The main image on the cover of the rolling stones is Robert Downey Jr. He’s maintaining eye contact with whoever is buying the magazine which makes it feel more personal. He's dressed in a hooded jacket which is very relaxed. The connotations that are associated with this image are strength, wilfulness, determination and power. The slight frown makes it appear as though he is focussing on the distance or something the reader cant see.
The jacket is orangey-red and the main coverline states ‘to hell and back with Robert Downey Jr.’ this gives impressions of fire and heat which links back to his image. He’s also not that neat in the picture maybe because his general image is scruffy and he’s seen as an everyday relatable man. All the coverlines are in the left third, leaving the majority of the main image untouched. In shops some magazines are stacked so you only see the left third, so this attracts potential buyers.
The use of boxing separates the one sentence ‘Matt Taibbi follows the money’ from the over coverlines and it is on the other side making it appear more important. The dateline is above the masthead, black writing against a white background making it very clear and obvious to read. The use of intertexuality (in the dateline it has a web address) means you can stay connected to the magazine even when it’s not out. The contents is very male related compared to female magazines as there is a story about a massacre and there are well known men’s names on the front (Michael Moore, Matt Taibbi) and they are politicians or important people whereas women’s magazines ease you more cautiously into stories about murder and normally replace the important stories with gossip or smaller scale news.
The font used is very clean cut and clear, and the actual words get straight to the point. As the background is white the writing is clear and the main coverline is in a different colour and actually on the image so you can tell that they are directly related and being shown off as the main story. The masthead ‘Rolling Stone’ is in a different colour from the coverlines and has a shadow to make it literally stand out. It’s in a different font, one that’s more fluid and gives the impression of rolling; as the ‘r’ goes under the ‘o’ to join the ‘l’ that smooth movement makes the letter seem to move.
The magazine itself is worth £3.50. Compared to majority of magazines that is fairly expensive however a few are actually more expensive, like high fashion women’s ones. By using this price I think they are making their target market roughly 25+ yrs instead of 15-25 yrs because at the slightly older age you are more interested in stories about politics and the world you live in compared to perhaps teenage boys that don’t want to hear serious things like murder and campaigns.
I like the simple layout of this front cover and the fact that it’s not all completely music but has stories about things people might want to hear or are interested in as it could change their future. I like how direct the models gaze is and how not too much of what’s inside is revealed on the front so you want to buy it to see what else is inside.
The jacket is orangey-red and the main coverline states ‘to hell and back with Robert Downey Jr.’ this gives impressions of fire and heat which links back to his image. He’s also not that neat in the picture maybe because his general image is scruffy and he’s seen as an everyday relatable man. All the coverlines are in the left third, leaving the majority of the main image untouched. In shops some magazines are stacked so you only see the left third, so this attracts potential buyers.
The use of boxing separates the one sentence ‘Matt Taibbi follows the money’ from the over coverlines and it is on the other side making it appear more important. The dateline is above the masthead, black writing against a white background making it very clear and obvious to read. The use of intertexuality (in the dateline it has a web address) means you can stay connected to the magazine even when it’s not out. The contents is very male related compared to female magazines as there is a story about a massacre and there are well known men’s names on the front (Michael Moore, Matt Taibbi) and they are politicians or important people whereas women’s magazines ease you more cautiously into stories about murder and normally replace the important stories with gossip or smaller scale news.
The font used is very clean cut and clear, and the actual words get straight to the point. As the background is white the writing is clear and the main coverline is in a different colour and actually on the image so you can tell that they are directly related and being shown off as the main story. The masthead ‘Rolling Stone’ is in a different colour from the coverlines and has a shadow to make it literally stand out. It’s in a different font, one that’s more fluid and gives the impression of rolling; as the ‘r’ goes under the ‘o’ to join the ‘l’ that smooth movement makes the letter seem to move.
The magazine itself is worth £3.50. Compared to majority of magazines that is fairly expensive however a few are actually more expensive, like high fashion women’s ones. By using this price I think they are making their target market roughly 25+ yrs instead of 15-25 yrs because at the slightly older age you are more interested in stories about politics and the world you live in compared to perhaps teenage boys that don’t want to hear serious things like murder and campaigns.
I like the simple layout of this front cover and the fact that it’s not all completely music but has stories about things people might want to hear or are interested in as it could change their future. I like how direct the models gaze is and how not too much of what’s inside is revealed on the front so you want to buy it to see what else is inside.
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