Analysis of magazine covers I like

The masthead for this music magazine is placed behind the band which are in the photo, this is a great effect added to this front cover due to making the band stand out even more to the readers. The main image is a long-3-shot of the band members from ‘MUSE’ this is very effective as it shows all of the band members giving nothing away from their facial expressions showing they are serious about their music which is eye-grabbing. There is only one subsidiary image which also once again is advertising their own magazine and giving the reader an option, if they do not like the band muse, they are showing that there is also a U2 main article as well as ‘MUSE’. The sell lines on this magazine are clear and visible to the readers which are most important. The font chosen for the sale lines seem very effective so they stand out on the magazine for readers to see. I do like the design and layout of this cover because everything on there is clearly visible and not over-lapping one-another, I also do like the background image as it goes well with the bands look. The target audience of this magazine cover are people which are fans of ‘Indie’ music and big fans of ‘MUSE’ or/and ‘U2’. There are many pull quotes on the front cover of this magazine such as the main story, on this magazine the main story is based on ‘MUSE’ and the quote that they’ve used on this magazine is ‘We will be the first band in space’ this pull quote gets the reader thinking about what this story is about. Another pull quote which has been put onto the front cover of this magazine is the oversized ‘50’ for ‘acts you must see at Glastonbury’ the emphasised 50 brings your attention to this sale line. The colour scheme on this magazine cover is very effective, the background of the magazine makes the main image even more effective due to the perfect match with the theme creating a great front image, the blue colour scheme which is mixing with the white writing is very effective. All of these effects create an amazing front image which is very eye-catching.