Textual analysis of magazines

TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MAGAZINES

1. Taste of Home2. Food Network3. Bon Appetite

TASTE OF HOME Taste of Home is America's number 1 cooking magazine and your number 1 recipe resource for delicious, family-favorite dishes!

PuffMasthead

Main photoTag line

Main cover line

Cover linesStrip

FOOD NETWORK Food Network Magazine is a monthly food entertainment magazine based on the latter's popular television network Food Network.

Masthead

Cover lines

Barcode

Cover photo

Strip

Tag line

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BON APPETITE Bon Appétit is an American food and entertaining magazine published monthly

MastheadPuff

Strip

Barcode

Cover linesCover photo

Buzz wordsMain cover line

MASTHEADIt is the title/logo/trademark of a magazine, in one or two words. It fills the width of the cover or top left corner.

TAGLINEIt is under the masthead. It gives the magazine description or issue highlights.

COVER PHOTOAlso known as the main photo or anchor photo. It features the main article. The photo is a medium close up shot and represents the genre of the magazine.

PUG AND PUFFIt gives us a promotional offer, or an eye catching graphic to advertise what else can we found in the magazine. It looks more like a sticker stuck. Usually round and around the inside of the cover.

COVER LINESThese are the lines of text on the front cover designed to attract the audience.

MAIN COVER LINESThe largest text on the cover after the title and anchors the meaning of the image. It is usually referred as the sub-line.

BUZZWORDS Usually with the main feature article for example “exclusive”, “free” and “plus”

BARCODE/PRICEIt is on the bottom right or top right side of the magazine. Sometimes it may be the date/month of edition, price, website, and issue number

STRIPIt contains a list of items featured in a magazine. Sometimes diagonally in the corner.