Magazine

Front Cover

Analysis

FRONT

COVER #1

Codes And Conventions

FRONT

COVER #2

Masthead

Cover Lines

Main Cover

Image

Puff

Main

Cover

Line

Codes And Conventions

Masthead

The masthead is hidden behind the head of the artist which shows that the magazine is

popular and its buyers would know the name regardless of it’s visibility. The font they

have used is thin and sleek which gives off a very elegant yet serious look to the

magazine. The denotation from the word “Billboard” makes it very obvious that it is a

music magazine. Billboard uses the colors red, blue and green in all of its mastheads

which gives it a sense of familiarity to it’s readers.

The main cover image of the artist is

captured in a very intriguing way. Firstly

the artists expression says a lot about

him the connotation that I picked up is

that he is hurt by the way his eyes and

squinted and how he is staring directly

at the camera, which is done to connect

with readers, and the way his hand is on

his chest like he is trying save his heart

from breaking.

On the other hand low key lighting has

been used which creates shadows

which usually means mystery or that the

person is trying to hide something.

The styling of his outfit shows that he is

a rapper with baggy clothing and the

subtle hint of a gold chain. Also the

color black represents sadness or

mourning or loss.

Main Cover Image

The main over line is placed in a very

strategic way e.g. the word “recovery” is

placed just over the his hand on his heart,

which could have an explicit meaning of

his heart recovering from heartbreak. Also

the used of black on white could have a

connotation of good vs. evil or right vs.

wrong. The artists name Eminem is in

bold which could mean that he is very well

known. Also the use of the color green

that could represent hope and mean that

he hasn’t lost all hope.

Main Cover Line

The coverlines are only placed on the left side

of the cover which is a convention not used by

most magazines as the most common way of

positioning the cover lines is in a “U”

formation.

The use of color here again is green and

white both of which represent hope and

optimism over the color black.

Cover

Lines

The puff is not a very prominent in the cover which might mean that the information that

it carries may not be very important. The Puff still includes names of famous singers to

catch the readers attention and chart heat is also written for people who are interested in

what songs are on top of the charts.

Puff

FRONT

COVER #3

Codes And Conventions

Puff

Cover Lines

Masthead

Main Cover

Image

Cover Lines

Cover Lines

The masthead is the biggest text in the front cover, This convention is used to attract

readers. The color pink represents love or happiness and is mostly always targeted to

girls and this what glamour magazine is trying to achieve by using this color. Also the

magazine is shown to be popular as the masthead is covered by the head of the model

Masthead

Here the main cover image tells us a

lot about the artist.

Firstly the model is smiling which tells

us she is happy her hair is curled and

styled to look wild which may

represent her personality moreover

her leopard print dress with ruffles on

the bottom may also represent her

wild personality.

Her pink belt and ring with a heart hint

that she may be in love.

The use of blue which associated with

boys and pink which is associated with

girls may have the connotation that its

love between a boy and a girl.

Main Cover

Image

The cover lines follow the color

scheme that is blue and pink which

gives the magazine a good flow.

The magazine also highlights the

important information or buzzwords

in pink and blue to make it stand out

The positioning of the cover are done

parallel to each other this is done so

the models outfit can be seen clearly

as Glamour magazine is a fashion

magazine.

Another important code that has

been used is that the name of the

model is not highlighted like it is in

most magazine, this could mean that

the model is very famous and

readers will recognize her without the

name written.

Cover Lines

The puff is in pink which represents love

and the hearts around it and the

“Valentines say giveaways also highlights

that fact further. The buzzword “free Stuff!”

and “Win Win Win” is a code used to catch

a readers attention.

Puff