Magazine cover research

Initial Magazine Cover Research

Magazine 1Layout- It is not too crowded as most of the information is at the

side. This makes it more appealing to audience

Colour Palette- Red, white and black are the main colours being used. I feel like this links in with the fact that Robert Pattinson is

on the front cover and he started in a vampire movie, which is

know for these colours.

Main Headline- This links in with the actor on the front cover, which in this case, is Robert

Pattinson. The font is bigger than the other side stories. This is

done to capture the audiences attention quickly.

The masthead title- The name of the magazine will always go at the top and will be the biggest

front on the whole cover.

Cover Lines- These are the side stories that are still important but

not as important as the main story. They will be in a smaller font and pushed to the side of

the cover.

Central Image- Robert Pattinson which corresponds with his name in big as the main story. This is so that the audience can recognsie

him. This is also good for the magazines reputation as he is

already famous, and all his fans are likely to buy the magazine.

audience

Magazine 2Font-The font type is the same throughout the whole front cover However, the main title is much

bigger and in bold, along with the subheadings.

Colour Palette- The main colour that stands out is the 'hot pink'. This goes with the fact that the main person is Cheryl Cole and people associate her with this

colours as she is very feminine.

Main image- The main image matches the colour scheme. Her top is white which blends in with the background. This is so that all

of the attention is on her face.

Mode of Address- Cheryl is looking directly at the camera, which means that when the audience picks up the

magazine, it feels like as if she is staring at them.

The camera- It is yellow to stand out from the background. This also makes it the most important as it's

what the headline about her is talking about.

Magazine 3Masthead- This is the title of the magazine. It will usually be in a

different colour to the rest of the magazine as they want it to stand

out and to sell the company.Barcode- It is put to one side as it doesn’t have anything to do

with the actual magazine stories, but is still important to

sell the products.

Background- For film magazines, the background will have something to do with the

movie instead of just plain white. This is to capture the whole mood of the movie.

Anchorage text- This is the text that overlaps a the picture in the background. This will only give away a bit of information

like the main headline, and key points in other stories.

Main image- a character from the film 'Tron Legacy' which is typed up in bold. Direct mode address is used as he is looking

directly at the camera. This gives the character a sense of dominance which could link to

his role in the actual movie.