The document summarizes the key design elements of a magazine cover. The large text highlighting Madonna indicates the importance of her featured article. A sticker promotes a special feature for UK readers, while an included freebie aims to attract new audiences. Bold, capitalized fonts are used to call out significant artists and sections inside. The cover image of Madonna in a posed portrait is intended to appeal to audiences and draw their attention. The magazine's logo stands out against the red and white colors.

1. The brief text here is a good
technique to show readers
what’s on the cover this week.
The red text represents the
bands being featured.
The main Cover page is represented by
being the biggest font on the page,
‘MADONNA’ is in capitals to show the
importance of the article. It’s in a red
colour which stands out, the image of
Madonna behind the text also links in
with the colour theme.
This circle represents a sticker like
effect, it informs the reader of a
feature that is inside. The reader
would feel engaged as the word
‘you’ is used in capitals. It also
shows that the article is based
around British music and artists as it
shows a British flag behind the text.
This image is a freebie being offered
to the readers and buyers of the
magazine, this is an effective way of
drawing in an audience in because
they feel like they are getting there
money’s worth.
The font shows the significance of
the features inside. The size of
artist's names are in a bold capital
font, this shows their importance.
The font being white stands out
against the black background.
The main image of this front cover is
very appealing and stands out as the
picture is a posed portrait of a well
known, also the picture also uses
direct address which easily draws the
audience to the front cover.
‘Q’ logo is white on top of a red block
image. This stands out successfully as it
can easily allow people to see the
masthead of the magazine, it is essential
for the magazine logo to stand out so that
potential audience can remember the
name. The colours red and white are both
masculine and feminine.