Research and analysis of magazine front covers. This research will enable me to create my own magazine cover by exploring the different features and elements.

1. Masthead – The masthead is usually bold
and is recognisable to the loyal readers
as they’ve built a brand identity.
The red colour palette is very alarming
and bright, drawing the reader towards
the magazine.
Strapline – Is to ‘Discover Great Music’.
This is almost a encyclopaedia into music,
Especially for those who don’t know much
about music but are willing to learn
more.
Cover image – This image is of the person who
the cover article is about. This picture is
usually taken in a studio and photo shopped to
meet the demands of the audience. The model
usually has a ‘gaze’ pose, which creates a bond
between the audience and the magazine.
Lure and cover price – The barcode,
price and date are both symbols that
lure the reader into the magazine.
Main cover line – Is the story contained in the
magazine. Florence is the cover image and
the main focus of the magazine. The cover
line will potentially lure the reader into the
magazine
Pull quote – The pull quote is a quote from the
article placed on the front cover to again lure
readers in. This quote will produce questions in
the readers head and will draw them in to read
on.
Cover line – Is the articles within the
magazine. This feature will show readers
that there is more to the magazine than just
the main cover story.
Lure – This is another lure as its highlighted ‘New
column’. New and old readers will want to know
what this feature is and will buy it to find out.
House style – The overall look of the magazine is
what makes it identical to loyal readers. The red of
Florence’s hair and the whole magazine makes the
magazine a lot more bolder and attractive.

2. The masthead here is the traditional brand
image/logo that makes the magazine so
recognisable to the loyal readers.
The white font makes it stands out on the
alarming red cover.
The star here is rapper
Future.
The shot taken here is a
head and shoulders shot. As
a reader I can tell that the
image has been taken in a
studio based on the alarming
red background. As Future is
the on the front cover he is
the content of the feature
article of the magazine. The
rapper is holding a ‘gaze’
pose. He is engaging directly
at the reader creating a
bond between the audience
and the magazine.
The feature article cover line is the
slogan that dominates the page. We
can see this as the font is bolder
than the rest; Fans/readers will see
this immediately and know what
they’re getting from the article.
The producer has also added a
relative word ‘Trap’, which will
trigger the brains of those with
experience in that field or even
knowledge. From this they will
eventually read into the magazine;
Fulfilling the aim of the producer.
Here we can see a variety of fonts.
The font has gone from bold to not
bold. Leaving all the focus on the
Future article.
These other straplines/ cover
lines are listing the features
within the magazine. Baring in
mind the target audience is
mainly African-American man
it’s not a surprise that they
include African-American
artists.
The price is $5.99 which is a
(approximately £3). The price is
averagely sized as a lure for the
audience.
The date informs the reader on the edition. As
we now live in a updated media saturated
society, Magazines have barcodes which entice
readers into free gifts (claimed on their
phones)