• I real l y l i ke t hi s magazi ne cover, I t hi nk i t gi ves a Bol d and “i n your f ace” st at ement . I t hi nk t he use of Bet h Di t t o posi ng naked as t he mai n pi ct ure shows t he magazi ne has gut s and want s peopl e t o not i ce i t , yes many “mens” magazi ne have naked gi r l s posi ng naked on t hem, but t hi s pi ct ure doesn’t meet t he st ereot ypi cal “mal e gl are”, I l i ke t hi s i dea as I want my magazi ne t o st and out t o my t arget audi ence, not a st ereot ypi cal audi ence.

• Anot her reason I chose t hi s magazi ne cover i s t he f act t he mai n cover l i nes st and out , usi ng t he gol d/ yel l ow background col our and br i ght red t ext i s a si mpl e met hod t o t he make t ext st and out .

• I al so chose t hi s magazi ne cover as t hey chose t o pl ace t he cover l i nes t o t he r i ght and not t he l ef t , I t hi nk t hi s makes i t l ook unusual compared t o ot her magazi nes.

• I real l y l ove t hi s cover, i t real l y screams out t o t he reader ‘READ ME’ I want t hi s ef f ect f or my cover. I t hi nk t hey chose t hi s t o shock t he reader. I t ’s such an ef f ect i ve cover, bei ng a f an of Sl i pknot t hi s magazi ne j ust shout s out t o me. . ‘BUY ME! ! ’. Thi s i s di rect ed at a speci f i c audi ence and i t s grabs t hei r at t ent i on t hem l i ke t he smel l of roast di nner grabs yours on a Sunday af t ernoon. The mai n i mage sel l s t hi s edi t i on, bei ng one of 9 wi l l al so at t ract any met al l over . Bot h NME and Kerrang! Use st r i ki ng mai n i mages t o pul l i n t he readers, t hey al so bot h si t uat e t hei r cover l i nes t o t he r i ght

• Q al so uses a domi nant mai n i mage t o capt i vat e t he reader i nt o want i ng t o buy t he magazi ne, i t s cl ear t hat most magazi nes use a powerf ul i mage t o f i rst at t ract t he reader, t hen uses cover l i nes and mai n cover l i nes t o convi nce t hem t o want t o buy t he magazi ne. Looki ng at t hese t hree magazi nes has made me real i sed t he pi ct ure i s real l y i mport ant .