Front cover analysis 4

Magazine Analysis 4

Acoustic Magazine

Acoustic magazine also links with Q magazine as they both use famous celebrities on there front covers which in my opinion is a huge selling point as it gives an idea of what will be in the magazine. For example it may have a double page spread on an interview with the famous musician. Also Acoustic use a medium close up which works really well as it shows the body language of the character and the facial expression. And in this image James Morrison appears with a mysterious look on his face which links with the image of Madonna on the Q magazine front cover as she had the same type of facial expression. Also the artificial lighting creates shadow. In this image one half of his face is shadowed which suggests that the magazine is mysterious and gives off a gritty personality as did Q does which is what I really like about both these magazines.

Also the banner used in this magazine at the bottom as did Q works effectively as it stands out, I would like to use this as I think it makes the magazine look more professional.

Also the use of the bold clean looking font really works well in a magazine and stands out. I want to use this in my magazine as it makes them want to read on. I have noticed the use of size in fonts when researching into front covers is a huge factor when coming to create a front cover as it is important which bits you want to be read first and catch the eye as the first thing the reader reads may either make them read on or loose there interest.

Again the colour scheme uses five different colours as does Q and mixmag which I think is better than just a plain back and white themed magazine.