Analysis of Magazine Front Cover 1

Masthead

 To me the most noticeable part of this magazine cover is the giant 'M' Miley is holding as a prop, it grabs my attention because it covers a large portion of the front cover without actually covering much of Miley. The masthead also stands out due to it being bright white against the purple which are the 2 main colour theme's. The masthead is in the top quarter of the cover and takes up about one fifth of the cover, the font style is sans serif. There are five cover stories on the front cover. The font style is the same but varies in size. The font style is very sleek, neat and clean but don't really resemble Miley's country music, apart from the fact it was clean

Example of Font

Banner featuring Pugs

There is one banner on the top left of the magazine and it is not transparent at all, the pugs are also featured on this banner, they are about country music. I believe the magazine cover appeals more to females than males, due to the sleek looks and the purple and lilac colour themes. There are no puffs, slogans or sell lines featured on the cover of this magazine.

The main image relates to the headline because it is a medium close up shot of Miley Cyrus and the headline reads 'Miley Cyrus'. It was shot in a studio, the model is looking directly into the camera in the main image which covers most of the front cover. The picture has been manipulated to put the masthead behind Miley and to make it look clear and sharp. 

Hardly any of the main image is covered by the cover lines, around one sixth. The background is in focus but is plain and not cluttered and all of the cover is in colour. Miley is wearing all black and leather gloves this would appeal to the young people who listen to her because she looks very stylish. Her hair looks fairly natural however her make up is slightly deep and not as natural which is a very modern way of doing make up. There are no free CD's or download with this magazine. 

Colours not clashing,
looks classy.

This magazine has not been in-keeping with the usual country genre of Miley this goes against what Hodge and Kress said 'Genres are typical forms of text which links producers, consumers, topic, medium, manner and occasion.'

There are several things I like about this magazine cover, for example the layout of it makes it look very classy and modern. The colours go really well together and do not cause any clashes what so ever, I may consider these aspects to include in my own magazine in future.