The magazine cover uses a bright blue background, casual imagery and fonts, and typical conventions like alliteration, puffs, barcodes, and casually dressed cover models to represent its relaxed pop genre. The cover highlights the main features and importance of an artist interview through its design elements and masthead styling to involve readers.

1. The blue background makes the magazine bright and colourful. Seems relaxed and not formal. Also represents the genre well. Alliteration used to create a catchy cover line. Puffs used. A typical convention of pop genre magazine. Highlight main features of the magazine. Artist’s name is the main content. Shows the importance of the interview. Barcode – typical convention. Makes the magazine look genuine. Cover model is casually dressed to represent the magazine and the genre. Fonts and texts have glows to give them importance and allow them to be read easy. The masthead has been giving a 3D effect. Involves the reader.