Music Magazine analysis

The main image is big so it stands out on the page, Madonna (the image) is looking directly at the camera to give the reader eye-contact which makes it more personal and makes people want to buy it more. It stands out on the front cover because the image has been placed on a dark background to highlight the contrast. As the main image is of Madonna it implies that the music magazine would have an article about or related to her. Showing that the magazine has very famous people on the front shows the readers that there will be much more inside, which would lead to more people buying the magazine because they like the person or people on the front.

The masthead is clear and recognisable to their regular readers as the masthead and logo are consistant. As the 'Q' is white against a red background it stands out on the page and is bold. The main image partially coers the masthead because it relies on the fact that the audience will automatically know what magazine it is because it is popular.

The sell line is directly underneath the masthead to make it the next thing the reader looks at. The contrast in the white text colour and the black background make the text stand out as it isn't a very big font size.

The cover lines are all in the same type of font and size in a particular area on the page to make them flow together and to show the reader that they are linked in one way. Some of the cover lines are in red to draw attention to them and also to go with the colour scheme of the double-page spread. Most of the cover lines dont over lap the main image however the red cover lines partially cover Madonna's hood. The hood is black so it doesnt show so much as being over-lapped.

The barcode is placed on the right hand side of the magazine front cover between the middle and top of the page. The barcode isn't in the typical place on a magazine front cover (the bottom right hand corner)

The puff's background is the union jack flag which relates to the information in the puff. Because it has been placed on the black background it is eye-catching to the reader as they are straight away drawn to the information in the puff. As the information in the puff is about the best british albums it relates the two together

The strap line shows a totally different colour scheme to the double-page spread as it is a light blue, black and white theme.This makes the strap line stand out even more than the rest of the page which is what the magazine aims to do. The strap line is focused towards women and shows a picture of a woman in the strap line to make it clear who the extra pages are about. There are a list of famous women singers to highlight who would be spoken about on the pages.