Magazine Cover Analysis

By Mahnoor TariqMagazine Cover Analysis

Cover #1

Vogue - Itis an Americanfashion andlifestyle magazinethat is published monthly in 23 different national and regional editions

Masthead

Masthead is the title or logo usually of one or two wordsThis is the main title, trademark or logo of the magazine often written in a unique way. The masthead of this magazine is VOGUE; which fills the width of the magazineThe main or main cover of the magazine often covers the title of the magazine which indicates that it is a known magazine. Bright red colour is used for the title to catch the eye of the audience

Main Photo

This is the main photo or the cover photo of the magazine which covers more than half of the magazine and immediately catches the audiences attention. This is a picture of Kristen Steward of a Medium Long shot. The model has a very seductive expression which goes with the makeup. The main photo if the magazine represents it genre which is about fashion

These are the cover lines or main cover lines of the magazine which tells the readers what else can be found in the magazine. They are often designed to attract the audience. Moreover; they follow the theme of the magazine and the colors used

They are known as Buzz Words usually with the main feature article. Often words like exclusive, free, plus are used to attract the audience.

Barcode is often in the bottom right or left of the magazine. Sometimes it may be the date/month of edition, price or website of the magazine

Cover #2

Glamouris awomen's magazinepublished byCond Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States, it was originally calledGlamour of Hollywood

Masthead

This is referred as the masthead of the magazine which is written in a very unique way. The magazine is known by its masthead. The masthead of this magazine is called GLAMOUR. The main model of the magazine covers the masthead which indicates that it is a known magazine. Moreover, the colors are very bright like black and pink to catch the audiences attention.

Main/Cover Photo

The main photo also known as the cover photo represents the genre of the magazine. Furthermore; it features the main article of the magazine. This is a Mid Shot of the model. It also indicates that it is a womens magazine.

Tag/Selling Line

The tag line or the selling line is right below the Masthead of the magazine. It gives the description of articles in the magazine or issue highlights. This tagline attracts the reader to read the article about Cheryl and her statement saying Im not unlucky in love. Im absolutely not a victim

This is known as Pug or Puff. It gives promotional offer, an eye catching graphic to advertise what else can we found in the magazine. Often it looks like a sticker stuck, round, and around the inside of the magazine

These are the cover lines or main cover lines of the magazine which tells us about the articles present in the magazine. They are often on the left hand side of the magazine as it catches the readers attention. The cover lines gives an overview of the articles in the magazine.

These are known as the Buzz Words which features the main article

This is the strip of the magazine which contains all the lists of articles featured in the magazine. Sometimes they are diagonally in the corner of the magazine. The strip of this magazine states Britains No.1 Womens Magazine to tell the reader about its popularity and the genre of the magazine.

Cover #3

InStyle is a monthly womens fashion magazine published in the United States by Time In. The genre of the magazine is about fashion, beauty, home, entertaining, charity endeavors and celebrity lifestyle which goes exactly with the color combination of the magazine i.e. pink.

Masthead

Like most magazines, the main photo of the magazine covers the masthead that is InStyle. This indicates that it is a well known magazineThe color scheme of the magazine is very girly. Shocking pink background is used to catch the readers attention immediately with white masthead. It is written in a very simple yet bold font

Puff

It is giving the reader a promotional offer, an eye catching graphic to advertise what else can be found in the magazine. This looks like a sticker usually round and around the magazine

These are the Buzz Words used in magazines like plus, exclusive free which immediately attracts the audience

In the bottom right or left corner there is often present a barcode, issue date, or name of the magazine.

Main Cover Photo

This is the name cover photo or anchor photo of the magazine covering majority of the space of the magazine. The model in on the front cover of the magazine is Gwen Stefani. She has a very seductive expression on her face to attract the reader. Her dressing sense indicates that it is a fashion magazine through her dress, dress and accessories

These are the cover lines of the magazine often on the left hand side of the magazine as it catches in audiences attention. They tell us about the genre of the magazine and what articles can be present in the magazine