music magazine cover 3

The masthead 'vibe' is bi and bold and stands out compared to the background, its in white block font and is very clear and easy to read and fits in with the rest of the page and the genre of the magazine. The masthead spreads nearly the whole width of the page and is obscured by the image which shows that magazine producers are confident that the target audience are able to read what the masthead says. The masthead is the biggest bit of text on the page which shows that it is the most important thing on the page as the audience will recognise the magazine as soon as they see the masthead.
The main image on the this magazine cover is of a male singer called 'chris brown' directly at the audience leaning against a wall with his hands in his pockets and a slanted hat on his head which fits in well with the genre of the magazine. The subject is presented to be laid back, chilled out and comfortable by the way he is leaning back on the wall with his hands in his pockets. The main image is also used as a background to the magazine cover but using the subject as the main focus of the page. The colours of clothes that the sunbject fits in well with the colours scheme of the cover and fits in with the genre of the magazine which shows that the magazine cover is well thought out to fit in with the rest of the magazine. This image may appeal to the audience because the subject is the main focus on the cover and the audience will be intersted to hear the latest news about the subject.
The sell lines on this cover are down the right hand side of the page all underneath each other in two different colours that fit in with the colour scheme and stand out against the background. All the sell lines are all the same front and roughly the same size apart from the first few ones which shows that they are more important than the other sell lines as they catch your eye first. The sell lines are in bold and easy to read font so the audience can read them easily which may persuade them to purchase the magazine.
The colours on this cover consits of black, white, red and lime green which makes the cover very bright, colourful and eye catching. White is the dominate colour on this cover as it is very bright and is the first colour to catch your eye which is why the most important text is in this colour. There are four colours on this cover that go together well together and catches the audiences eye, I think this is a fair amount of colours on the cover to add interest but the cover isn't over powered by colours as there is only bits of red and black and the main colours are white and green this fits in well with the genre of the magazine. The colours in the main image goes together well with the colour scheme as the magazine creators have only used the colours from the colour scheme in the main image which links the whole page together.
The anchorage text is in big, bright, bold writing and runs across the image a little lining them together well. The anchorage text gives information about the image saying 'Is that chris brown?' and also a smaller bit of text beneath that for additional information saying 'im still a virgin.. in your eyes' which draws the audience in and makes them want to purchase the magazine as it gives addtional and unknown about the subject and makes the audiene curious about whats in the magazine.
The skyline provides additional information on the magazine and is quite clear and easy to read, it also fits in with the rest of the page and fits in with the colour scheme. The skyline is quite noticeable on the cover as its bright colours and stands out against the background.
The barcode is at the bottom left hand side of the page and it quite small and out of the way and doesnt go over any text or images but is also noticeable on the page. The price on the page is on the bottom left hand side of the page with the barcode and is quite hard to find as its the smallest text on the page this might be because the magazine creators don't want to put the audience off with the price of the magazine and draw them in with the contents of the magazine first to persuads them to purchase the magazine.
The layout of the magazine cover is quite formal as all the text is in straight lines and is neat and tidy, also all the text and sell lines are beneath each other creating a neat formal magazine cover. But the bright colours on the page make the page more fun and less formal to attract the audience. The cover isn't full with images text and colours which would over power the page which attracts the audience as they will find it quick and easy to read what the magazine is about and persuades them to purchase the magazine.