Other images:

There are other images on the cover of the magazine that promote its contents. These images are used to attract the audience of a mass market, as the image shows multiple bands, which results in it attracting more people. They also have white boxes overlapping the image so the names of the bands stand out more. This shows there will most likely be a consistent house style throughout the magazine.

Content:

The cover lines on the front cover promote some of the most important features and articles. The cover is mostly showing the target market the types of bands and musicians that will be featuring in the magazine, however it also includes a lure at the bottom middle of the page. This is effective in gaining customers and attracting the target market as it has exclusive information that other magazines do not have. This also makes the magazine stand out, as it has one of a kind information, which will appeal to those who like the band/musician.

Typefaces, graphics and colours:

Firstly, the majority of the colours on the cover are extremely bold and eve catching, which is effective in making it stand out from the magazines around it. In addition, most of the typefaces is surrounded with a block of colour as the background which is usually the opposite colour of the text (black and white). This makes the text look even bolder, as the two colours contrast, and the background box of colour prevents the image taking away all of the attention from the text. Lastly, the typeface is narrow and thin, and all in caps which means people can quickly read the information, and it is easy to absorb and remember.