Front Cover Analysis

Cover Image: As you can see, Chris Brown is placed in front of the Mast Head to draw more attention to him. Also the way he is stood, he seems confident and it draws in females. They Chris Brown, because he is obviously very good looking and is an icon for most females.

Lure: As you can see, they have made the word ‘Virgin’ stand out by putting it red and bold and bigger than the rest.
Also where it says ‘Mega Music Issue’ it makes it seem like this magazine is more important than the others, so it makes people want to buy it more.

House Style: ‘Vibe’ magazine uses pretty much the same font type on the whole of the front cover. Also the four main colours used are white green black and red.

Mast Head: The masthead for ‘Vibe’ magazine, is fairly simple, just a white bold font. It is placed behind the image slightly, so that it can be seen, but does not take the attention of f of the cover image. This is the case with most magazine front covers though.

Barcode: As you can see, ‘Vibe’ is not following the codes and conventions of magazines because generally, the barcode is positioned in the bottom right hand corner of the front page.

Mode of Address: In most magazines, the mode of address is either formal, or informal. But this magazine is not particularly formal, or informal, its more in the middle.

Cover Image: As you can see, the main image is of Cheryl Cole. The way she is posing, is very likely to attract men to the magazine, as she is very pretty, and the way her tongue is sticking out, boys will find is attractive. Also, the way that it appears to be raining in the image, and the way that Cheryl Cole has wet hair as if she has been out in the rain or in the shower or something, is also eye catching for boys. Also, Cheryl Cole is actually placed behind the masthead, unlike on most magazines where the cover image is infront of the masthead.

Lure: The lure of this magazine, is not only Cheryl Cole and her positioning, but the word 'Rocks'. The reason the word Rocks is a lure, is because it is very bold and big, compared to the rest of the writing on the magazine front cover.

House Style: Q magazine has pretty much the same font all over the cover, except some of the fronts are bold, and some are italicized, whereas some are not. With this cover, they have stuck to darker colours, which makes it bolder. 

Masthead: The masthead for Q magazine is simple, and it is a little bit like a logo. It is a simple 'Q' on a red background.

Barcode: Just like Vibe magazine, Q is not following the codes and conventions of magazines, as there is no barcode at all on the front cover, which means it is most probably on the back of the magazine.

Mode of Address: Q magazine appear to be using a more informal language than some magazines. The word 'Rocks' would be classed more as casual than formal.

Cover Image: The cover image of this magazine is following the codes and conventions because it is placed behind the masthead like the majority of magazines. The image is of Drake the music artist, with a very blank expression on his face. The image is in greyscale, and the background is just simple. But this image will draw in those who appreciate RnB or rap music. Also this cover image will attract many girls, as he is seen as attractive by a lot of teenage females.

Lure: The lure is the part that says 'Why he's not your typical rapper'. This is the lure because it comes across that they know something about Drake that we don't, and that will make people want to buy the magazine to find out.

House Style: The whole front cover is using the same font, but different colours and sizes, and some is bold whereas some is normal or italicized. As you can see the whole front cover is full of pastel colours, which makes it a little duller.

Masthead: The masthead is very simple, like the other 2 magazines i've already analysed. It is just the word 'Jet' in a simple font and simple colour. It is also infront of Drake, like i stated when i wrote about the Cover Image.

Barcode: Just like the other two magazines, Jet is not following the codes and conventions. The barcode is positioned on the bottom left instead of the bottom right.

Mode of Address: The mode of address of Jet magazine is informal. This is made clear where it says 'Chuck Brown: Bustin' Loose Again'. The word bustin' has been shortened and this is casual.

Cover Image: The image on this front cover has clearly been chosen to catch the eye of men, because it is of Pink (Alecia Moore) holding her top open. Also the way she is posed with her mouth open, makes males more likely to want the magazine than females. The cover image, like the majority of magazine covers, is infront of the masthead.

Lure: The lure is both the cover image itself, and where it says 'Special Report.' It makes people want to read the special report, as the way it was underlined with red and the whole thing is surrounded by a yellow box, makes it seem important.

House Style: This magazine has no particular house style as you can see, because there are many different fonts being used. They have stuck to the same colours, black grey and red.

Masthead: The masthead for this magazine is obviously part of the actual 'Rolling Stone' logo. Red writing with a simple font. It is also behind the cover image which i have previously stated. Also, the lure which says 'Special Report' is partially infront of the masthead.

Barcode: The barcode for this 'Rolling Stone' magazine is in the same position as the barcode on the Jet magazine. The only difference is this barcode is portrait whereas on Jet magazine it was landscape.

Mode of Address: The mode of address for the 'Rolling Stone' is informal. "Screw anybody who doesn't like it!" That is a quotation from Pink, shown on the front of the magazine. The wording of that shows that it is casual and informal.

Cover Image: The cover image on this magazine, is of a rock band called Avenged Sevenfold, as it says below the image. The man that is dominating the image, seems to be holding a chain. And the way they're all dressed and posing is a bit scary, and very much punk/rock like. They appear to be living up to there title of 'Worlds most dangerous band'. This is very eye catching for people who like that kind of thing.

Lure: The lure for this magazine, is the word 'Free'. Enticements always make people more likely to buy a magazine because they get more than they pay for. In this case, the thing that is being given away, is posters.

House Style: On this front cover, many different fonts are used, which means they do not follow the same house style.

Masthead: The masthead for this front cover, is 'Kerrang' in a rugged font, but it is mostly being hidden by the cover image. The boldness of the font, makes it very eye catching and it gives it a very rocky look.

Barcode: Unlike the previous 4 magazine front covers, this magazine is following the codes and conventions, by having the barcode in the bottom right hand corner.

Mode of Address: Like the most of the other magazine front covers i have analysed, this is also informal. The way it says 'sex, drugs and violence'. This is casual, and it is also a bad influence for the younger generation.