This document summarizes and analyzes the design elements of several magazine covers. It discusses how the covers use techniques like bold text, placement of images, color schemes, and negative space to attract audiences and convey information in an engaging way. Elements like dates, prices and barcodes also provide practical details. The goal across covers seems to be presenting high quality yet affordable products through memorable visual designs that draw in readers and communicate the key selling points of the magazines.

1. Oldest brand on the Strap at to caters for change in audiences habits
market “FREEVIEW” in red draws eye of order, loyal
audience Weekly magazines as shown by
dates the information is valid for,
Trusted by a wide as different things come on
audience audiences habits change
encourages to by magazine
By giving website is giving
audience another way of accessing
the brand more easily. For brand Masthead extends beyond image ad has a
loyalty shadow behind it, so it stands out from the
page
All text except strap is in lower
case grammatically correct. Simple, restrained colour scheme creates a
More mature mode of address high quality product. Red draws readers eye
as it stands out from the white
Three features arranged down the
side of the page in a negative space Caption anchored on stars on stars lapel.
the features curve around the stars Name of programme day channel. Gives
face making the audience have to audience easy access
look at him.
Headings in bold, subheadings Stars eyes is in the centre of the page,
same font, black breaking the rule of thirds and part of his
face is obscured.
The star is famous enough to attract
Main feature: “doctor who?” is audiences even when he is hidden from
largest text on the page, anchoring view .
the star.
“is there life after..” creates story for
the audience to follow. Barcode, price, region. Region is given because times and Produced (institution) by bbc
programmes change

2. Strap at to caters for change in audiences habits
“BEST FOR SKY &VRGIN”
Dates to show its weekly and what Masthead extends beyond image and has a
week its valid in. shadow behind it, so it stands out from the
page
The features arranged down the side
of the page in a negative space the
features all around the stars making
the audience have to look at them. By giving website is giving
audience another way of accessing
the brand more easily. For brand
loyalty
Main feature: “murder ... most funny”
except from the masthead is in the
largest text. “murder” in plain as
“most funny” is in italics
Simple, restrained colour scheme of black,
blue, orange and white creates a high
quality product. The orange draws readers
All text except strap is in lower eye as it stands out from the blue white and
case grammatically correct. black
More mature mode of address

3. Dates to show its weekly and what
week its valid in. Only a little top strap with a
famous logo of the x factor to go
Value for money is key, 49p for a
with it
week
Masthead stands out from the
page for being in two different
colours
Barcode, price, region. Region is given because times and
programmes change

4. Value for money is key, £1.35 for a Six images gives reader value for
Eight colours make this publication 2 weeks of information money
bright, cheap and cheerful.
Wide banner at top catches Looks like its been ripped gives the
audiences eye in news stand effect that it was made to be
as it is different to other soap disposable
mags.
Wide banner “2 weeks Photos look like they've been
revealed” implies value for taken from the show or photo
money shopped for more chaos
Organised chaos by using boxes
Punctuation creates rhetorical than manipulating features and
questions and excitement?! images so they can extend beyond
the edge
All CANTED test is tilted in the same
direction and to some degree nothing is
random
Hardly any negative space all
crammed shows value for money
By giving website is giving
audience another way of accessing
Barcode, price, region. Region is given because times and the brand more easily. For brand
programmes change loyalty