The masthead is in bold pale peach and its large and bold on the page, the light colour does not exactly stand out since it kind of merges with the background and it’s a bit hidden behind the celebrity’s head. Usually all magazine companies have their own font which is used in every one of their issue and in this case it’s quiet feminine and fun, happy kind of a font.
The top strip gives key information and the cover lines are talking about other cover lines inside the magazine and it’s used to attract the reader so that they want to buy the magazine to read that particular article. The cover lines act as a summary of what the magazine editors feel are the most interesting features in a magazine.
A barcode is also used and its one of the main feature when it comes to purchasing a magazine. Top strip also gives the key information and then there’s the Model credit “Janet Jackson” gives a phrase about the model/celebrity in the central image.
The central image shows the celebrity (Janet Jackson) posing with a camera and smiling which shows the audience the mood of the magazine which is happy, excited and filled with music. It’s also used to take up a large amount of the page, bright colours are used to attract the reader and make the magazine stand out on the shelf. Its large and eye-catching so the readers are attracted which then makes them buy the magazine.
The other Features gives more information about the other main features in the magazine issue. The picture is a mid shot of Jannet jackson which makes her the star of the magazine in which she shows to be a powerful person as well as gives a joyful look towards the camera and finally the selling line is short, snappy and persuasive.