The genre magazine is a Rock magazine.
The Mast head is Large and the name of the Magazine is a well know and trust worthy company. I would trust this magazine due to how popular it is, and the content of the magazine is something I would want to read about and draws to my attention as the reader. For the target audience which would people who are fans of Rock/ Punk music, this would meet their needs as it's dark, mysterious, and not colourful and vibrant like other music magazines. Also it only focuses on the wrists who produce Rock music, so readers would not have to buy a magazine which has pop or hip hop music in aswell.
The Cover Photo has a band on, called Green Day, who are quite a well know and large, rock band. This applies to the target audience who will know who this band are, as they are into that genre of music. It also draws them in, because it is such a well known band, readers will want to know all about why they are in this weeks/months magazine.
The colour scheme is quite simple and kept though out the whole of the magazine. The black and white are effective as they don't clash, and are are opposite sides of the spectrum. The font is very easy to read, which is good as you want to be able to read and know what is in the magazine before buying it. The mast head font, meets the characteristics off the 'Rock' type, and it's quite rough and in a way looks like someone has just sprayed painted it on. The layout is simple with only a few subheadings on the cover. Quarter of the page is taken up by four other pictures, as the magazine isa advertising that is has a 'Poster Special' in this issue. The Main heading tell us a bit more about why the Band Green day are on the cover, and has a quick and brief description. The use of the word 'YOU' draws the reader in, espciaclally if they are a fan of Green day, as they would be keen to know more facts about the said band.
I think the Magazine could be improved by using perhaps a different colour though out the magazine, so maybe instead of a Black, a Dark red which symbolises Blood and Danger. A colour that would also make the cover really standout from other magazines, as to me I think the cover is quite dull and personally doesn't standout another for me, because o the colours, so a dark, but vibrant colour would perhaps et more people reading the magazine.
Semitoics-The barcode- The Implied mean sing of the barcode is to, let the reader know how much the magazine is, what issue number it is on, which can show just how successful the magazine. Without the Barcode, you would one, not even be able to buy the magazine, and two the reader would not be able to find out the cost of the magazine, nor if it is successful from the number of issues it has had prior.
The mast head- The mast head tell us what the name of the magazine is. It is large so that it stands out more. It's bright swell to catch the readers eye. Without the Mast head being large and bright, many readers wouldn't pick it up due to it looking rather dull and boring, or it wouldn't catch their eye.
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