The document discusses the cover design elements of various magazines. It notes that a famous athlete, Michael Jordan, appears on one cover to signal the sports content within. Another magazine uses a prominent red masthead in the ESPN style to indicate it is a sports publication. A music magazine cover features the artists Iam Brown and Jay-Z in large red letters to draw attention and advertise an interview between the two.

1. We cannot see any stories in the centre frame of the cover; however we can see the back of a baseball player jumping up towards the masthead. The player is the famous Mickeal Jordan. Using a famous sports man will show the audience what they are expected to findThe stories featuring in the magazines are found at the top of the cover. However the cover in blankRed masthead that stands out from the rest of the frame, it is the only colour in the cover. The masthead is written like the ESPN logo, which shows the readers that it is a sports magazine.<br />Red block like masthead, the red colour makes it stand out from the other magazines. It also suggests to the readers what kind of magazine this is.<br />-409575222885<br />Like the masthead, the words “IAM BROWN” and “JAY-Z” are in big bold red letters. Which makes it stand out, the words are also illustrated by two medium close up shots of iam brown and jay-z. The pictures attract the reader’s eye and in between the two artists we can see the text “iam brown meets Jay-z”<br />Support stories are also shown on the cover; however they are smaller which shows the order of importance and the hierarchy of importance.<br />-301625220345<br />Red frame and masthead which makes the magazine standout, red also represents importance. Serifs are also used in the masthead to create a more serious and classic impression.<br />This magazine is a pre election magazine and the words “The Next President” are standing out. It suggests the political views of this magazine and shows the audience what type of realism and political views are found in these magazines.<br />Barack Obama canter framed and shot with a close up. Show that he is the subject of attention in the magazine. The fact that his picture takes up the whole cover shows importance but it also shows the audience that articles will be dedicated to him.<br />Promotes music festival, put at the top of the cover to show importance and attracts the reader’s eye.<br />-48006097155<br />Masthead, Red and white block writing, it stands out of the rest of the cover. The sharp block letters style suggests the genre of the magazine which is rock, alternative music. <br />Artist on front cover to attract readers, Biffy Clyro’s lead singer is centre framed which shows readers what is in the magazine.<br />Black real like writing, creates an impression of the news being new and fresh. The real life pen like writing also creates a rebellious out of the frame picture.Red writing which links to the NME masthead, the colour red is used to attract reader’s eye and show importance.<br />