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Main image – The main image follows the code and conventions of most magazines by having a close up shot of an artist or model which takes up the entire front page, this is the most eye catching element in the cover when you first look at it. The artist on the front of the cover has bright red, red is usually used to symbolise danger, blood and rebelliousness, the audience that listens to the artists music are rebellious so this red will be something that especially catches their eyes. The artist also has a white pale face this could have been done to make the colour of the hair pop out more and because this audience of this artist are mainly gothic and gothic people like to make their faces pales, this could attract their attention to the magazine. The photo has also been taken of the artist while he is looking directly into the camera giving a fearless face and look this could have been done to show that he likes to challenge people and that he is Master header – The master header is following the code and conventions of most magazines by placing it at the top of the page. It is also so the biggest font size and has been made bolder than the rest of the text on the page. The bright white color used in the master header in front of the red hair makes it stand out. Main sell line – The main sell is ‘My chemical romance’ the font and color of the font being used follow the same scheme as the master header but smaller. This is usually on of the most important things in the magazine cover because it ties in with the front page image which is the most important thing on the cover, that’s why it uses the same scheme as the master header. Tagline – the tagline is usually there to tell people to persuade and buy the magazine, the tag line in this cover says ‘AMAZING LINE- UP REVEAL’ this tells us that the magazine is able to get photos that are premium to them and its something that only they can get. Price - The price which is in the top left corner is written in the

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Main image – The main image follows the code and conventions of most magazines by having a close up shot of an artist or model which takes up the entire front page, this is the most eye catching element in the cover when you first look at it. The artist on the front of the cover has bright red, red is usually used to symbolise danger, blood and rebelliousness, the audience that listens to the artists music are rebellious so this red will be something that especially catches their eyes. The artist also has a white pale face this could have been done to make the colour of the hair pop out more and because this audience of this artist are mainly gothic and gothic people like to make their faces pales, this could attract their attention to the magazine. The photo has also been taken of the artist while he is looking directly into the camera giving a fearless face and look this could have been done to show that he likes to challenge people and that he is rebellious. The jacket that the artist is wearing are all black and look like something that the younger generation will wear this could have been done to attract the younger generation.

Colour scheme - There are three main colours are white, red and black these are all colours that are very bold and tend to be related with gothic and rebellious people like, this has been done again to attract that audience of people to the magazine.

Master header – The master header is following the code and conventions of most magazines by placing it at the top of the page. It is also so the biggest font size and has been made bolder than the rest of the text on the page. The bright white color used in the master header in front of the red hair makes it stand out.

Main sell line – The main sell is ‘My chemical romance’ the font and color of the font being used follow the same scheme as the master header but smaller. This is usually on of the most important things in the magazine cover because it ties in with the front page image which is the most important thing on the cover, that’s why it uses the same scheme as the master header.

Tagline – the tagline is usually there to tell people to persuade and buy the magazine, the tag line in this cover says ‘AMAZING LINE-UP REVEAL’ this tells us that the magazine is able to get photos that are premium to them and its something that only they can get.

Price - The price which is in the top left corner is written in the smallest font on the page and is not noticeable unless your looking for it.

Sell lines- The sell lines are white and they are placed in front of the hair so they are very bold and can be seen very clearly. The sell lines have the name of artist on them, this will catch the eyes of the consumers that likes that artist.

Main image - The main images follows the code and conventions of most magazines, it does this by making the main image take up the whole page. This is the most eye catching element of the front cover of most magazines. In this picture the artist has been shot looking straight into the camera which makes him look like he is looking into the consumers faces, this gives a kind of personal interaction between the consumers and the artist. What the artist is wearing is very specific we can see he is wearing lots of jewelry and by the way he poses his hands we can see that he looks like a gangster this will attract the people who are into that look to look at the magazine. His hats also has an 'a' for Atlanta this can attract people from Atlanta to look at the magazine.

Color scheme - the color scheme is red and white, these are bold colors that can be seen very clearly especially because the background colors are black and blue which are dark colors.

Master header - The master header follows the code and convections of other magazines by having the header right at the top of the magazine cover in the biggest and boldest font. This will make the consumers clearly see the brand of the/title of the magazine.

Main sell line - The main sell line says 'TI exclusive' this gives an impression that this is something that only this magazine can get, this will attract people to the magazine.

Tagline - the tagline is a quote, this quote can make people want to read the magazine.

Price - The price tag on this magazine is next to the barcode for this magazine it is very small and cannot be found unless your looking for them.

Main image - The main image follows the codes and convections of most magazines, it does this by taking up the entire page of the magazine making it the most eye catching element of the magazine cover. He poses with a cocky look to his face and has a slight tilt to his face which makes it look like he's challenging the person looking at the magazine. He is wearing a jacket with blue on its collar this could is to match the colour scheme of the magazine this makes the artist on the cover look like he is involved in the magazine. The artist is looking into the camera which makes it look like he is looking at the person who is looking at the magazine it also gives the person looking at the magazine feels like the artist is interacting with them.

The color scheme of the magazine is blue and pink these colors stand out and when used together they look very interesting.

Masthead - The masthead is at the top in the biggest and boldest font in the page this follows the code and convections of other magazines. Some of the masthead is covered by the artist but this is something that this brand of magazine tends to do often and as the brand is well established most people know what magazine it is

Main sell line - the main sell line follows the typical magazine code of convention by having its sell line in big bold letters near the masthead. the mast head has parts of it that are blue and pink this makes them parts stand out grabbing the attention the reader.

Price - There is no price on the cover of this magazine.