Textual Analysis - Front Cover 4

4. Acoustic Magazine

Acoustic Magazine

The masthead shows the magazine name “Acoustic”, which is quite a popular magazine and everyone knows about acoustic things anyway. The dateline is in the barcode which makes it less distracting. The main image is of “The Proclaimers”, who are a popular band. Model credit is in front of them as the main story with the shot story of why they’re on the cover. The coverlines are around the main picture to give the cover style and depth. The main coverline is big and bold to stand out to the reader. There is puff in the right corner, underneath the masthead that suggests that they are “The UK’s only dedicated acoustic guitar magazine”. The left third of the magazine contain a picture of two acoustic guitars, the name of an acoustic player “Jason Mraz” and a bold “AC” all suggesting to a buyer that this is an acoustic magazine. The barcode is in the bottom left corner to keep it prominent but also to put it out of the way of the main image. The people are quite iconic as they are a popular band. The target audience is quite a general range, people of all ages who like or play acoustic guitar. The clothing is very calm and stylish which appeals to a target audience that listens to and plays acoustic. The background is a very calm, blue colour that gives the cover depth and serenity. The language is a little informal but not so much as to put the reader off.  The main image is slightly to the left to give the magazine a quirky look. Overall, the magazine easily appeals to its ‘chilled-out’, acoustic-loving, target audience and also, it generates even more readers with the puff they use the name of an acoustic player “Jason Mraz” and a bold “AC” all suggesting to a buyer that this is an acoustic magazine. The barcode is in the bottom left corner to keep it prominent but also to put it out of the way of the main image. The people are quite iconic as they are a popular band. The target audience is quite a general range, people of all ages who like or play acoustic guitar. The clothing is very calm and stylish which appeals to a target audience that listens to and plays acoustic. The background is a very calm, blue colour that gives the cover depth and serenity. The language is a little informal but not so much as to put the reader off.  The main image is slightly to the left to give the magazine a quirky look. Overall, the magazine easily appeals to its ‘chilled-out’, acoustic-loving, target audience and also, it generates even more readers with the puff they use.