Magazine cover analysis 2

Magazine cover analysis 2

The masthead of the magazine has quite a lot covered by the main image but this doesn’t but because it is a well-established magazine and people will recognise it even if the whole of the title isn’t there. The main cover line is written in black with a simple font to help it stand out from the bright background while complementing striped clothes of the main singer (Hayley Williams) from the band Paramore. All of the content that is on the front cover is either black or white, this is due to the colours of the clothes that the singer is wearing, and because too many colours would be unnecessary as 40% of Spin magazine readers between the ages of 22-29, so there isn’t the need to overload the cover with many colours, also the magazine is for both lower class and higher class readers, because of this they have put up the advert of the inline edition of the magazine as some people who read the magazine will be able to afford the online version.

The layout of the page is very well done as the spaces where the main image would have left blank are filled with text, and extra information about other bands/musicians (in this case the digital edition of the magazine and Ozzy Osborne).There is also a small section at the bottom right corner of the page (where the barcode is usually placed) used to give information about what is in the magazine. The only thing that the cover doesn’t follow that most magazine cover do is the fact that there isn’t a barcode in the front; this could be due to the fact that there wasn’t enough space or that if they put it in the front it wouldn’t look very good when it can be placed in the back cover.