Analysis of a magazine front cover

I have decided to analyse and evaluate the connotations of a girls fashion magazine, Glamour front cover to help see what attracts teenagers to a magazine and what differences and similarities it has to a college magazine front cover.

The masthead is the name of the brand the magazine is from and used to distinguish one brand from another. Glamour magazine uses a bold, pink masthead that spreads over the width of the cover and takes up around 20% of the page. This is eye catching and the colour connotes it is a girls magazine. The word is also slightly covered by the models head, which connotes the title, is well known and the people who buy the magazine buy it often. The colour of the masthead may change each time depending what the magazine is based on that week or month.

The cover lines are bright and some are larger than others. This draws attention to different pieces of writing and makes the subject seem more exciting. Some are written in different fonts to go with the theme of the subject and this also attracts young people. The writing is pink black and brown colours, which are, eye catching girly colours and they are bold colours, which draws people attention to them. They are also typical colours you find in fashion, which connotes a sense of fashion.

The central image is of Beyoncé, who is a very popular pop singer.  This draws people’s eye if they idolise her or like her and many teenagers idolise her. She is looking very glamorous and dressed summery which goes with the theme of the magazine.