Anatomy of a Magazine

Here I'll be explaining and giving an explanation of the Anatomy of this magazine. This magazine is really simple and straight to the point. I got this magazine cover from Canva and I labeled the parts of the magazine I noticed. Starting with the masthead "FASHION", the large and centered title lets us know that it's the masthead, its the first thing that you would see once you pick up the magazine due to the largeness & boldness of it. The next thing that stands out to me and would most likely stand out to the audience is the name of the model "Samira Hadid", it'll stand out due to it being the second biggest and boldest font after the title "Fashion", which will also would let us know that it's the lead article in this situation. We can infer that the main image that seems to be a mid-shot, is a picture of Samira Hadid due to the placement of the bold words "Samira Hadid". This picture of Samira Hadid is a bold intense stare that shows her making eye contact with whoever may be holding the magazine or looking at the magazine, this draws attention to the magazine and attracts readers. Due to Samira Hadid/a woman being the main image of the magazine, it lets us know that the genre is a woman's magazine. The supporting cover lines that are usually on any magazine that you see, is a method to introduce the magazine's other content in order to draw in the intended audience. The website is on the magazine so curious readers or people in general can go there to find out more of what the magazine contains. The color scheme of this magazine are just basic neutral colors such as, black, cream/beige nothing crazy or colorful which is why I referred to the magazine as simple and straight forward. The issue #/volume describes the complete run of this magazine for a set amount of time, hence the "Vol.17". The date of the magazine lets you know when the magazine is published, the date of this magazine is "May 2023", it would let the reader know if the magazine is recent and in current trends which will make it more likely to get brought. Lastly, the barcode is there because it is of course necesarry in order to sell the magazine, it gives important information such as the cost of it and when it was manufactured. 

 

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Magazine from Canva: EAFDGQBJ_WY-white-and-black-minimalist-trends-fashion-magazine-cover