The main coverline "Sell line." is what allows the audience to realise what the main article/ context of the issue is.
I realised I put "Context." when I really meant Contents, this allows the readers to see what is also going to be involved in the issue.
Main image is very dominating, and is a picture of the artist that the issue is about, in this case Cheryl Tweedy.
Additonal information is in small print, this involves the price and web address for the magazine.
The logo overlaps the main image including the masthead (magazine name), this is so any fans of this magazine will insantly recognise it, but also it allow more instictive buyers to notice it is a popular UK magazine and will buy it, to see what it's like.
There is a section with a small Enigma Code, this allow the readers to see what is in the magazine without the stories being completely ruined.
The main colour scheme is very basic, using black, red and white. The red could symbolise the passion and lust because it is Cheryl Tweedy, so its advertising her looks as well as her music. White and Black are opposites, the black could be to symbolise her past and how bad it has been, and the white shows that she is now rising above it and taking hold of her music career again.
Finally, there is a bubble which is normally used for competitions or quizzess, which could appeal to the readers as they would feel more involved with the magazine. Its another advertising method.
Donna, you have identified the various elements of a magazine cover, with a good written explanation of each, adding in a little analysis of your specific chosen cover.
ReplyDeleteNote, the contents you have highlighted, they would be referred to as coverlines. You have your main coverline, which you have identified as Cheryl Cole Rocks, and then additional coverlines to show what else is in the magazine. Sometimes, these may have subheadings beneath them. The only subheading I can see in that cover is the John Lennon one - "the untold story & the unseen pics".