this is an In depth deconstruction of a magazine front cover

1. 1) For the mastheadthe magazine companyhave made the fontslarge andbrightly
coloured.Theyhave coloureditredbecause itbecomeseye catchingbutitdoesn’t
overwhelmthe readerbymakingitto bright.
2) The feature image isplacedinthe centre of the page and takesupthe topthird,middle
thirdand bottomthird.The model iswearinganoutfitthatthe magazine will be sayingis
instyle she has alsobeenplacedinanoutfitthatis clearlyshowingoff herfigure.This
will make womeninparticularwant tobuythe magazine astheybelieve itwill tell them
howtheycan looklike that.
3) For the coverlinestheyare all writtenin eitherblackorredwriting.Thismakesthem
standout fromthe white backgroundandmake thembecome more eye-catching.They
thenhave specificchosesof wordsthatwill entice the readerastheywill be specifically
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Top third
Middle third
Bottom third

2. interesting. These coverlinesare spreadacrossthe top,middle andbottomthirdsbut
are alwaysonthe sides.
4) The magazine alsohas a barcode.Thisis a normal thingto have at the corner of the
magazine.
5) Theyalsohave an offerfora pullout. Thisisdesignedtogetmore customerstobuy their
magazine.Thisworksbythe customerseeingthe extraofferandthenthinkinghow they
are thengettinganextrathingfor free.