The document discusses the key elements of a magazine cover design, including the masthead in a bold red font that grabs the attention of male readers and conveys a vintage film feel. It also mentions the strapline, issue and price, main feature cover line using a glowing font to reference the sci-fi genre, additional cover lines promoting other articles, plugs providing insight into article contents, barcode, puff to boost content status, and main feature image as the first noticed element.

1. Masthead - We immediately recognised the
popular brand through its almost iconic masthead.
The use of the bold capitalised red font
immediately jumps to the reader’s attention,
particularly the male target audience. Also the font
itself holds connotations of “vintage” cinema; we
as the reader immediately recognise this with film.
Strapline - Promotes the
magazine’s brand, in
turn gains interest from
consumers.
Issue & Price - Feature
within all magazines.
Main Feature Cover Line - Of
course this promotes the main
feature within the magazine. The
glow on the font alludes to the
sci-fi genre of the movie.
Cover Lines - Promote other
notable features within the
magazine.
Plugs - Give the reader further
insight as to what the featured
articles may contain.
Barcode - Feature within
all professional magazines.
Puff - Engages the
audience further, boosting
the status of the content
inside.
Main Feature Image - Further
promotes the main feature, in most
cases being the first element of the
magazine the consumer notices.