Rock Magazine Cover Conclusion

Having researched many music genres, I have come to the conclusion that I would like my magazine to be a rock cover. 

I have been analysing three different magazine covers of my genre, this has given me in incite into wheat styles are most commonly used amongst this style and how the page is spread out and finished. I noticed that almost all of the covers I looked at and analysed followed the same template. They always had a very strong photograph, that screamed success and comfort. The central image always dominated the entire cover and was cut placed onto a plain background, littered by a few props or none at all. I noticed a variety of placements with the masthead, some in front of the model at the top of the page and some behind the model, also as the top of the page. The mastheads were always bold and vibrant so that they would always be recognisable and eye catching. This meant that you would remember the name of the magazine and its style and make you as the consumer want to buy it, which promotes the magazine. I also noticed that the plugs are commonly located at the very top right hand corner of the page or thinly stretched along the bottom next to the barcode. The cover lines are placed around the bodies of the models following the three colour principle which makes the magazine look professional and this makes the magazine seem more readable and eye catching.