The main image on the magazine cover is of an artist to attract readers who are fans of him. His name, "DARIUS", is written in bold white font against his dark jacket to make it stand out and immediately grab readers' attention. Additional text uses symbols like "+" and mentions other folk artists to intrigue readers and lure them into buying the magazine to read more about the featured artist. As is standard, the bar code is placed in the bottom right corner and includes pricing details.

1. Main Image
The main image here is used to
attract the readers as they will The ‘+’ symbol is used so it
recognise the artist therefore will informs the audience there is
connect with the magazine as they more inside but isn’t just plain
will want to read the story behind text so stands out more. It is
him. It is the main feature of the used again on the top left of the
front cover therefore is the biggest strapline so that the top corner is
so it stands out to attract the just not full of writing therefore
audience. making it more appealing to
visual readers.
DARIUS written in bold white Anchorage text
font contrasts his dark jacket The anchorage text acts to
therefore stands out vibrantly to lure in the audience but is
the audience and immediately not the main feature of the
grabs their attention. They front cover. It uses well
know for sure who the main known artists who fit the folk
image is and they know he will genre therefore the readers
be a main feature of the article are attracted to buy the
Bar Code
therefore if they are a fan of magazine.
As a typical convention of all magazines, I
him will become intrigued and
featured the bar code in the bottom right corner
make a purchase.
so it didn’t take up too much valuable space on
the magazine. It includes the price, issue number
and date of the magazine.