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looking through the Internet i found this cover for a magazine called ele Canada. i thought i could write down and deconstruct a few things that are important for a magazine to have on their front covers.
the masthead
a masthead for a magazine is usually found at the top of the page. this displays the name of the magazine so this heading is always important. the masthead is the visual branding of the title and is done in a way that is reconisale for he viewer. the masthead for this magazine is a huge and simple font yet very effective. although this font is sharp, it still brings in an audience of women. I've seen that this font has been used for many other women's fashion magazine.
dateline and bar code selling
this part of the magazine shows the year, month and day of the magazine. putting the date of the sale for the magazine helps people to go back to any issue if they have to. the bar codes for any magazine are there to help retailers sell the magazine.
the main image
for most female magazines, i have noticed on how most of the covers show a close up photo of one women mostly being a modal. looking at the camera. is this a way of drawing their target audience, which in this case, would be women. for this cover, the image shows a famous star named Avril Lavign. and shes posing for the front of a fashion magazine, making out that she is the main story for this issue. this could draw in many fans more than the usually readers.
also, with this cover, not only the layout for this magazine could be sold out to their target audience. they have set around a simple theme which comes out with a big effect. many things on this cover still stand out with the deconstruction.
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