magazine front cover analysis

1. The main image of Ian Curtis is made the focus of
the front cover as it is large and covers half of the
masthead. The image has also been chosen to attract
the target audience of people that are in to punk
music as he is in a punk band and he is shown to be
smoking with a casual expression, which could
reflect a sense of rebellion, which is a very big
element ofthe punk scene.
The announcement of a freebee is
one of the few things coloured in a
bright yellow to catch the reader’s
eye and make them more attracted
to buy the magazine.
The two bands are
listed in a medium
sized font, however
are listen in a bright
yellow colour. This
has been done to not
only catch the
reader’s eye, but to
attract a specific
target audience who
listen to these two
bands.
The pricing of the
magazine has been
listen in a small size
and is not in bold
like a lot of the text
on the front cover.
This has been
deliberately done so
that the price of the
magazine is not the
main focus.