This piece of text gives

information about the

main story on the cover
of the magazine. It
This picture of Tina from Corronation is the doesn’t stand out the
biggest picture we see. This suggests that the most out of all the text
focus of the magazine is going to be on the Tina due to the main piece of
and David Storyline. Both the characters have text about this story
quite a sad emotion which connotes the being very bold.
outcome for them will not be positive. However it still stands
out as it is white on a
The magazines blue background and
masthead is a gives and insight into
the story.
very bright red
with the title in
white. The
brightness of The use of the
the masthead words ‘SHOCK
makes it stand ATTACK!’ will
out the most really grab the
on the cover. audiences’
This is attention. This is
because the type
important to
stands out a lot.
create brand The font is very
much block text
which helps it to
Showing the price stand out against
of the magazine the pictures, the
is very important colour is very
as the price can bright against the
help attract the pictures and the
target audience. font size is the
Having the price biggest on the
as only 42p cover suggesting
means it appeals this is the main
story.
to the typical
audience of D and
E demographic
groups. The use
of ‘ONLY’ makes it
This story title is shown in red against a
sounds like a very
predominately blue photo. The use of the red with a
good deal.
white outline makes it stand out against the photo.
The text gives information about the story and the
photo gives information about the characters
interaction with the story. Both characters look quite
sinister which could connote they are seeking
revenge.
This magazine makes use of bright and bold font type and is very colourful and busy. This is
an important factor for helping it to stand out from other magazines. A potential purchaser
is likely to pick out a magazine off the shelf which stands out from the rest, so by having
these bold colours and fonts it helps to do this. It immediately attracts attention. The cover
shows a number of different storylines from different soaps, this helps to appeal to more
people as some people may be buying for the Eastenders stories or some buying it for the
Corronation Street stories. The text around each picture corresponds with the picture its self
to keep it simple.

I will use this analysis to help me ensure I include the popular conventions of magazine covers to
help it gain a large audience.