The document analyzes the cover designs of three magazines - Vogue, Bon Appetit, and Filmfare. For Vogue, the orange masthead stands out against dull backgrounds. The main selling point is singer Adele, whose name is prominently displayed. Bon Appetit focuses on food, shown by the full-page photo of pasta. Colors like red and black make the food pop. Recipes from Italy, Spain and France are highlighted. Filmfare covers Bollywood films. The masthead identifies the magazine despite being partially obscured. Actor Hrithik Roshan is featured to attract readers. Buzzwords and varied cover lines promote different articles.

1. Magazine Cover Analysis

2. Vogue is an American fashion and
lifestyle magazine that is published
monthly in 23 different countries on a
monthly basis
Masthead
Anchoring
Photo
Selling
Line/Tag line
Issue Month
Price
Cover
Lines
Cover #1
Cover
Lines

3. The Masthead
The mast head of the magazine is orange which is giving an extremely
bright effect and greatly complimenting the entire page as the
colours used for the background and the cover lines are quite dull .The
way the masthead is written boldly is very appetising .The masthead of
this cover follows the house style of vogue magazine which is always in
serifs hence giving a very elegant look. The use of the colour orange for
the masthead makes it stand out further and also demonstrates co
ordination with the colour of the main cover line.

4. Selling Line
The tag line of this issue is 'Adoring Adele .Since
Adele is a very famous personality and many
individuals are her fans, they may purchase the
magazine because of her ..
Her name is what attracts customers and
persuades them to buy the magazine and it is
marvellous technique for appealing towards the
viewers which is why her name is written in a
larger font and a bright colour indicating how
significantly Adele is featured in this particular
magazine. There is a sub selling line that states
‘Hometown girl goes global’ which indicates that
the aspect of Adele which is highlighted in the
magazine that She is a small home town girl who
is making it big and making waves the
international world

5. The Anchoring PhotoThe Anchoring Photo is a Close up Shot as Adele (the subjects
head)has taken up the entire image and the shot clearly shows
every minor detail of Adele's face. It is a direct mode of shot as
Adele is looking in the camera It is a 2/3 side pose. We can see
that the source of light is from the right side .
We can see that her makeup is done in a very elegant way and
she is prevailing the fashion and makeup trends of the time the
magazine was issued. Adele has followed her signature style of
the 1960’s.Her eye makeup is done quite elaborately .The makeup
artist has focused majorly on making her eyes beautiful by the
use of the mascara and the neutral colour of the eyeshade. Just
according to the 1960’s makeup, the lip colour is very light hence
ensuring that the eye makeup stand out giving a beautifully
classic look. Here are a number of images similar to Adele’s
makeup from the 1960’s era.
The way the camera is zoomed towards Adele’s face indicates her
significance in the entire magazine. Adele's hair have been dyed
golden for this cover page depicting that she is a golden
personality making the viewer realize how outstanding she is.The
golden hair connotes the extreme extent about how
passionate,lovable Adele is.

6. The cover lines are written in White which gives a quite neutral
touch and being in bold makes them more prominent. Choosing
white for the cover lines was a marvellous way to break the colour
scheme of having an extremely dull blue and an extraordinarily
orange tag line and masthead.
Cover Lines

7. Bon Appétit is an American based food magazine that
originated in 1955 in Chicago
Selling Line /Main cover
Line
Masthead
Pug/Puff
Cover
Lines
Barcode
Cover
Lines
Cover #2
Puff/Pug
Tag Line

8. Magazine Cover General
Analysis
The front page of Bon Appetite is designed in a very
unique yet appealing and attractive way. The black
and grey background makes the pasta look very
attractive and since black and grey are not very
bright colors it gives the picture of the pasta the
opportunity to pop up in a very attractive and
colorful way making all the ingredients prominent
and tempting
The way the white dots(garnishing of cheese)
symbolize the pleasure of the pasta is outstanding.
Unlike many other magazines that have way too
many bright colours,I believe that the color scheme
chosen for the cover of this magazine is extremely
classic and the colors complement one another very
well.
This magazine majorly focuses on the best recipes
from Italy, Spain and France and the citizens of
these countries are very cheerful,lively and full of life
which is the colours used for this particular cover
page are extremely bright.

9. The Masthead
The masthead of this Magazine has letters colored black
and white which gives it a formal look. However the red
and yellow colored letters brings about some diversity
and brightness . For e.g.:- The country names are in
yellow. The use of red and yellow gives a bright touch to
the masthead and makes it look more appealing. The
masthead follows the house style .The ‘o’ and the
apostrophe of all Bon appetit magazines differ from the
color of the rest of the alphabets of the magazine. The
flags of Italy, Spain and France have the color red in
common and since this magazine would be featuring
the best recipes from these three countries, the
colour of the apostrophe and ‘o’ is chosen to be
red.There is a tag line underneath the masthead
which contributes towards making the magazine
unique

10. Anchoring Photo
The subject of the Anchoring Photo of the cover page of this
magazine is a plate of pasta. This would have been selected for
the anchoring photo as having the mouthwatering and
scrumptious on the front cover is an extraordinarily brilliant
tactic to attract customers for the magazine who might end up
buying the magazine just because of the temptations injected
in them by their first sight of the pasta plate.
The anchoring Image is a full Shot as it shows the entire pasta
along with the plate .However, minor details are revealed
through image such as the ingredients and veggies and sauces
used. It does not show the surroundings. The viewer cannot
assess the location where this shot was clicked though. A red
plate is chosen deliberately in order to complement the color of
the ingredients brilliantly. For e.g.:-The image would gave
looked very dull, boring and unattractive if a light color like
white, baby pink or sky blue would have been chosen. The
anchoring image proves that the producer of this magazine
aims to target food lovers. This magazine majorly focuses on
the best recipes from Italy, Spain and France and the citizens of
these countries are very cheerful,lively and full of life which is
the colours used for this particular cover page are extremely
bright.

