2. Magazine Cover Analysis
Themastheadofthismagazineisveryboldandaneutralcolour(a
colourthatgoes withanyothercoloursno materwhat)comparedto
theothercoloursonthecoverthatarefromtheykeyimage thatarea
partofthecolourwheel.Thismakesitcontrastandstandoutagainst
theothercoloursasitdoesnot‘blend’intotheothercoloursusedfor
thekeyimage.Thebold thinkfontadds averyeye catchingappearance
tothemagazinecomparedtoothermagazinetitlesinthesamegenera.
Byhavingthelettersallincapitalsthereareno ascendersordescenders
intermsoftypographyin thetitle,sothismeansthereisacrispline
alongtheborderoftheletterswhichimpactson theeye asitisvery
satisfyingtosee.This alsogivesthecoveraveryminimalistic
appearanceasthefontissimplebutimpactful.
Thecover linesareincluded onthecover sotheaudiencewillknowwhat
artistsarefeaturedin theissue,thisalsodesignatesthetypeofgenerathis
magazinefocusesonbesidestheartistwhoisfeaturedonthecover.This
persuadestheaudiencetobuythemagazineiftheyknowand arefondof
theartiststhatarebeingfeaturedastheymightwanttofindoutwhythey
arebeingincluded.Thesimplisticfontoftheplugsfitinwiththemodern
andminimalisticdesignthismagazineisknownfor,Thismakestheoverall
affectlookneatwhichgivesthemagazineaelegantaesthetic.
Theanchoragetextcontrastsagainsttheothertext onthecover asthefont
givesa3D illusioncomparedtothe2D stylefromoftheotherfontsthatis
usedonthecover.Thisissothenameoftheartiston thecover isveryeye
catchingtotheaudienceastheartistonthecover isusuallythemain
sellingpointoftheissuesastheyareusuallywellknownandhavea
popularfollowingforthegenerathemagazineis,thisalsomeansnew
customerstothemagazinewhoarefansofLanaDelReywillseeher name
veryclearlyfromaglanceandwillwanttobythemagazinetoseewhyshe
isfeatured.
TheBarcode,issuenumberandpriceareall placed
close togetherinthecoverandsmallinsize,thisadds
tothesimplisticdesignasitdoesn’tdistractyoufrom
theothertextonthecover.
Thecolourscheme comesfromthekeyimage ofLanaDelReyina
naturalisticpose,theimage isheavilyeditedasafilterhasbeengivento
makecertaincoloursstandout.The orange,tealandsandyellowall
complimentotherastheyareon thecolourwheel,the palegreenfitsin as
wellasitisalighterversionofthe tealasitdescendsintogreenandthe
sandyellowisalighterversionofthe orangeasitdescendsintoyellow,
thismeanstheyallworkwelltogether.Thevibrantcontrastbetweenthe
orangeandtealworkas thepale greenandsandyellow arelessofa bigger
contrastwhichhelpsbalanceitoutwhichmakesthecoloursflow better
intoeachotherandlooklessharshtotheeye.Thestrongfiltermakesthe
cover standoutcomparedtoothermagazinesasitshows‘Clash’isbraveto
relyon thiscolourscheme forthecover whichalsomeansitismoreeye
catchingagainstothermagazinesthatuse neutralcoloursfortheircovers.
Italsoshowsthat‘Clash’arecreativewiththeirdesignswhichfitswiththe
generaofthemagazineasitcaterstowardsacreativeaudience.
The key image has Lana Del Rey with her eyes closed, this brave
firclash todothis as usually the artist on the cover has their eyes
open andlooking at the camera for direct mode of address, This
against makes this cover of‘Clash’ stand out as other magazines
will have their models/artists with their eyes open so this cover
will contrast them making the overall effect more impactful and
bold.
3. Magazine Cover Analysis
Themastheadofthismagazineisveryeye-catchingasitisabold bright
colourandverylargeonthecover.Thismakesitcontrastand standout
againsttheothercoloursasitdoesnot‘blend’intotheothercolours
behinditasitcontrastagainstthebluebackground.Theboldthinkfont
addsa veryeyecatchingappearancetothemagazinecomparedtoother
magazinetitlesin thesamegenerahoweverithassimilaritiestothe
thinktitleof‘Clash’.Byhavingthelettersallin capitalsthereareno
ascendersordescendersin termsoftypographyinthetitle,sothis
meansthereisa crisplinealongtheborderoftheletterswhichimpacts
ontheeye asitisverysatisfyingtosee.Byhaving‘& confused”atthe
sideof“dazed”itmakesthetitlemoreimpactfulasoureye ismore
drawntoone wordratherthena‘sentence’sothismakesthetitlemore
eye grabbing.
Thecoverlinesareincluded onthecoversotheaudiencewillknowwhat
artistsorcelebritiesarefeaturedin theissue,thereisalsoadditional
informationaboutthearticlesundersomeartistswhichwillpersuadethe
audiencetobuy themagazineastheywouldbecurioustogetmore
informationonwhytheartistsarebeingfeatured.Thefontisverysimplistic
butstillinterestingtotheeye asitisn’ttominimalistic.Thisfitsintothe
magazinesartisticcover astheletteringisalsocreativecomparedtoother
simplefontsothermagazinesuse sothismakesthemagazinestandout.
Theanchoragetextstandsoutagainsttheothertexton thescreenasitismuch
biggerthenthecover linesanda differentfonttothemasshead. Thisissothe
nameoftheartistonthecover isveryeye catchingtotheaudienceastheartist
onthecoverisusuallythemainsellingpointoftheissuesastheyareusually
wellknownand havea popularfollowingforthegenerathemagazineis, this
alsomeansnewcustomerstothemagazinewho arefansofKristinStewartwill
seeher nameveryclearlyfroma glanceandwillwanttoby themagazinetosee
whysheisfeatured.Italsohasadditionalinformationaboutwhysheisfeatured
which willinteresttheaudiencemakingthemwanttobuythemagazineand
There is no barcode soIassume it is placed on the
spine ofthe magazine, this is so it doesn’t affect the
design ofthe cover andkeeps the layout looking
abstract.
Thecolourscheme comesfromthekeyimage and allthecolours
complimenteachotherastheyareonthecolourwheel,the pinkfitsin as
wellasitisalighterversionofthe magentasothismeanstheyworkwell
together.The vibrantcontrastbetweenthe magentaandblueworkasthey
contrastbuttheyarefromthecolourwheelsotheywork.The navyand
pinkhelptobalanceitoutaswellasthewhitetextand Kristen'spale
completion. Byhavinga strongcontrastitmakesthemagazinestandout
overothermagazinesasitisbolderandmoreeye catchingthenusing
neutralcolours.
ThekeyimagehasKristenStewartwithhereyesopenandlookingatthe
camerafordirectmodeofaddress,thisimpactstheaudienceassheis
lookingatthemwhichcatchestheireye soitdrawsattentiontothe
magazine.TheeditinghasKristen'sfaceplacedin thecentreofthe
magazinebutalsohasher faceprintedagainonotherpartsofthecover.
Thiscreatesa impactasthisisoriginalanddifferentasIhaven'tseenany
othermagazinecoverslike thisbeforesothismakesthiscover standout
againstothers
