Magazine Cover Review

Today, Magazine companies are doing a great job catching readers' attention into reading their magazines. Many of these companies use different techniques such as the different text and shapes they use, color, tone, the types of advertisements that they put into their magazines, etc. In the article, "Chances are you won't bother to read this article” talks about different ways magazines catch the audiences' attention by what they put in the cover of their magazines. Some companies use different techniques that can attract the different genders. For example, in the article it mentioned that some companies use more colors that is more masculine, they also use bolder text and maybe include sports. For women they use lighter colors that is more feminine and has different text. An example of an article that uses these techniques to attract the readers is the "Cosmopolitan". The magazine cover is a bold woman in a city and uses big bold colors and letters to make it pop out. The magazine encourages women to do things. Through the magazine the text is separated in different chunks and sections. The woman that was on the cover shows up on different pages in the article with a different wardrobe. Another example is a magazine about a known hip-hop artist, Travis Scott. The cover of the magazine is a picture of him standing on a brick wall. He is wearing some unique clothes and the text is flame like which represents fire flames but in the color purple. There is high fashion throughout the article and many advertisements about high quality clothes. Another example of an article that uses many techniques to make the magazine article look interesting is the magazine "Rolling Stone". The title is red and usually they pic the picture of the band, but they added a famous Hip-Pop artist, Lil Baby. The font and text are bold and black, also curved, main article about Lil Baby is in black and white. This is an example of more of a masculine magazine. The paragraphs are much longer and in columns compared to the magazines for women. The article "Southern Living," is all about living in the South, the second page after the cover is filled with many advertisements about the South such as universities, and places to visit. The title uses skinny letters and adds texts and puts them in text boxes to make it more youthful and playful. Some of the text is broken into chunks with a full-page picture next to it. "OPRAH" article is filled with nice, soft colors. The cover page is a picture of Oprah with her dog. Throughout the article most of the text is very positive and uses bold text to pop out. Another magazine that uses attractions is "vogue". Vogue uses unique wardrobes to show the very high-quality and the expensive brands. The magazine is for people who can afford designer clothes. The magazine is dedicated to fashion mostly. The advantage of using these techniques in magazines can be more attraction to the readers and more likely will readers be interested in reading the article. It is important focusing on the tone, colors, texts, shapes, and the message we give the readers through the cover.