Front covers



Masthead: The masthead covers the whole width of the page. The name "paste" suggests it is pasting the news of the media world and the music world. The font is important because it ties in with the artistic like front cover, and seems to flow across the top of the page making it easy and nice to read. Right below the masthead, but still being incorporated within it is the magazines tag line, making it easy for readers to associate that tag line with this magazine.

Banners: This magazine doesn't have a banner in the sense that it is outlined and made obvious it just has snippets of information laid in a line across the top of the magazine. Hinting at what is inside and what has articles on it. 

Central image: The central image image is connected to the pile of books on the floor. This refers to the article on this subject inside the magazine. With the use of the masthead, the image looks like it is popping very slightly out of the image. There are two layers to this central image however, one is the background which doesn't look as if it was connected to the original image but again ties in with the article inside the magazine. The second is the very faint leaves falling all around the lead singer of Death Cab. Showing a soft wild side, again linking in with the article, which is about him travelling to get in touch with himself again and write more music. The books relate within the article as well but also help create an interesting front cover. The image is clever because it makes me want to read more purely because it is interesting with the books on the floor and the soft colours, which also link into the three colour palette.

Three colour palette: The three colours this magazine has used on its front cover are brown, light orange and yellow. The brown and light orange match the lead singer in the central image. They match his hair, glasses and shirt whereas his skin colour matches the colour coming from directly behind him. The colours of the coverlines match the colours of the banner above him and they all work to give him a seemingly autumnal glow. The browny colour matches the masthead perfectly and all the colours match the idea in the article of him travelling to California.

Language choices: The main article is written briefly down the left hand side of the page. The rule of three has been used on the opposite side of the cover for "Family, funerals and folklore" also they have used alliteration. The editors have used three different fonts for the cover lines, they repeat themselves with each new article and they have made the writing bold in some places. The writing on the whole is pretty chatty.

Layering and background:  I can see nine layers on this magazine front cover. Adding depth to the image and making the magazine look fancy and actually making the reader want to read it. The background, the falling leaves and the colour schemes all nicely tie in with the "fall" or autumn theme running throughout the magazine and the background is in fact a floor covered by fallen leaves.

Bar code: The bar code as been placed vertically along the left hand side to try and keep it out the way of the central image as it does not fit with the colour scheme. It is small so that readers don't see the price easily.