Magazine practical task RESEARCH

1) Use your lesson notes on magazine genres and conventions to view a range of potential magazine covers. Create a shortlist of three potential magazines and embed an example front cover from each one.

• VOGUE

• GQ

• EMPIRE

2) Select your chosen magazine to create a new edition for and explain the thinking behind your choice.

The magazine i have chosen to re-create is cosmopolitan; the reason being is because it ticks all the boxes in terms of what a typical well-selling magazine looks like. 

3) Find three different front covers for your chosen magazine and embed them in your blog post. Analyse the fonts, colours and typical design. What is the language or writing style? How are the cover lines presented? You need to become an expert in the design and construction of this magazine and its branding.

With the colour scheme, all three have specific colours that are incorporated throughout the magazine; for example, the first magazine has a colour scheme of red, white and pink, the second has black, black and white and the third is red, white and green. Magazines tend to stick to one of two colours that are the main focus, to ensure that none of the attention is taken away from the central image, but still eye catching enough to take some interest in the writing. The font in all three magazines is very simple to ensure that it is clear enough to read, and all the cover lines are sort and simple to give the reader and idea of what they are to expect inside. The central image is the most important because it is the initial aspect that draws the readers attention; the image take up a third of the image right down the middle so that cover lines are placed surrounding the image. Furthermore, the central image is a close up shot of each of the models face which I will be incorporating into my magazine.