The document summarizes the layout and design elements of the front cover of a magazine. Key elements include: 1) The masthead is in bold red text to stand out while blending in with the overall color theme of red, white, and blue. 2) The main article title and pull quote are also in bold with the quote in a different color to highlight its importance and pique reader interest in the story. 3) The main image features the subject, Carl Barat, with his face emphasized through lighting and color to match the forceful tone of the pull quote and convey his serious expression. 4) Cover lines on the left side are given more prominence than those on the right

1. Mast head
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2. Mast head – The mast head is block coloured in a bold text to hold effect and stand out to
the audience itself, because of its boldness and highlights the whole theme of the magazine.
NME is coloured in red to keep with the rest of the colour theme of the whole front cover
therefore making it blend in but at the same time stand out. The colour red is also used in
the magazine front cover to accompany the image in which anger is being implied. The mast
head holds trust and reassurance upon its readers as they would follow this logo as they know
what they are reading about when purchasing the magazine.
Main article and Pull Quote- The main article title is written in a bold text the same as the
mast head and also in the same colour accept from the quote that is attached to it. This is in
a different colour to highlight its importance upon the reader, so they know what they are
going to be reading about, and it will symbolise, and represent a whole story to keep in
theme in which the magazine is centred around. The quote itself, is very forceful “I’ve got a
right to tell my story” this could be catchy to the audience as it holds a bit or drama and
they want to hear more about his story, it’s almost like they have left it on a cliff hanger, this
should be good for the magazine drawing then readers in.
Main image - The quote is also tied in with the main image of the man Carl Barat himself, the
contrast had been raised on his face to bring emphasis to his eyes in which his expression
shows seriousness and content, matching the quote to show his forcefulness in sharing his
story with the public. The main image is also blended in to the rest of the magazine as it is
blurred out in the background where the man’s body is, until the reach his face, where u are
really drawn into his eyes, the colour of them has been over emphasized to give off more of
an effect, also the match the colour theme of the magazine, which has been repeatedly
used.

3. Cover lines- The cover lines to the left of the magazine, are more over
important to the ones of the right hand side of the magazine, the colours of
them are yet blending in with the same theme of red white and blue, very
basic as there is no tone change. The titles of the cover lines have tried to
stay quite bold as they still need some focus on them but not too much so the
main title is still kept in main focus
The left third – The left third is the main bit in which you will see in the shop
when purchasing the magazine so this has to be catchy and have some main
focus. So in this magazine it has used the same text colours but one after the
other in a pattern for effect. Also it has bold catchy main cover line titles
showing so people want to pull the magazine out properly and read more.