This document analyzes magazine covers and identifies several key design elements. It notes that magazine covers typically feature a prominent image of an artist or celebrity to attract readers' attention. Bold mastheads identify the publication, while main cover lines stand out in different fonts to emphasize content. Additional images, dates, prices, and barcodes are also included to provide more information to potential buyers. The target audience and genre of music influences artistic style and cover designs. Overall magazine covers aim to entice readers through visuals and highlight essential details about what is inside the issue.

1. Analysing Magazine
Covers

2. The image of the
artist is used to fill the
whole cover instead
of an image with a
block coloured
background
Bold ‘Billboard’
masthead used to show
which magazine it is.
This is the main cover
line you can tell it is
this as it stands out.
Different fonts used
to emphasise the
writing and make
the cover more
exciting.
Barcode used
on the cover to
scan.
The magazine has a
famous artist on the
front which is used so
that we know that the
magazine is a music
magazine, however
Billboard includes all
different genres of
music. The main image
on the cover is the first
thing the reader
notices when buying
the magazine
Well known artist name
‘Beyoncé’
The masthead is
placed in front of the
image so that the
colours and font is
seen well
The image is placed in the
centre of the cover so that
the audience knows
straightaway what the
inside article is about.

3. This magazine is very
colourful which
represents pop and is
made for a younger
age group.
Very well known boy band ‘One Direction’
image attracts female attention and is the
first thing the reader will see.
Little images used on
the cover to show
who is in the
magazine and to
make it more exciting.
Well known pop stars
and idols throughout
the magazine
Date and Price used
Barcode
used to scan
when sold
The cover also had advertisements
on it which are throughout the
magazine
The image is
placed centre –
right so that other
images can be
used on the cover
without it looking
messy and full
The image covers
a little bit of the
mast head but it is
still seen
Very important
facts about the
magazine are
pointed out on the
cover

4. Classic font used to
make the magazine
look very classical
and well written.
Older figure used for
main cover image to
attract a reader who
enjoys classical music.
Basic font colours are used
however some words are
bright so that they stand
out.
Classic Colours used
to make the cover
smart and attract
more of an older
audience
Mast head written in
white so that it
stands out on the
background.
This magazine is
targeted to a older
audience who may
enjoy more classical
music
The image is slightly over the masthead which can still
be seen
Price and Date used
The image takes
up the full cover
and a natural
background is
used, on some
magazine the
image is cut out
using adobe
Photoshop
Barcode so that
the magazine can
be scanned when
someone is
purchasing it

5. The logo ‘Q’
shows the
who
published the
magazine
Different fonts
are used to
emphasise
the writing
and also to
make the
cover more
exciting
The well- known artist main images
takes up a lot of the cover
Barcode is used
so that it can be
scanned for
when being
purchased in a
shop, this will
always be on a
magazine cover.
The same colours on the
cover are also used
throughout the whole of the
magazine