The document discusses the layout and design elements of magazine covers. It explains that magazine covers typically feature a masthead at the top left, cover line, kicker, secondary lead, caption, and other text elements. The document analyzes a specific magazine cover, noting its use of color, fonts, style, space, and how it follows typical conventions like the rule of thirds in photo placement while varying the location of some text elements. In conclusion, it states the cover is bright and eye-catching while packing in a lot of information without any dead space.

1. Rebecca Harrington

2. What you get on front covers

3. 1. Masthead
8. Selling Line
or Banner
Web-links?
Ears?
9. Tagline
2. Kicker
3. Cover Line
10. Feature
Article Photo
11. Headline
4. Secondary Lead
12. Anchorage
13. Flash
5. Plug
6. Graphic
Feature or
Puff
7. Caption
14. Menu Strip
15. Bar Code
16. Date Line

4. 1. Masthead
Selling Line
or Banner
7.
Web-links?
8. Tagline
Ears?
2. Kicker
9.
3. Cover Line
Feature
Article Photo
10. Headline
4. Secondary Lead
5. Plug
11. Teller
12.Menu Strip
13.Bar Code
6. Caption
14. Date Line

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The masthead is the same colour regardless of the
cover image on each issue. This is useful to the
audience as the magazine is easily recognisable.
The meaning added by the interaction between
anchorage and photos is more of a understanding
about the image, the artist(s) in it and what the article/
interview with them is about.
The use of language, taglines and kickers hit at it been
a little gossipy with news about artists and gigs.
I believe the cover image and the headline are
regarded as most important on the cover as these are
what you first notice.
The type of language used and the tone of the
language is quite chatty and informative.

6. How front covers are conceived and laid out

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COLOUR – There is colour scheme of this edition is red, white and
blue. The colour scheme switches according to the image. All of the
colour is in the Masthead and the photograph. The blue eye shadow is
brought out by blue underlining of text. The red and white masthead
is very bright and eye catching.
FONTS –They are two different fonts used. One basic font is used for
most of the text however a different font is used for the quotation in
the tag line.
STYLE –The cover is very bright due to the cover image, the layout is
very neat but has a lot of information packed in. All the font being in
the same colour makes it look tidy and professional. The cover
images uses direct mode of address. The image is quite mysterious
due to the placement of her hands it also looks a little futuristic
because of the blue eye shadow.

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USE OF SPACE –The rule of thirds has been used to place the main
features of the subject to be placed in the centre. The hair of the
artist is used to frame the photograph. The masthead is in the top
left hand corner however the layout of the magazine is not typical
as the headline is in the top right apposed to the bottom of the
mid-third. The cover line and the kicker are on the left hand side
however the secondary lead is on the right. There is no dead or
white space as the whole of the magazine is taken up by the cover
photo.
CONCLUDE –The layout follows most of the typical conventions. It
is very bright so catches your attention. It is packed with text
leaving no dead shape.