This document analyzes and summarizes the key elements of a magazine's front cover, contents page, and double page article spread. The front cover summary includes the issue date and number, masthead, sell lines, website, and focal image. The contents page summary discusses the credits, title/issue date, images and page numbers. Finally, the double page spread summary notes the use of sub-headings, images, and varied fonts for the title to neatly layout information and attract readers.

1. Magazine Analysis
By: Jermaine Santa Monica

2. Front Cover
Analysis

3. Issue date and number:
These will inform the
audience about when the
magazine was issued.
Whereas, the issue number
will indicate how
magazines the company
has been distributing.
Masthead:
The font of the masthead
is bold that shows what
the name of the magazine
company is. Also it clear
specifies what the
magazine is about.
Sell lines:
The effectiveness of
having sell lines is
to give a
straightforward
insight of what are
exciting for the
audience to read.
Moreover, the titles
are bold to
emphasis what
each article is
about. Website:
By having a company’s
website the audience is
able to access the
subscription to
instantly buy their
magazine.
Focal image:
The image is enlarged
and it takes up most of
the front page to
indicate what is the
exclusive article in the
magazine.

4. Sell lines:
For each sell line
the titles are in
different fonts
and they’re all in
bold. This is
effective because
straight away the
audience are
going to read the
article that
they’re interested
in.
Masthead, Website,
Issue date and
number:
Referring to, the issue
date it shows that the
magazine is distribute
every month. Whereas,
the issue number
conveys that within
every month there are
a numerous of issues
sold. The masthead is
bold because it’ll tell
the audience who is the
company that
published the
magazine. Also the
within the website
there is information
given on how the
audience can purchase
their magazine.
Sell line:
The title of this
sell line is
enlarged and
bold. It connotes
that this sell line
is exclusive.
Focal image:
The model in this
image shows that
she is the cover
girl for the
magazine. This
may also indicate
that there is an
article that focus
on informing the
audience about
her.

5. Contents Page
Analysis

6. Credits:
Here these are the
names of the
people that took
part in putting the
magazine together.
This gives each
individual some
recognition of what
they did to make
the magazine sell
well.
Title and issue
date:
The effectiveness of
having an issue
date is to help the
audience to keep
up- to- date with
the different issues
that are distributed.
The font of
‘Contents’ is in
capital and is bigger
to clearly show what
the page is.
Images and
page numbers:
There are page
numbers that
overlap the
images to clearly
show the
exclusive articles.
The images
indicate what
each exclusive
article is about.

7. Issue number and date:
The effectiveness of the magazine
stating when the magazine was
issued is that it’ll show how recent
the magazine is. Moreover, the issue
number will help the audience to
know what magazine they need to
buy to keep themselves updated on
the latest stories and music.
Images:
Through the images that are used
on the contents page it informs
what the audience need to look
out for. Such as, the image of the
magazine. It shows what is the
next issue that will be available for
purchasing.
Titles and page numbers:
By using bold fonts and page
numbers there is a chance that
the audience will know would be
interesting for them to read.
Also it helps to make it clear to
the audience where to find each
article.

8. Double Page
Spread Analysis

9. Sub-
headings:
The
effectiveness
of using sub-
headings is to
organise topic
within this
article to be
clearly shown.
It means that
the audience
will be able to
receive
information on
what happened
in the event
that is being
discussed.
Images:
The images that is used for this article emphasises on what the article is about
and grasps the attention of the audience more
Titles:
The
effectiveness
the title is
that is big
and bold so
that the
reader can
clearly read
it. The mini
green bold
writing
emphasis
what the
whole article
is going to be
about.

10. Sub-headings:
Here within this double page spread there are different colours and sizes of fonts used to neatly layout
the information that is being stated. The different colours that is being used helps to make the double
page spread look brighter and attracts the audience.
Images:
There are a
number of
images of the
music artists.
This conveys
what the
article is
about.
Title:
The fonts that
are used for
the title are
different. The
effectiveness
of this is that
it helps to
make the
article seem
exciting to
read.