Analyse 3 existing music magazine covers: Alternative Press Magazine.

Alternative Press.

Design features:

The house style for Alternative Press magazine are the colours red, white and yellow which stand out against the dark background. The image is a medium shot of a band called ‘All Time Low’ and takes up the whole of the page. The band members look like they have super-powers which links to the cover line ‘Band of the year’ as it makes them seem powerful. The size of the cover line is quite large so it stands out and the font is easy to read; the font is the same on the page, it’s clear and the yellow and white makes it easier to read against the dark background. There are no other images except the main one so you have to look inside.

Language:

‘Win some, lose some (or both) AP reader’s poll’ makes the reader want to find out which bands won, lost or both. ‘Band of the year’ makes the reader want to find out about the band so they buy the magazine and read it, it attracts new readers as well as regular readers. There isn’t much text on this magazine; no cover lines or left-side third so people have to look inside.

Image:

The image is of All Time Low who are quite a well known band which attracts people to buy the magazine. The band members are looking directly at the readers which attracts them to the magazine.