Price, date, issue, website, Baecode: it is apparent to me that the front cover of this particular magazine does not cointain a barcade. So therefore I assume that the barcode is on the back page of the magazine as neddless to say, it would not be able to be scanned. Avoiding use of this convention on the front cover makes the newspaper look more astetically pleasing as it removes any unattrativeness that the barcode could bring to the front page. This evidently means that less conventions will reomove the focus of the main image. The price, date, issue and website are all secreted well, as they are carefully positioned bellow the `B` in the text ` Bollywood` in a small, very faint, thin font.
Colour scheme: This particular front cover has no set colour scheme, many bright and vibrant colours are used. The only dominant colour on this magazine is black, which is featured in the fonts, in the models hair, in her shadows and on her wrist. As aforemntioned there is no barcode on the front cover which is a huge surprise.
Main cover line and quote: The main cover line has been positioned in the bottom left hand side of the front cover, along the middle of the models torso, this is the first hinr rhat the main image and the main cover line link together. The main cover line is in a bigger bright yellow bold sans serif font. With a slight drop glow around the edges. The quote postioned underneath the cover line links to the main cover line and plays a part in attrating the audience even more.
Masthead: This masthead is very unusal as it has half of it in a black sans serif font and half in a green serif font. These two combined give the masthead a `sassy`, juxtaposed, sophisticated and modernistic look. Which attracts audiences in a peculiar way. The masthead is designed so uniiquely that it goves the magaizne a foreign look, almost revealing the magazine is not constructed in the UK. The masthead also suggest that the mahazine should apple to a muture `fashionale` audience.
The main image: This main image consists of a well know `atractive` bollywood icon. I feel as if the actress is being over sexualsied and objectified and this is prior to what she is wearing and the posses she is pulling. The poses she is pulling follows and relates to Laura Mulvey`s `male gaze theory as it attracts men to want a wife or girflriends just like her and attarcts women to want to look and be just like her. The image connates direct adress. The actress is holding a very informl stimulting stance. This attracts the target audience towards the magaine. The clothing the model is wearing is revealling as we can see her shoulders, collarbone and chest.
Cover lines: the cover lines have been placed around the main image in a very peculir way. They have been positioned in the left and right column in the rule of thirds but all have different colours and font styles. They all vary in different colours ranging from yellow and white- red and white-pink and white, black and red-green. Some cover lines have bold or italic styled font and some have neon glows around the edge of the text. This means that the cover lines appear to be constructed by a child as theyre all brightly coloured and in your face. This makes the magazine look cheap and terminates the oull and allure that the main image has.
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