The magazine cover uses a simple color palette of black, red, and white to create a sexy yet sophisticated vibe. Beyoncé's large photo takes up the entire front of the cover to serve as the main attraction for buyers. Headlines around the edges promote intimate stories within the issue. Key information like the date, price, and website are placed prominently below the title to inform buyers.

1. The colour pallet uses only the colours black, red and
The date of the magazine is situated under the
white to bring in a sexy vibe as the colour red is
The masthead of the magazine title ‘Bazaar’ goes title to the right in smaller print, this is so it
connected with love. The colours are kept simple so
across the width of the cover, it is relatively large doesn’t take too much room up but is there to be
the cover doesn’t look over messy and is kept looking
but with a basic font to keep the magazine classy viewed easily by the buyer. Next to this is also the
sophisticated and for an older audience
for the older audience. The colour is black to keep price of £4.20 which can be considered very
it basic and to keep to the colour scheme. The expensive for a magazine meaning that the
masthead is placed on the top layer above the publishers must have a very high expectation of it
picture of Beyoncé to make it clear what the title themselves. By having this information under the
of the magazine is. title the buyer’s attention is brought to it straight
away to decide whether to buy it or not. The web
address is also inserted underneath this to
promote the website.
The layout of the cover is set out with the
photography of Beyoncé being the big thing
taking over the whole cover. With the
Masthead going across the top and the The use of using Beyoncé for the cover photo is a
headlines going around the edges. The great selling point because she is seen as a
headlines pull your attention in and make you beautiful, talented role model to most of the world
want to read more about them, the colours and and also seen as sexy to the few men that would
fonts are relating to the magazine and theme be interested in the magazine. She is modelled
and the whole cover looks attractive and with dark smoky eyes with the rest of her face
professional. Defiantly pulling the buyers in. being natural, also a dress which only covers the
front of her body with a lot of skin revealing from
the side. Her photo takes up the whole of the
magazine and it is the only image on the front. This
The big headline says ‘Strictly Sexy’ which challenges the usual magazine cover as a lot of the
draws in the attention straight away as this time more than one image is on the front.
states that the magazine is going to be
intimate in different ways. The writing is in
a white, big font over the top of Beyoncé.
Also words in the headlines around saying
things like ‘Hot Body Alert’ and ‘Seductive The barcode is placed to the bottom right of the
New Looks’ fit in with the theme of this magazine so it is out the way of everything else. It
magazine being a sexy issue. is placed here because it is easy to be scanned in
this corner and easy to be viewed by the buyer.