This document summarizes the key elements of a magazine cover. The cover features singer Jay Sean as the central image. It aims to attract its target Asian audience by featuring a well-known British-Asian singer. Bold colors and illustrations are used to catch the eye of readers. Call-out text promotes a chance to win signed CDs and encourages readers to learn more inside.

1. This is the slogan. This is used to try and convince the reader that
The masthead is not fully this is one of the best magazines.
shown because the image This is the central image of
of the person is covering Jay Sean. This relates to the
it. The designer has done magazine genre because he
this because this is a well know british-asian
magazine company is well singer.
known to the Asian
audience.
There is no direct mode of This magazine is eye
address because he wants catching because the gold
to come across as cool to lettering stands out on the
the audience and the dark background.
readers
This is a plug which
convinces the reader to take
part in their chance of
winning signed Jay Sean
This is the main cover line cd’s.
which is the name of the
person in the image.
This is the puff. They have used this to convince the reader
to read more and this programme is well known meaning
more people would want to know more.

2. The genre of the
magazine is of hip-
hop, RnB and pop.
They have used cover lines The colours are
on the left and right of this repeatedly used. There
magazine. is a flow of similar
bright, loud colours,
The bright colours of the image making it stand out
of the singer and the little more and the cartoony
illustrations on the magazine images the flowers and
draw your attention flying frogs give it a
immediately. unique feel and a
different side to what
you would usually see in
The image show Nicki Minaj this type of magazine as
being in such a powerful stance this is what you would
with the camera angle slightly expect of the artist on
tilted up makes her look the cover. They have
superior and dominant of the brought her personality
cover of the magazine, she is onto the cover because
also in front of the masthead she is known as barbie
‘VIBE’ which is making her and this image is of her
stand out further. looking like a doll.