This magazine cover is by 'Q'. The part of the cover that catches my eye first is the picture of Lily as it is almost as if she is coming out the page.
Her facial expression shows she is angry, the big red writing emphasises this effect as a connotation of red would be anger/danger.
The masthead for this cover is on the top left, I think it is a good idea having it here as it doesn't take up too much space and leaves plenty of room for pictures and advertisements. The colour for the masthead is red and white, I would consider using this for my cover as it stands and from looking at other magazines they are successful colours.
There are 5 cover stories on this page, this is okay as they have set it out so that it doesn't look cluttered(everything has its own part of the page).
There are a variety of different fonts on this page, this is good because if they were all the same it would look plain and quite boring. Different fonts will catch your eye.
The font types represent the genre as they are easy to read and stand out. It appeals to the target audience as it is bright, colourful and outrageous. Some of the writing is on banners but the banners are not semi transparent.
I believe that the magazine is aiming toward male and female audiences, I think that the main colours (red, white, black and blue) emphasise this as they are all 'boy girl' colours.
I think that the age group for this would be 18-25 years old as the cover shows youthful images.
The cover makes me want to buy it due to the dramatic picture and cover line.
The cover has pugs - Bar code and the picture on the top right (this makes it look like the corner of the page is turned)
There is no puff on this cover and there is no sell line. The front cover connotes the magazine quality as they have used a very famous singer, the layout is well presented and they have also used gutters.
The image does relate to the headline as Lily looks as if the is kicking.
Lily is posing in a very angry way, the broken microphone stand emphasises it. The shot taken is a long shot, this is very effective as any other shot would not look good with her pose and wouldn't be as effective.
I can tell the photo has been manipulated as it is a studio shot and the photo has been enhanced.
About a quarter of the image is covered by text, this is okay as all the image is still visible and it doesn't look cluttered.
The picture is in colour and also fills the whole cover (located in the centre).
On the cover Lily is wearing a black leather jacket, this comes across as feisty and rocky. Her clothes appeal to the target audience as it is something that teens would wear, not over the top and is buyable.
Lily's hair and makeup look very powerful as her eye makeup is quite heavy, this makes the picture look powerful and modern.
The only prop used on this cover is a microphone, this looks powerful as it looks like Lily has snapped it in half, emphasising the feistiness as the rock side of the cover.
There is no freebie in this magazine. I think if I was to create a magazine I would put in some sort of freebie, this way more people will want to buy it.
The house style for this cover is red e.g. red shoes, red cover line. The house style is something that appeals to them.
This magazine does follow convention as it has a bar code, price and a mast head.
The elements I like most about this magazine and would consider using in my magazine is the long shot photographs and the pose Lily is doing.
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