Magazine Front Covers

 Thursday 15th June 2023

LO-to identify the feautures on a magazine front cover;to explore genre codes and conventions

Masthead-at the top of the magazine.The name / title of a magazine

Dateline-above the masthead in small writing.When the magazine was publsihed.

Main Image-in the middle of the magazine the main thing people look at.Normally a celebrity

Cover Lines-in the middle of the newspaper to the side in smaller writing to the right.Tell us whats in the magazine ofter follow certain colour pallete.

Main Cover line-bold writing in the middle to the left of the cover.Links to the main image.Oftern higgest selling point of the magazine.

Bar Code/price-printed on the bottom of the cover.Lets you know how much it is and can be used to buy the magazine.

Tagline/Strapline- normally under the name.One short phrase that describes what a magazines about.

Pull Quote- usually located next to the content.A quote used as a tagline taken from a specific section of the magazine.



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