Analysing different magazine covers for my chosen genre: Alternative Music

1. Masthead – The masthead
is one single letter, ‘Q’,
which makes it more
memorable and
recognisable compared to
a longer name for a
magazine. It is also in a
bold, white font on a red
colour block to stand out
against the rest of the
page and draw attention
towards it.
Pull Quote – Pull quotes
tell you something the
main headliners are
talking about in their
interview in the
magazine. This gives the
readers a glimpse of
what to look forward to
and try to find out what
they are talking about.
Consequently, this makes
the reader feel involved
in the artist’s/band’s life
as they get an exclusive
insight to their thoughts.Main Image – The image
uses direct
communication to
address the reader and
draw them towards
purchasing the magazine.
A close up of the artist
has been used and there
is no background visible.
The artist’s blue eye
shadow links to some of
the components on the
page as they are the same
colour as well.
Splash – Promoting
something using a
graphic. Gives
something for the
readers to look
forward to if they
purchase the
magazine.

2. Masthead – The main
image is overlapping the
masthead, which draws
more attention towards
the headlining artists
rather than the name of
the magazine. However
the three letters, ‘NME’
are easy for customers to
remember if they are
intending to purchase this
magazine more than
once. It is also in a bold,
red font and is outlined
twice: the first time in
white and then once
more in black. This
enables it to still stand
out even though it is not
the main focus of the
cover page.
Splash – Promoting
something using a
graphic. Gives something
for the readers to look
forward to if they
purchase the magazine.
Pull Quote – Pull quotes
tell you something the
main headliners are
talking about in their
interview in the
magazine. This gives the
readers a glimpse of
what to look forward to
and try to find out what
they are talking about.
Consequently, this makes
the reader feel involved
in the artist’s/band’s life
as they get an exclusive
insight to their thoughts.
Main Image – The image
uses direct
communication to
address the reader and
draw them towards
purchasing the magazine.
The background used is a
studio background, which
has been set up to make
the artists look clear and
sharp. It is also plain so
that nothing distracts
from the main image.

3. Main Image – The image
uses direct communication
to address the reader and
draw them towards
purchasing the magazine.
The background used is a
studio background, which
has been set up to make the
artists look clear and sharp.
It is also plain so that
nothing distracts from the
main image.
Masthead – The Masthead
consisting of the 2 letters,
‘A P’, is a lot more
noticeable than having the
entire 2 words: ‘Alternative
Press’. Having the entire 2
words would make the title
appear longer and would
be less memorable to the
intended readers. Also,
using ‘A P’ allows the
magazine to be more
recognisable since it is
short and catchy. They used
‘A P’ in red to draw
attention to the title of the
magazine and make it stand
out against the rest of the
text.
Pull Quote – Pull quotes
tell you something the
main headliners are
talking about in their
interview in the
magazine. This gives the
readers a glimpse of
what to look forward to
and try to find out what
they are talking about.
Consequently, this makes
the reader feel involved
in the artist’s/band’s life
as they get an exclusive
insight to their thoughts.
Promotion – As an extra
promotion this magazine
offers exclusive deals for
buying customers only to
make them feel as if they
are getting something back
when they purchase the
magazine.