Analysis of music magazine front cover 1

 

Magazine 1:

When looking at this magazine we can see that it dose follow some of the codes and conventions of a magazine. The main image is giving direct gaze to the audience, it grabs our attention as the direct gaze isn’t coming from the main subject but the record with her face on it. The record itself was placed near the top of the magazine spaced between the name of the magazine, this strategic placement allows our eyes to follow it down to where the main headline, sell lines and coverlines are. The colour pallet follows a black, pink and white, these specific colours compliment the main image, as it has a pastel colour scheme. The primary target audience appears to be women that like J-pop (Japanese pop) and fashion.