Magazine cover 1 analysis

 

The main image on this magazine cover is a picture of Chris Brown. He is a popular artist  and this will attract people to the magazine that are fans of his. It will make it more likely for someone to buy a magazine if there is a popular artist on the cover. Because Chris Brown is covering the masthead, this shows that he is more important than the magazine cover. It suggests that the magazine is popular because it doesn’t necessarily  need to have it’s title on display. The pose is invitational, his mouth is shut and he looks very mysterious and this makes the audience curious. The magazine cover  sticks to the same colours, white and green. The text is very bold and bright and is clear enough to read from a distance. Certain words are written in yellow and red to make them stand out from the rest of the text. The background is dark and this makes it easy to read the text. At the bottom of the magazine, there is information written in a read bubble with white and yellow text, which suggests that it is important. It suggests this because the colour yellow is barely used on the cover, only for important titles. It draws the audience in and makes them want to find out more information in the magazine. At the top of the magazine, there is an additional sell line. Because it is written above everything else, it states its importance. It is also the only text on the front cover that is written in it’s own box. At the top corner of the magazine, there is a red bubble with text inside it. The text says that the magazine is the ‘mega music’ issue. This will attract members of the public that are interested in music, and it will make them more likely to buy the magazine. ‘Mega music’ is written bigger than the rest of the text in the bubble, and is also written in yellow which suggests that it is more important. Separate sell lines are used on the magazine cover for other stories in the magazine. The sell lines are stories that are similar to Chris Brown’s music, and the type of magazine. This will also draw the audience in as the sell lines  are enigmas and they make the audience want to read more. There is important information on the cover such as the date, issue number and barcode. These are inconspicuous so that they don’t take away attention from the main features of the magazine cover.