The masthead in this example is displaying the magazine name, “NME”. As “NME” is a well established magazine the centre image of Pulp’s frontman, Jarvis Cocker can cover the masthead. Above “NME” in a small font is the date and price of the magazine and just underneath the masthead is the full name of the magazine, ‘New Musical Express”.
The right of the magazine is filled predominantly by cover lines. The cover lines are used to lure the customer in by telling them enough about the inside information but enough so that they want to buy the magazine. A wide variety of artists is used to help broaden the audience, with rappers such as Kanye West and rock bands such as My Chemical Romance.
The main cover line is about the return of British alternative rock band Pulp. This had been eagerly anticipated after frontman Jarvis Cocker had hinted at a return. He appears as the main image on the front cover. The image is a mid shot, showing Cocker with his 2 fingers up, in a relaxed stance his upper lip curled. He looks extremely confident and seems to have a non-caring attitude which is suggested by his relaxed appearance. The use of the sub heading, “About f##king time” also relates to the non-caring attitude with the use of the taboo language.
The colour scheme used on the front cover is quite simple, with the black and white image. The font is also fitting with this black and white image, with black, grey, white and red fonts. The different fonts are used, with “Pulp Return” being in a bold font. Above the font used for “About f##cking time” almost looks hand written, giving it an authentic feel
Front Cover 2:
The mast head is quite conventional in this magazine. The name of the magazine, Q, is in the top left corner, with a short phrase underneath “Britain’s Best Music Magazine”. Below this is the selling line. Also in the top third there is a banner, which is used to try interest people by using a large festival such as Glastonbury
The main cover line is about the band coldplay, but primarily focusing on front Chris Martin. As coldplay are such a huge act, the front cover can be based just around them as many people will be interested. So rather than having cover lines, they have quotes from the big Chris Martin interview, ones which are controversial and make the reader want to read more, such as “Julian Casablancas is a geek”.
In the bottom left hand corner there is the bar code and a website for the magazine. Below this is a banner containing cover lines, which would usually be placed on one side in the splash of the magazine.
The image of Chris Martin is a close up shot, of his face which is at a slight angle. It almost looks like he is paranoid and is screaming all the these thoughts out, which are placed all over the front cover. The font used in the main cover line, looks as if Chris Martin is saying the words.
The colour scheme is used is fair conventional for Q, with the main colours being red black and white. The background behind the image of Chris Martin is also quite neutral which gives it a simplistic feel.
Front Cover 3:
In this special edition front cover of MOJO magazine the mast head in the top third of the magazine. The letters are not filled in and just have outlines, which is fairly unconventional for MOJO magazine, but draws more attention to the main image.
The main cover line is based around John Lennon. The image is a close up shot, which looks very iconic. The font used underneath adds a more personalized feel to the cover, looking maybe like Lennon’s autograph, giving it a biographical feel. The image itself gives off a very simplistic feel, with Lennon seeming to be relaxing, again adding to the personalized feel.
There are no cover lines, but the banner at the bottom and more information on the Lennon article.
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