Question 3 Example Q

The extract is the front cover of an issue of "Pride" magazine. It represents young females in their 20's and is fairly upper class as the main image is a celebrity wearing expensive clothes. The font also represents upper class as it is serif.

Lifestyle Magazines follow a house style (similar style and productions)

Lifestyle Magazines follow a house style (similar style and productions)

Colour:

Red: Passion, love, anger.

Orange: Energy, happiness, vitality.

Yellow: Happiness, hope, deceit. 

Green: New beginnings, abundance, nature.

Blue: Calm, responsive, sadness.

Purple: Creativity, royalty, wealth.

Black: Mystery, elegance, evil.

Grey: Moody, conservative, formality. 

White: Purity, cleanliness, virtue. 

Brown: Nature, wholesomeness, dependability. 

Beige: Conservative, piety, dull.

Cream: Calm, elegant, purity.

Conventions:

Masthead: Title of magazine.

Selling Line: Short line summarising magazine.

Cover Lines: Inside stories. 

Data Lines: Date and price.

Main Image: Image of aspirational person.

Model Credit: Who the main image model is. 

Barcode: Used to buy magazine and check stocks. 

Left Third: Best coverlines put here (for stacking). 

Main Coverline: The most important coverline. 

Evaluation of magazine covers

This magazine use a bold font to symbolise strength. The main image is a man with big muscles to make the reader of the magazine have a figure to aspire to. It uses the colours black, blue and red because they are very masculine colours. It has a whole section on gadgets which men stereotypically like and uses the stereotype of men being strong to appeal to the readers.

The main image of the front cover of Glamour magazine is looking at the reader which is direct address. It uses a bold font so the title stands out and uses the colour pink to appeal to the stereotype that women like pink. 

Colour Connotations In Magazines

Different colours can convey different meanings or connotations to the viewer. 

Sport - I would use red for the background and black for the font. I  would use red for the background because it represents physical energy and black for the font because it shows out from the red and is quite a bold, manly colour.  

Gaming - I would use orange for the background because it resembles creativity and a yellow font because it shows fun.

Ponies - I would use violet for the background because it shows imagination and a blue font because it resembles peace and kindness. 

Bakery - I would use green for the background because it is a loving colour showing they put love into their food. I would use yellow for the font to portray baking as fun. 

Teenage Girl Lifestyle Magazine Coverlines

Get skinny quick!
How to become a fashion idol!
10 top tips on how to impress boys!
Get fashion advice from top actress Jennifer Lawrence!
How to shed the winter pounds!
Top 20 best rave anthems of 2013!
All the top gossip in 2014!
Most embarrassing moments of all time!
How to make your sleepover the best time of your life!

symmetry in magazine covers

Symmetrical magazine covers

This front cover is symmetrical because one side of the face is the same to the other. 

Asymmetrical Magazine Covers

This front cover is asymmetrical because one side has writing and the other an image.

Asymmetrical by shape

Asymmetrical by value

This image is asymmetrical by value because the colours on the front cover are blurred, but the title isn't which draws the reader to the title. 

Asymmetrical by colour

This image is asymmetrical by colour because one side is red and the other black. 

Asymmetrical by shape

This image is asymmetrical by shape because it draws you to the image as it stands out from the background as it is blurred. 

Typography 1. Fonts

Modern - I chose this font because it looks bold and modern.

Kids - It has animals and looks like lots of kids would like it.

Sport - It looks like the same font sport brands use.

Masculine - It looks very manly and strong.

Feminine - Very delicate and fancy.

Sophisticated - posh and fancy letters.

Bold - Bold font.

History - it looks very old and historical.














Font cover Typography Worksheet

1. How many different font styles do you see on the front cover?
12
2. How many different font sizes are used?
13
3. How many different font colours are used?
3
4. How many coverlines are there?
10
5. Describe the font used for the magazine title?
Big, bold and pink (Stands out).
6. How does the title communicate who the target audience are?
Women, because it is pink which is a stereotypical womens colour.
7. Whats the main coverline and how do you know?
Cosmo's Body Revolution because it is on the left third of the magazine which is what people see on the stand and it is the biggest one.
8. Explain how and why different colours are used on the front cover?
To draw the customer in and not look like a plain boring magazine.
9. Explain how and why different fonts are used on the front cover?
They use different fonts to make each coverline look different and unique to tell the customer this magazine has lots in it.
10. If you could change something about typography on this cover what would it be and why would change it?
I would use more colours apart from pink, white and black. I would also put more inspirational coverlines on the front cover.