Analysis of Alternative Pop Music Magazine Covers
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Skyline: Advertising what will be in the magazine. High-key lighting and hard focus. Masthead: The main image is overlapping the title of the magazine. Main feature headline Teaser line: Tells the reader what to expect in the magazine. The background colour complements the main image, the colour scheme and the clothing of the artist. Date of magazine issue Main cover image: Katy Perry Splash: Promoting something using a graphic. NVC: The reader is directly addressed as eye contact is being made and the artist’s facial expression is visible to the audience.
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Skyline: Advertising what will be in the magazine.
High-key lighting and hard focus.Masthead: The main
image is overlapping the title of the magazine.
Main feature headline
Teaser line: Tells the reader what to expect in the magazine.
The background colour complements the main image, the colour scheme and the clothing of the artist.
Date of magazine issue
Main cover image: Katy Perry
Splash: Promoting something using a graphic.
NVC: The reader is directly addressed as eye contact is being made and the artist’s facial expression is visible to the audience.
NVC: The reader is directly addressed as eye contact is being made and her facial expression can easily be seen.
The title is white colour, in a bold font and all in CAPS LOCK.
The name of the artist is in CAPS LOCK, a bold font and in a navy blue colour to contrast against the main image.
Barcode
The background is a plain grey colour, but it is mostly covered by the main image.
Words from the artist herself to make it more personal for the reader.
High-key lighting and hard focus.
The only pop of colour on the cover page is the red colour of the artist’s hair. The res of the colours being used are all neutral tones.
Artists featured in the magazine.
Masthead: The main image is overlapping the title of the magazine.
Barcode
How the artist started out and where she is now –makes this more personal for the reader and enables a connection for them with the artist.
High-key lighting and hard focusPlain dark green background to complement the main image, colour scheme and what the artist is wearing.
The colours red and gold are rich colours and add to the emphasis that Lorde is ‘The New Queen of Alternative’.
Main feature headline
NVC: The reader is directly addressed as eye contact is being made and her facial expression can easily be seen.
