Analysing Magazine Covers

MALE ORIENTATED


MAIN IMAGE
The main feature of this magazine cover is the main image. The reason for this is because it takes up a lot of the front cover and even covers a lot of the masthead. The main image is effective as all five people in the image are all making eye contact which will draw the readers in. It is big enough to be able to see from the newsstand which will draw the readers in easier. Its in the centre of the page as it is the main feature and it is what is going to get the readers attention. 

MASTHEAD
Even though the main image does cover a lot of the masthead people will still be able to tell that this is the FourFourTwo magazine because it is well known and recognisable. 

COVERLINE
The coverline is big and right in the middle of the page, this is because it is the main article in the magazine and it is the most likely thing to draw the reader in as they are more likely going to be interested in this article more than any other article in the magazine as that is the main one. The coverlid colours go with the main image as the main colours on both are black and yellow.

FEMALE ORIENTATED

MAIN IMAGE
The main image is the main feature of this magazine cover. The person in the image is making eye contact which will draw the reader in when on the newsstand. It covers quite a chunk of the masthead as well which shows it is a important feature of the cover. It is a good size as it is not too big or too small and will draw the readers in when on the newsstand. It is also in the centre of the page which sort of makes it the centre of attention on the cover. 

MASTHEAD
The masthead is big and bold on this cover. Even though it is covered up a little it is still recognisable as it is a well known magazine. The colour of the masthead goes with the image as the hair colour is the same colour as the writing of the masthead. 

COVERLINE
The main coverline on this magazine cover is '75 sex oves men crave'. This is a female topic as women would talk about this subject and would also like to know more about it. The coverlines (puffs) are very female orientated as a lot of them are about sex, men and makeup. The colours of all the coverlines also go with the masthead and the main image as red is used a couple of times in the coverlines. 

COMPARE AND CONTRAST BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE ORIENTATED MAGAZINES
On both magazine covers the people in the main image are all making full eye contact so both magazines draw there readings by doing this. Also both main images are covering parts of the masthead which shows the main image is the main feature but also both magazines are well known enough to do this. The people in the main images are gender appropriate to the magazine as men are on the male orientated magazine and a women is on the female orientated magazine. Both magazine covers have a main coverline which both will draw the reader in wanting to read the article. However the female orientated magazine has a lot more puffs than the male orientated magazine.