This magazine cover focuses on Lana Del Rey. The target audience is fans of her music genre. The main image shows Lana with blood on her face and dress, looking innocent but deadly. It credits her as a model. The large, pink title "Lana Del Rey" contrasts with the bloody image. The colors used include red, white, yellow, pink and black which reference blood and portray a girly yet serious tone. The masthead "Q" stands out and can reference music terms like "queue". The asymmetrical main image and placement of title and picture follow design principles to attract readers. The colorful banners at top are intended to catch the eye.

1. AmeliaPatchett
Target Audience andgenre
The main targetaudience isfansof this
type of musicand mostlyLana Del Reyas
theywouldbuythe magazine because
theyfirstsawher on the frontcover.
Main Image
Lena Del Reywithbloodstreamingdown
the leftside of herface whilstshe’s
messingwithhertiara. The white dress
makesherlookinnocentbutdeadlyasit
featuresblood.
Model credit
Big andboldat the side of the main
picture withitunderlined.Theyputitinto
contextbysaying“Everybody’smad
for…” In addition, line“sowhat’sso
bloodygood”suggeststhatthe reader
wouldbe intriguedastowhyLana Del
Reyis sopopularat the moment.
Main CoverLine
The main coverline ‘LanaDel Rey’isbig
and boldwhichmakesitstandout from
the rest of the image and text.Aswell as
that, itis inpinkwhichlinkstothe fact
that she couldbe a girlygirl butcontrasts
withthe type of image she is portraying
inthe picture.
Colours/Typefaces/House style
Main coloursare red,white,yellow,pinkand
black.Linkthe colour redas a reference to
bloodandsays ‘what’ssobloodygood’.The
colourpinksuggestsa girlyviewthatshould
readthis andthe white dressimpliespurity.
Masthead- Q= It’s ambiguousbecause it’sbig
and boldinthe PrimaryOptical Areaso people
automaticallylookatthatfirstand knowwhat
they’re reading.Aswell asthatthe Q can stand
for a numberof thingsthat relate tomusicsuch
as the queue toget intoa concert or a queue
that times’the beator rhythmof music.
The GutenbergDesignPrinciple
Main image isInformal symmetrical downthe
middle ashe headistiltedtherefor more lob
sidedonthe leftside andherarm is up onthe
right.The title Qisbig andboldand placedin
the primaryoptical area soit is the firstthing
the readerseesandwill promote the magazine
if the readerlikesthe articles.The picture is
placedinthe terminal area.
Coverline-
It usesthe same capital fontto stand outfrom the picture andis
inthe same colourtable as the restso it doesn’tlooktooodd
and isa part of the magazine.Itmentionslotsof differenttypes
of genre of artists such as Kanye Westand Kingsof Leon.Aswell
as that the coverline ‘Fights!Feuds!Feathers!Suggestsatriple
to catch people’sattentionandmakesthemmore intrigued.
Banners/Flashes/badges
Different,brightcoloursmake the banner
standout goingalongthe top of the page so
people see itfirst.Bigandbrightyellowbadge
withboldwritingtocatch your eye.This
suggestssunshine asyouwouldmainlygotoa
concert inthe summertime.