The document describes the front covers of 12 magazines. Across the covers, common design elements used to make text and images stand out include using bold, capitalized white or brightly colored text on darker backgrounds, reversed out text, text in boxes, close-up images of celebrities/artists, and banners or boxes with contrasting colors. The goal is to have eye-catching mastheads, subheadings, and other text that does not draw attention away from the main image on the cover.

1. Front covers

2. The mast head is white, bold and in capital letters with a smashed effect. The white mast head is placed on a blue background allowing the mast head to stand out, be eye-catching and bold. But without taking attention from the main image. The sub heading is also white, capital letters and bold. The image on the front looks like a natural pose, and the lead singer from the band is on his own. There is another picture on the front which is a yellow box making it standout and be eye catching. Also at the bottom, there is ‘plus’ wrote in reversed out text making it stand out and be bold.

3. The mast head is black, bold, capital letters and has a smashed effect. The mast head is on a white background, allowing it to stand out of the black background of the front cover. The sub heading is white, plain font, and is outlined in black allowing it to stand out over the lead singers white outfit. There are three people on the front cover, two are in black and placed behind the title, and the lead singer is in white and is placed in front of the title. At the bottom there is more pictures of other bands, in boxes with white outlines making them stand out. And more text which white, placed in a red box also allowing it to be eye-catching.

4. The mast head is one letter, Q, which is white, capital letter and is in a red box making it bold, eye catching and stands out from the rest of the magazine. At the top there is writing, which is reversed out text, white writing on a black background, making it stand out. The sub heading at the bottom is red, and white and in capital letters. It stands out because its on a black background. The writing down the side is black in white boxes also making it eye catching and making it easy to see. The main image is a close up, and the artist has red lips to match the colour scheme of the magazine.

5. The mast head is white, capital letters and bold. It stands out because the artist on the front has vibrant red hair, and the white font stands out of it. The sub heading at the bottom is black, capital letters and bold, standing out over the artists white top and part of her hair. The writing down the side is a quote from part of the article inside the magazine, and its white, simple font, capital letters and also standing out. The image is a close up.

6. The mast head is orange, capital letters and bold. The sub heading is also orange, capital letters and bold. The rest of the writing down the sides is black and orange, and some is bold making it stand out above the rest. The background is blue, which goes with the orange font, giving it a summer feel. The main image is a medium close up, and the celebrity is wearing a gold jacket, going with the sub heading which states, ‘Golden Girl’.

7. The mast head is black, bold, capital letters and on a blue background. The sub heading is plain font, capital letters and is purple. The rest of the writing is black and purple, some is bold and is some is normal. The artist is placed in front of the mast head, allowing her to be in full view, making it eye catching and bold. There is a banner in the top left hand corner placed diagonally and is white font inside a brown box, making it eye catching and stands out from the rest of the magazine.

8. The mast head is slightly reversed out text, its white, italic font and slightly 3D with a black outline. The writing down the side is white. The sub heading is bold, capital letters, white plain font. The white font stands out because of the grey background. The main image is a close up of the artist and only a bit of his face is visible and he is wearing a grey hood, which blends in with the grey background.

9. The mast head is red, bold, capital letters and is eye catching and stands out. The artists name is in black font, capital letters and stands out from the white background and the rest of the red writing. The rest of the writing is either black or red, capital letters and bold. On the right side there is half a black box with writing inside in orange, capital letters making it stand out from the rest of the magazine and is eye catching. The main image is a long shot of the artist.

10. The mast head grey, bold , italics and is slightly 3D and its outlined in white, and black, making it standout from the white background. The sub heading is red, bold capital letters. The rest of the writing down the side is grey, orange and is capital letters, bold, italic and stands out. The main image is a medium close up of a celebrity in a plain white top and also showing body.

11. The mast head is red, capital letters and bold, with a white outline, then outlined in black. At the top there is reversed out text, white writing in a black box making it stand out and be eye-catching . The sub heading is white, capital letters, simple font and is bold. Underneath there is white, bold writing in red boxes also standing out. And down the side is a banner with white, bold font in a red banner. The main image is a medium close up.