1. Magazine Front Covers
By Karan Kakkar
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2. What Is The Purpose of Front
Covers
The front cover is an important aspect of the
magazine as it initially attracts the reader and is
a taster of what can be seen within the contents
of the magazine.

4. The Mast Head
The mast head is the name of the magazine
This is always found at the top of the magazine
The font style an colour are chosen carefully to
give the audience some indication of what kind
of content can be expected to find in the
magazine.
The name of the mast is extremely important, it
needs to be exciting and different so that people
will be enticed to buy it.

6. Tag Line
A tagline is a short phrase or statement that is
tied to and associated with the magazine name.
The purpose of a tagline is to capture the essence
of a magazine and to add depth to its identity.
It can be found near to the mast head.
The Language used needs to be very catchy plus
also needs to have a lot of information i only 4-5
words.

8. Central Image
Central image on a magazine is the main focus of
the front cover. A magazine usually contains at
least one central image to entice the audience to
buy this magazine
The person/people in the image are often well
know celebrities.
The mis-en-scene and camera shots play a key
role as it controls what the the celeb is wearing,
makeup, lighting and the way the image has been
taken

9. Anchorage
This is the link between the images in the front
cover and the article or story within the
magazine

10. Secondary image
This is used to promote other articles in the
magazine.
It helps make the magazine look busy.
Audiences such as teens may find it more
interesting to look at pictures rather than
reading.

12. Cover lines
Small articles
informing the
audience about other
articles within the
magazine.
Cover Lines provide a
lot of information in
just a few words just
like tag lines.

13. Modes Of Address
How the text speaks out to the audience and
involves them
This is achieved by adding words such as your
and you
E.g. You know you want to be part or we need
your vote etc....

14. Personal pronouns
Personal pronouns words such as I, you, he, she,
it, we, they, me, him, her, us, and them.

15. Barcode
This is usually
found on the front
of the magazine as
the back is usually
filled up with a
advertisement

16. Puffs have been used,
The main image of Q magazine feactures pop to show another
star Cheryl Cole being drenched by water. article hilighting the
The direct eye contact with Chreryl and the importance of the
audience show
magazine to other
people in society
The Q magazine logo is very
bold and unique compared to
the whole of the magazine as it
In front of the imagae plus it is
red which is an extremly power
full coluor
The main cover line is very diticnt with its
very large font plus uing a mixture of red and
white which amakes them very ditictive and
again using red as a very powerful