1. Deconstruction of 3 Magazines
BY Rebecca Black

2. The masthead is the biggest size font
of the magazine and this is to entice Q Magazine – Cheryl Rocks Cheryl Cole has been staged so that she
looks rock chick for example the silver
the reader into reading the magazine The magazine has a very ordered style as it is very organized
stud ring, black smoky eyes and the
because of what the magazine is very neatly all the way around the image and on the right hand
devil red lips – these colours also match
called. The white on red Q has been side the writing starts and ends at the same point on each line
the style of the magazine.
cleverly put together so that it making it look very professional
stands out even though it is not at The magazine has also framed
the center of the magazine. They Cheryl so that her red devil lips
have also boxed this letter, they have are at the center of the image.
not done this again in that style to The rain droplets have also been
any other part of the magazine added so that your eyes follow
making this stand out again to the down the page so that your eyes
audience. follow down every story.
The essential information is
located underneath the masthead The main image gives the magazine
and they have done this because an identity as other magazines will
you will be focusing more on the not have that picture of Cheryl Cole
masthead than the little writing on the front of the magazine
underneath. Another thing they making that particular magazine
have also put this text in very stand out from all the rest. The
small so that the reader doesn’t picture is very different from what
spot it straight away and they you usually see Cheryl Cole styled
have also not put in any colour to like for example usually see her in
the essential information very bright clothes whereas in the
bright so that the reader’s eye picture she is in black leather. The
would not be caught by it. fact that she is opting for a very
The sell lines are located at the side of vampire pose also the picture gets
the main image so if the main image the reader interested as you don’t
appeals to you, the reader may also be often see Cheryl looking that way
interested in what is in the rest of the usually.
magazine. They have put the text in The main sell line is the only part of the front cover that has used different font
They have also used the
boxes so that they stand out more and style as the smallest part of the main sell line has the words ‘3words’ to make it
same colour theme to
they have put them in boxes to match stand out to the reader because it is the smallest writing there so the magazine
keep in theme with the
the style of the masthead and so they have to do something to make it stand out. They also have the word ‘ROCKS’
image and the magazine
have done this to keep a theme to the plastered across the bottom of the magazine and you don’t usually assume rock
cover. with Cheryl Cole. They also have minimal writing so that they don’t bore the reader
magazine.
with a long paragraph.

3. The masthead is behind the main image The main image is appealing to
which is unusual for a magazine unless
Billboard – Carrie Underwood the audience as that is mainly
the magazine name is well known brand the first thing your eye is going
to look at as that is the only
which Billboard is. Another thing that I
picture in the front of magazine.
noticed that there is 3 colours in the
The main image gives a very
masthead unusual as it is usually 2 but womanly feel as the clothes she
they have also added the colour into the is wearing hugs her figure and
curves of the text instead of around it then at the side of here arm
and they have also not used the same there is a lot of excess material
colours in the masthead in the magazine and this is framing the celebrity
and they have done this so that the as it is making the eye follow
magazine masthead stands out as some down the body to the main sell
line. They have also positioned
people just buy the magazine for what it
the celebrity so that her elbow
is called not for what it is inside. The
also creates a frame so that you
masthead is also the biggest text size follow it along and you see the
used on the front cover of the magazine title and you go down and you
and they have done this so that the see the main sell line.
audience is attracted to the biggest They have also put the light on
writing – the masthead. They have also the celebrity so that your eye is
kept to the colour scheme with the rest caught by her natural beauty
of the front cover. and her messy hair do and this
gives an edgier look to the
The sell lines are located at the image not something you would
side of the image, underneath relate to Carrie Underwood.
the masthead and above the
image and they have done this so The main sell line is located at
that once you have looked at the the bottom of the image and
main image your eye travel to is usually the second largest
the information surrounding. writing on the front of the
They have opted for bold colours magazine after the masthead.
so that the writing stands out They use minimal words on
against the image as they have the main sell line and if the
used red, white and yellow. story or model is enough to
draw the audiences attention
The essential information is in to read that magazine they
located at the bottom left of have also added a little
the magazine and they have information for what to
not put anything else around expect. They have also kept
the text so that your eyes with the theme of text colour
would not be drawn away from however they have got
that information but they have different text style so that the
also not put the writing big so audience will notice that
that they focus more on the information first and o that it
stories of the magazine so you will stand out
will be swayed more to but it.

4. The masthead is displayed across
the top of the image and usually
Flavour - JLS The essential information is
located on the top right of the
magazine are displayed behind or magazine. They have also kept
on top of the main image however the text style with the rest of the
they have opted for a different magazine. They usually have the
approach by having a strip along essential information with the
the top just for the masthead. smallest text size however this
They have also decided to go for information is quite big as they are
a block, black background and advertising that the ‘#18
orange, block text and these NOV/DEC – FREE’ and that is
colours stand out on top of each something that they want to boast
other. They have also about and something they want
incorporated the masthead with the audience to see but they don’t
the rest of the front cover of the want that information to detract
magazine. They have also used from main image and they have
the same text style though out the not got the information as big as
front cover. the main sell line information.
The main sell line is very
appealing to all those JLS fans out The main image is connected to
there and it is not very hard to the main sell line – JLS.. The
miss that they are in the magazine magazine has also got the JLS
as the band name ‘JLS’ are boys to look very calm and
plastered across the bottom of the relaxed - a very intriguing look.
magazine nearly the same size if They have also got Aston to hold
not bigger than the size of the his shirt to make your eye follow
masthead and this shows that down and look at the names along
they are aiming to entice the the bottom and they have also got
magazine because of the band as the bands name beside so that
well as the name of the magazine. you follow that up and then you
They have bold colourful writing follow the image round. The
and then smaller writing around so lighting has been done so that the
that the audience has a quick look light hits off the side of the faces
at what to expect inside of the and this attracts the audience to
magazine. each of their faces. They have
The sell lines are artist names along also positioned them so that they
the bottom and this is not in the usual have the other band members
style you usually see a sell line as behind in a protective stance.
they would normally have a little They have been positioned so that
paragraph along the side of the main the main singer – Aston Merrygold
image however they have may have is at the focal point of the image
done this for a reason - to stand out and the magazine have done this
from other magazines. They have because Aston is most loved in
used the same text style as the rest of
the band and so the magazine
the magazines and they have used to
bright colours against a black have done this to entice the
background so that they stand out. audience.