All music magazine covers share similar conventions even when they come from different genres or brands of magazines. Some of the similar conventions that I found are:
Bold titles/writing: the bold writing and titles make the magazine covers stand out and look appealing to the readers. I found that the bold writing was mainly key words and interesting story lines that any reader would look at first and it would instantly help them to decide whether they want to read the magazine or not, due to whether they're interested.
Bright colors: The bright colors make the front cover unique and give an idea of who would be reading the magazine, for example the Pink Katy Perry magazine straight away looks like a magazine that would stand out to girls and is quite friendly and feminine.
Main image: All of the magazine covers have one main image, a lot of the magazine covers I have chose have girls looking into the camera and are fully clothed or revealing a bit of skin which shows femininity and could be for either male or female readers; as for the magazines with male images on.
Coverlines: Each magazine has a cover line, whether its a long one or a short one. Each cover line shows the audience what kind of stories the magazines cover, this also gives an idea of what type of people would want to buy the magazine. The cover lines are mainly presented in a bold way so key words stand out and jump out at the reader.
The use of celebrities: All of the magazine covers have a main image of a celebrity which catches the eyes of the public straight away if they see a celebrity that they like, this then straight away encourages the reader to buy the magazine. Not only this but the celebrity makes the cover of the magazine look more attractive and modern.
Anchorage text: All of the magazine covers include bold anchorage text which highlights the celebrities name or the key words which are describing the theme of the magazine. The bold writing makes the important information stand out; also the writer knows that they should make the writing bold to catch the readers eye.
The use of celebrities: All of the magazine covers have a main image of a celebrity which catches the eyes of the public straight away if they see a celebrity that they like, this then straight away encourages the reader to buy the magazine. Not only this but the celebrity makes the cover of the magazine look more attractive and modern.
Anchorage text: All of the magazine covers include bold anchorage text which highlights the celebrities name or the key words which are describing the theme of the magazine. The bold writing makes the important information stand out; also the writer knows that they should make the writing bold to catch the readers eye.
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