Vogue
The masthead is strategically placed at the top of the page, big enough to be visible and recognizable, but also ensuring it doesn't obscure the central image.
The central image is the most important aspect of the front page, as it is relevant to the purpose and the audience, and is strongly connected to the article itself. The central image acts as a key signifier, it introduces us to the main artist. The artist creates a relationship with the reader, as the picture stands out from the background (it being a simple sky and some grass). The artist is wearing a black jacket which connotes sophistication, manliness, and elegance. He is also wearing a dress under the jacket which connotes power, femininity and promotes a version of men without toxic masculinity. Which acts as a model for young boys, allowing them to express their feelings in different ways. It also shows the fact that it's ok to have a feminine side as a man. The text “HARRY STYLES makes his own rules” attracts the reader and creates a sense of interest to read the magazine. It further adds onto the controversy of him wearing a dress, it shows that he in fact makes his own rules and is confident in his skin. His name is also in capital letters, also being the second largest after the masthead, showing importance.
BABY LOVE also creates interest for the reader, as it states that Emily Ratajowski is pregnant, and makes the reader want to read about it.
The last subheading, FINDING JOY NOW, suggests that there are gifts for everyone, giving the reader the opportunity to possibly win something.
The text above his shoulder in capital letters, shows that it has significance and is around speech marks, suggesting that Harry quoted it.
Nylon
The masthead refers to the name of the magazine and is displayed at the top of the magazine, The name of the magazine identifies what the magazine is about, the name NYLON - which is a clothing material, makes us aware that the magazine is one regarding fashion. The colours used for the background design of the magazine are very bright and youthful, catering to younger audiences. From the colours used we can understand that the target reader audience is young, from teenagers up to adults of ages ranging from 18-20-30-35, with issues that are relevant and interesting to read about for people of these ages. The main image of this cover is a Black and white picture of Shailene Woodley who is an American actress. The combination created by the background and the main image being black and white, gives the reader the feeling of a collage, which again is a denotation to the target audience of the magazine being younger women/girls. The black and white photo balances out the very bright background, in such a way that the magazine is still eye catching but not overwhelmingly colourful or confusing. The main cover line is “Shailene Forever” which informs the potential reader that the woman on the cover is Shailene Woodley without clearly writing her name on the cover. The magazine is able to do this because of the sureness that their target audience knows this public figure just by the first name, without needing the second name for the identification.
ID Boston
The Masthead uses the ID boston logo, which is seen on all their publications, so it is easily recognizable. The font is very subtle and elegant, this can suggest the types of articles the magazine contains, while suggesting that it contains more elegant interiors, which would also be influenced by the colors in the picture, neutrals. Since this is a magazine about interior design, and the cover has a picture of an interior that is very elegant and old-fashioned, while the writing is very subtle, it could suggest that the magazine is mostly aimed at grown ups.
The layout of the magazine is very minimalistic, the written information on the cover is hard to read which could encourage the reader to open the magazine and check what it’s about on the inside.
In terms of conventions, it does follow some conventions, such as the byline which is present in the left corner of the cover, stating a few headlines from the articles inside.
Furthermore, it does have a masthead, as I’ve mentioned above, but it is subtle and discrete, contradictory to the usual convention of a bright one. Even though this magazine does not follow all the classic conventions, such as a feature headline, a quote preview or a date and price, most interior design magazines have a more different approach to the cover design, compared to most other magazine genres, so this cover does mostly follow the conventions of an interior design magazine.
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