Cover Analysis

Magazine Cover 1

• In this magazine the model is in front of the heading-this draws more attention to the actual model- it creates a sexual aspect to the magazine due to the provocative clothing that she is wearing, this again draws the reader in as they are intrigued as to what the story will be about.
• The header is big and bold- it contrasts well with the blue background as the white becomes more prominent and stands out. The header is big so that you are still aware what the name of the magazine is without drawing your eye away from the model
• There is minimal amount of writing around both edges-this shows you the basic stories that will be inside of the magazine. 
• 'Keri Hilson' is put in a bigger font- this is to show that she is the main aspect of that magazine story.
• the models body has been twisted slightly to the left- this aligns with writing on the right hand side that goes down in a curve- this is the way that the readers eye travels therefore you take in all of the front cover rather than small sections.
• The barcode is down the side of the front page- this aligns with the first letter of the heading

Magazine cover 2

• In this magazine the heading is in front of the models face- the writing is big and bold, however does not cover much of the page, it is very close to the top of the magazine- this is to draw more attention to the model, rather than the name of the magazine.
• The page has been split into three, the models hands are in line with each other and they separate the page up into three
• The hands of the model then draw your eye down to 'David Guetta' which is also bold and big, this links to the main story which is then written under his name
• smaller pictures are featured in the top right hand corer, these are the other stories in the magazine, it splits up the front cover and helps the eye to travel around the page
• The use of a circle is on the page above his right shoulder, this draws attention to the readers eye as it is unusual and does not follow the pattern of the page layout, as well as this it is yellow and pink- this is the house style used to keep the theme running- it also stands out on a brown backdrop
• The bar-code is on the right hand corner-floating- this is so attention is not drawn away from the model and the story.

Magazine cover 3

• In this magazine cover the model is again in front of the heading- this helps to draw attention the the real story
• The heading is aligned to the left- this helps the eye to follow the models face and then go on to whats free inside- this will appeal to the reader and make them more inclined to buy the magazine if they are getting something for free
• The models head is in the center of the page with writing around the outsides- this helps to make him the center of attention.
• The quote from him is just above his left shoulder- this will again appeal to the reader as they want to read more of the story
• His name is in bold across the middle of the page, again this makes it clear who the story is about 
• the writing is red which contrasts well with the whit background- it makes the heading and key information stand out 
• The writing goes down in a slant angle towards the bottom of the right hand corner-this helps the eye to travel around the whole of the page and take everything in.