This magazine cover analysis summarizes the key design elements of a music magazine cover. The cover features a large central image of two individuals looking at the camera. Surrounding text in different colors and sizes advertises the main stories and website. While the cover aims to attract attention with its use of various colors and fonts, the design may be too cluttered and distracting from the central focus of the two individuals.

1. Music Magazine Analysis

2. Title of
They are both
magazine is
looking directly
eye catching
at the camera
and advertises
the website, it This is clearly
also shows the main story
clearly what as it is larger
the magazine than the rest
is based on
The The whole
Background is front cover
bright and seems
colourful and is cluttered and
distracting gives the
from the main effect there is
focus lots going on
The magazine The shot has
doesn’t stick to been taken at a
a plain colour low angle which
scheme and is imposing
uses lots of
different
colours

3. Title and other
text in pink The title is bold and
contrast against attract the viewers
the plain eye
background
Gives a clear
indication of the You cannot see if
main article and he is making eye
front cover contact which
contains an
More important element of
parts of text are mystery
in capitals to
show their The shot is taken
importance at eye level giving
the impression of
The equality
background is
very plain so
all the focus The text is
seems to be placed around
based on his his face to direct
face viewer attention

4. The title is in
yellow and He is looking
contrasts in a different
against the direction
blue shows there
background might be
something
Important out of frame
stories have he is looking
titles in at
capitals
The
background
is fairly plain
but does
contain bits
of red
The text is bold
and noticeable
This shot is
but the font
also taken at
may make it
eye level
difficult for
also shows
some readers
equality
to understand