This document analyzes the typical elements found on magazine covers, including: 1) The masthead/title which identifies the magazine brand and is consistently formatted across issues. 2) The date, issue number, and sometimes price to indicate what issue is being purchased. 3) A barcode used for sales tracking. 4) A main cover photograph related to the featured story or celebrity. 5) Cover lines in distinctive formatting promoting stories inside.

1. MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS
BY: RAMSHA IMRAN

2. Date/
issue
number/
price
Feature,
article
photograph
Plugs
Barcode
Cover
lines
Main
cover
line
Masthead/
title

3. Masthead
Article
photograph
Main
cover
line
Date,
issue
number
Line
separator
Cover
lines

4. Masthead /
title
Cover
line
Barcode
Cover line/
can be also
considered as
the main
cover line
Article
photograph
Main
cover
line

5. This is the Masthead / title of the magazine.This logo
is included on every single issue published with the
same positioning and font used.The Masthead is very
important for a magazine.This is basically the name of
the magazine. On this magazine the Masthead is
EMPIRE which is a famous magazine and the
masthead is mostly in this red color and font is same
for all the issues.

6. This is the date and issue number of the magazine. Sometimes
the price is also given along with it.This informs the reader of
how much the magazine will cost and what is the issue number.
The issue number is more helpful for the regular reader of a
specific magazine whereas the price is helpful for the people who
do not always read that magazine.
The barcode is an essential part of the
magazine.They are used in the sales of the
magazine. Over here this barcode is placed
upright to take up a small space on the cover.
This is the last thing a reader would wish to
see on a magazine cover.

7. This is the main cover
photograph which is a
mid shot in this cover. In
this magazine cover
Amanda Seyfried is the
main idol of the issue. Her
image acts as a
background to the
magazine, but is layered
to overlap things.This is
the feature that may
make someone more
inclined to read the
magazine.The image fits
well with the color
scheme for example the
text matches Amanda’s
clothes and her makeup
too.

8. This is the main cover line of the magazine.This
shows the reader the main story in the
magazine and often relates to the cover star. (In
this magazine it does not though ).The text is
written in a serif pink and white which goes
perfectly with the color scheme and them text
is in bold form.