This is one of my favourite covers that Company magazine have done, starring
Alexa Chung. The masthead colour is bold and stands out above the other neutral
colours used within the rest of the colour palette; the sizing is a perfect fit
for the sizing of the magazine. The type of colour palette used has inspired me
to create a magazine in this style, the neutral colours are great for a
background which means brighter text and images can be placed over the neutral
background. Alexa is covering the title as the magazine is well known to
fashion readers. The fact that the magazine’s masthead is at the top is so when
on a shelf, it is easily identifiable for the readers. The pricing is extremely
prominent to readers as it is advertising a good offer of ‘£2’. The models that
usually appear on the cover of this magazine are fashionable, young and original,
reflecting on the magazines content. I love the font on the cover of this
magazine as it is scruffy, and looks handwritten and I love the quirky style
that is being represented. Quite a lot of text is written on the cover, such
as, ‘The New Denim!’, ‘High-Street Edited’, although the cover line is short,
it suggests what sort of content is in the magazine. The barcode is placed in
an odd place as usual, but the barcode consists of the date, and the website.
For a cheap magazine this is a successful cover, which has been made professional
looking, and suitable for the target audience of 16-27 year olds. The position of Alexa looks really comfortable and chilled, which is the vibe I would like to achieve within my music magazine.
Dazed
magazine is ‘The magazine with the long established reputation of having the
best fashion, photography and art content in the entire world, Dazed
& Confused also includes equally high-quality pieces on film
editorial and music, and is one of the best magazines for any lover of culture’.
The colour scheme is neutral but the clothes on Beyonce set the brighter
scheme, making her the central mid shot of the magazine, implying that she will
take part in some way within the magazine. The magazine masthead is covered
quite a lot with Beyonce’s head, but as the magazine is well known around the
world it becomes recognisable. The name of the magazine is really inspiring
with a quirky vibe. Although, there is not much text on the cover, but as it a
subscription magazine, collectors don’t really want writing covering the issues,
there also appears to be no barcode on the cover which is also suitable for
collectors ‘Beyonce pop vs life’ is a really enticing cover line, perhaps for
an age range of 18-27 year olds. However this issue looks mature, than some of
the other covers that Dazed has come out with. This implies that the magazine
is targeting for a wider range of readers, suiting everybody’s needs.
Usually NME magazine masthead is red due to the
colour scheme of black, red and white. These colours have still been used but
the colour of Florence Welch’s (cover star) hair and the cover line incorporates
the colour of red. Florence is behind the masthead in this issue, in some other
examples of issues, most of the cover stars are layered over the top of the
masthead, the font and sizing of NME is consistent throughout the issues.
Underneath the masthead are the issue number and the pricing of the magazine,
this is important information, so needs to be shown in an easy area, as the
pricing and date is what is looked at
most in a magazine. The graphology used is extremely eye catching and attracts
the reader’s attention. I love the fact that the word ‘Florence’ is the biggest
font and boldest colour on the cover, as it is central and aesthetically pleasing.
The idea of having something ‘free’ makes the readers want to buy the magazine
even more as they feel as though they are getting things extra incorporated
within the magazine, ‘free iconic joy division posters’, the word ‘posters’ implies
that there is more than one poster. The barcode is placed at the bottom left
hand corner, kept out of the way from the creative cover. I like the fact that
it is discreet and not too ‘in your face’.
The magazine is classed as an ‘indie’ magazine, therefore has relevant
singers and bands on the front cover such as Florence Welch. Her style and
music really fits into the magazines genre.
