Deconstruction of the front cover of, 'Record Collector'...* Madonna is a very well known, famous singer and it’s not surprising she is on the front cover of a magazine. She is very much idolised by many people. As the years have gone by, Madonna has changed her style icon, many a time. In this image she is wearing a very sexy number in black and white- these colour combinations are used for contrast. Even though she is 50 Madonna is still upbeat today. Recently she has made an album called hard candy. This is an album where she has tried a different style of music, this being RnB.
* The Tag-line for the magazine title is as follows; ‘serious about music’. This links in well with the models (madonna’s) facial expression.
* The price (£3.80) and the month and the issue number is stated below the barcode.
* “MADONNA RARE!”- This sub-title is in pink bold capital letters so it stands out. It also could connote that it’s rare to see a 50 year old in raunchy clothing so therefore it is not expected of Madonna to pull an RnB number.
* Normally you would think that pink and red sub-titles would clash but it is actually quite a nice contrast.
* Barcode- placed in the bottom right hand corner- as you turn the page you catch it in the corner of your eye.
Deconstruction of the front cover, 'Chaser'...* The magazine title is called chaser and it in a bold font in red. This stands out and adds contrast against the gold background.* The Sub-headings are in black- this stands out ontop of the gold background.
* Magazine issue number and price is in white font.
* The model on the front cover of this magazine is a very well known and popular RnB artist called will-i-am. He is doing a ‘whatever’ symbol with his hand- this expresses his attitude, perhaps towards music.
* The model is also wearing sun shades- this is obstruction over the eyes and therefore connotes that he is hiding something or he is a mystery in some way. This is further emphasised by his hat and the fact that his hand is covering up half of his face.
* The colour palette for this magazine is special. It uses loads of contrasting colours. The colours it uses are as follows; gold, black, white, grey, red and brown.
Deconstruction of front cover magazine, 'Batanga'...* magazine title, 'Batanga ' has a catch phrase that reads, ' latin music and entertainment'. This tells the reader the genre of the magazine and shouts out to the readers/audience that it would particularly appeal to. A Latin genre is most propbably a neiche market in the magazine industry.
* At the top hand corner, there is a list of names. These names are put here to tell the reader who is featured in the music magazine. The lists of names are also designed to be put here to encourage the reader to buy it.
* 'summer music essentials'... This tells the reader it is a summer issue and this could be further assumed or connoted through the use of the colour palette, pink.
* Julieta Venegas, is the front cover model and therefore it would be assumed that she was also featured in the cover story. The models name is written in bold and in a brighter colour, so that it stands out from the rest of the text.
* The fish net tights that are worn by the model, on the front of the cover, could suggest that she is cheap and is perhaps looking for sexual pleasures... because fish net tights can sometimes be assoiciated with prositution. However, it could also connote that she is showing of her femininity.
* The black boots, the model wears, creates a bold statement and complements the bold black title, 'Batanga'.
* The shadows in the background, could connote dominance and could create a feeling of unease.
* The model is sitting on a white leather chair. The chair stands out from the background and this shows denomination.
* The barcode, price and issue number is placed in the left hand bottom corner. the price reads $4.99.
As you can see I put the whole image into monochrome. I did this because I could use a contrasting coloured font on top and it would show up more than being on a coloured background. Also, I like the effect it gives.
