what indie people
stands out against look like.
the blue background
and black hair.
Cover
line/Banner. the cover
line is ‘in love with Daisy’ which
is referring to the main image.
Is written in a funky, young,
modern style. This shows that
is not serious and it’s informal,
Indie. The magazine as an individual is unique and different from it looks like someone hand
wrote that which again projects
the other magazines you would find in stores. It does not have a lot
how the person writing this
of the traditional features of a magazine cover but that makes it
would feel like.
stand out as whole. The whole indie culture is about being different
and unique and independent so I think that is what the magazine has
put across.