Unseen Cover Exam Practise

Music Magazine Genres

• Blues
• Classical
• Country
• Electronic
• Folk
• Jazz
• New age
• Reggae
• 8-bit
• Hard Rock

Masthead

The masthead of: Mojo is in the background. This is fairly different compared to the other types of music magazine when the masthead is quite big and it sticks out. In this case, it is behind the main focus of the magazine implicitly showing that the main focus of the magazine is more important then the Mojo name itself.

Colour Pallet

The colour pallet of this magazine uses negative colours of: blacks, greys, reds and white. Even though white is a fairly positive colour, used with these colours, it makes the cover look like a demonic colour scheme.

Imagery 

the image of the main man on the cover us making direct contact with the camera which makes him look serious and in control. His stance and position makes him look as if he is an important person controlling the magazine.

Typography

The typography is used to excite the audience. This is used to entice the reader with exiting terminology to attract the target audience to make the magazine more attractive. Most of the text is written in all caps to emphasise the importance of it and to attract the audience.

Connotations

The connotations of the colour pallet are negative, ritualistic, dark and bloody. This connotes the magazine as a magazine for hard rock fans or the 'emo' target audience.

The connotations of the way the text is written is exciting, enticing and thrilling. This is due to the fact it is written in all caps and in a bold font. Due to these factors, it makes the magazine an exciting, thrilling experience to read and enjoy for the target audience.