MAGAZINE COVER

PRACTICAL ANALYSIS
Todays Aim:
Decide what genre/type of magazine you
will create
Fully annotate and analyse one magazine
cover

Find a magazine cover

Decide what type of magazine
you want to create
(Mainstream/Nice) and what
genre (Music/Film/Sport?)

Masthead
Font
What is says
Colour
Purpose and any connotations

Main cover line / Cover line

Use of Language

(Hyperbole/Superlative/Other)
Colour
Mode of address
Formal/Informal?
Purpose and any connotations

Main Image
Is it a Star/Celebrity?
Representation of?
Mode of Address
What are they wearing or doing?
Purpose and Connotation

Images
What images are there
Who are they of
Mode of address
How many are there and where are they on the

page?
Purpose and Connotation
Key Term: Grazing

Strapline

What is a strapline and

does your magazine have
one?

Date and Barcode?

Where is the date and barcode

situation on you magazine cover?

Why do you think this is?

Pug (Ear)
Have you got a pug on your magazine cover?
What does it have in it?
What is the purpose of your pug?
Is there any particular language used to grab the

reader?

Font / Tags
How many different types of Font are there

on your magazine?

Are there any uses of TAGS?

Purpose and effect/connotations