11. Main Cover Line
The tag line of this magazine is ‘Fabulous
Pastas'. These words are written in larger
fonts as they indicate what the content in
the magazine is about. Unlike the cover lines
that re in different colour,these words are
written in white which is used in the
masthead as well indicating what category
of food Bon Appetite would be having in
that particular month.

12. Puffs
Puffs play a significant role on a magazine cover. Having yellow colored puffs of
the cover of a magazine with a color scheme of red white and yellow makes it
very attractive. The customer would look at the puffs before the cover lines
because of the way they are placed of the magazine. The puff next to the pasta
plate is following the house style of Bon Appetit. The Puff of this magazine is
always a peer shaped. The other puff depicts that this magazine is unique from
all the other ones as it is a special travel issue. It was essential to have this
characteristic written in a puff otherwise the viewers would not have been
aware about the specialty of this issue of Bon Appetit.

13. Cover Lines
There are a number of cover lines distributed across the
page. The colors of the alphabets of the cover lines differ
from one another which symbolize that they are unique and
all different topics. These cover lines are demonstrating the
different articles in the magazine. Eg;- The five minute
appetizer is something different from “Beer Braised Short
Ribs’ which is connoted by the different colors used in them.

14. Barcode
The barcode of this magazine is located on the
extreme where the background is colored grey
.The barcode could not have been located
elsewhere on the magazine as it would
destroy the customer’s view giving the cover
an unpleasant look. Eg:-It would be highly
inappropriate to have the barcode in the
middle of the cover lines or below the
masthead or between the cover lines

15. Cover Page # 3
Filmfare is an English-language
magazine about Bollywood that was
established in 1952
Main Cover line
Buzzword
Barcode
Cover Lines
Masthead
Cover Line
Model Credit(given
within the cover line)
Anchoring
Photo
Issue
Month

16. The Masthead
The masthead of this magazine is written in bold capital letters with a quite big font
size making it clear that it is the name by which the magazine is referred to. Having the
masthead in white makes it stand out according to the background which is a
combination of the different shades of blue making it look extraordinarily classic.
However, the customer can not read the entire masthead as two of its letters are
covered by the model's face indicating that this magazine is popular and well-known to
such an extent that it can be recognized even if a few alphabets of its name are
omitted.

17. Anchoring Photo
The subject of the anchoring photo is a male Bollywood actor,Hritik Roshan.
The anchoring photo symbolizes that this model will be featuring in the
magazine. The anchoring image of this cover page is a mid-shot .It is also a
direct mode of shot as the actor is looking at the camera hence enabling an eye
contact wit the viewer and the actor/model. There is a spot light flashed on the
model’s face making it look very bright .The dark blue color of the model’s
waistcoat connotes that he is of a high status in the industry .The model has a
quite solemn and rugged expression on his face .It is more like an after work
look .Though the suit he is wearing indicates a formal look, her way he is
holding the tie give a little casual look The model of the this anchoring photo is
made to pose in an extremely classic and fashionable way. The color of the
model’s attire is similar to the colours of the magazine cover’s background
which is why the pink tie breaks the color scheme brilliantly and adds a little
brightness. However, the image does not go in coordination with the main
cover line. The image should have been a private shot such as a shot of the
model in his bedroom if the cover line states about a sneak peak into his
private space. Though the cover line does state the model in the magazine,
having an image of the model on the anchoring cover was immensely
significant in order to attract customers and such an attractive image would
brilliantly persuade the viewer to buy the magazine

18. Main Cover Line/Selling Line
The Tag Line of the Magazine is located in
huge sized font In white color .It is not even
near to the cover lines. As Hrithik Roshan is
considered an outstanding celebrity, his name
in the tag line is written using a bigger font so
it would attract the reader’s attention. The big
sized font would ensure that this tag line is
the what the reader has his/her first sight on
after holding the magazine .Eg :-’An exclusive
sneak peak is not written as boldly as the
model’s name hence showing the significance
of the model’s name which would attract the
customer’s attention and invoke desire in the
customer eventually reading to the sales of
the magazine

19. Cover Lines
The coverlines on the magazine page are there to give clues regarding the articles in the
magazine.As we can see, the fonts of the cover lines completely differ from one another which
indicate that the artciles are not based on one specific genre but ta variety of different types of
interesting articles are featured in the magazine.Eg;-The font of “Alia Bhatt’s Food fetish’’ has a
bigger font than the other two as reading that cover line would attract more customers than reading
about the health Secret.”Ayushmann’s health secrets revealed’’ is not written in capital letters unlike
the other cover lines hence prooving that this feature is not likely to convince a customer to
purchase the magazine.The topics that have a higher chance of attracting readers are written boldly
in capital letters

20. Buzzwords
The buzzwords on the cover page are located on
the corner on the right. Having buzzwords on the
magazine is a fabulous method of appeal .The
buzzwords are made prominent with exclamation
marks and being written bold. The buzzwords are
located after the cover line. The buzzwords are an
incentive and another reason for an individual to
purchase a magazine. For Eg;-An individual may
end up buying the magazine by reading about the
gifts in the magazine which would not have been
possible if it would not have a bold cap sized font
located in the corner hence the way they are on
this cover .

21. Barcode
Unlike other magazines the
barcode on the cover page is in
the middle on the corner on the
extreme right making it visible.
Majority of the cover pages have
their barcodes located in extreme
corners