1. Front Cover Research
Masthead behind central
image. This either means
that the designer of the
magazine believed that
the demographic can read
the masthead without
seeing the full word or that
the brand is well established
and easily recognisable.
Cover lines are used to
attract the demographic
by making the main story
of the magazine big in
font size and brightly
coloured. This technique
is also used to attract the
attention of non subscribers
as well as their primary audience
of the magazine so that they might
pick it up and possibly buy it.
An example of this is on this
magazine is ‘Dancehall’s
Bright Future’.
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The pug used her is used to
attract the audience by
using a colour which isn’t
used anywhere else on the
page. Also a puff is used which is
‘Splat’.
Plugs are used to let the audience
know what smaller stories that they
can expect in the magazine. An
example of this is ‘NERGIL GONE
WILD!’.
Header at the top of the FC provides
information such as the issue date
and in this case the slogan of the
magazine is also placed here which
shows that the header and skyline
have been merged.
The central image is trying to appeal
to a teenage audience which is
shown through the edgy look of the
model which is due to the
connotations of his clothes. An
example of these connotations is the
black leather jacket which connotes
rebellion and also the jewelry is a
crucifix, connoting religion. This
shows that the magazine is trying to
appeal to a wide demographic.
The male model is also carrying
books labelled ‘Law, Business and
Society’ which shows a large range
of academic subjects which might
mean that the magazine is not aimed
at art students so much.