Analysing Magazine Covers

OK!

The main cover of this magazine was very busy; there were a lot of different stories and interviews. However it was set out very clear to see which bit was a different piece of text, there was no overlapping or cramming of the text. This would appeal more to the audience because its easy to see where each story is and easy to understand whats going on instead of the reader trying to figure out the layout.

The font is all capital letters, which is a sort of 'in your face' look but it also looks very serious because its big and bold. This shows that the information in this magazine is very important or could mean that its important gossip and the audience.

The colours used on the front cover of this magazine are consistent throughout the whole magazine so it becomes recognisable to people who see it and they will instantly know what magazine it is just by the colours.

This magazine cover uses captions and phrases about the different stories inside to grab the readers attention and try and drag them in so they want to find out what happens in the 'once in a life time interview' or see the 'exclusive' pictures that are inside.

Attracting Target Audiences

How do magazine covers attract its target audience?

The magazine cover that i have chosen is the "Kerrang!" magazine - Enter Shikari issue. this magazine is mainly for people who like rock/heavy music.

This cover attracts the target audience because it has a famous band on the front of it who many people may like and with this picture it gives a main article of an interview with the band which many people may want to read about because they like the band.

Also at the very top and the bottom of the cover it gives a list of names of some of the bands/ people that are involved in this weeks issue, this attracts the target audience as well because it could be a band that they really like and want to read about or see pictures of.

This magazine is also well known for its posters of the different bands and people involved with rock music, and on the front this cover it gives pictures of the posters that you can find inside; this attracts the audiences because they want the poster of the person/band.

Comparing Covers

We compared two covers of the same book - Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets. One was the children's version which were a lot more colourful and eye catching to younger readers. The other cover was an adult version which was more dull and plain.

Cover 1 - Children's cover
This cover has very bright colours on it, including colours that would instantly resemble the character such as reds, yellows and greens. It also features a picture of the main character and a train which is mentioned in the book. The picture is cartoon which straight away would grab a young persons eye because it is much more appealing to the younger audience. Some young people also like to read books that look 'easy' and because of the pictures and colours this book looks a lot simpler than the second cover.


Cover 2 - Adults cover
This cover is very dull because its all grey, apart from a block at the top and the writing which is red and stand out to catch the eye of the reader. This is more for adults because they prefer to get a book that they can read other than get a book because of how it looks, obviously the book has to look a bit interesting so this front cover has just one plain picture of a steam train on it, this makes it look more mysterious because it doesn't really give anything away in the book.

Magazines

Magazines






In lesson we discussed the different types of magazines and also what you would normally find in them.

Different magazines: Kerrang!, Rocksound, NME, OK, Q, Mojo, Motor Op, Nuts, Zoo, Reveal, Gossip, Fabulous, Hello!, Grazia, Elle.

Things you may find in a magazine:
Real Life Stories, Dieting, Horoscopes, Celebrity News, Fashion, Quizzes, Photos, Articles, Advertising, Agony Aunts.