The features of a front cover

Today I studied the aspects of a magazine front cover, including the masthead, essential information, main sell line, sub-head, sell lines, bar code, main image and colour palette. We went over the positions of these aspects on the magazine front cover and why they were placed this way; The masthead and tag line are always at the top of the page, one main bold image is used, the article the magazine will try to promote will stand out among the rest, and the not as important information will be reduced in size. To make a successul magazine, a certain type of audience is suggested through framing, mise-en-scene and the font. I also learned about the different types of poses a cover model will use on the type of magazine. A magazine for men will normally involve a woman presented in a sexual or romantic way, whilst a magazine for teenage girls would use a full face shot which wouldn't be so provocative.