Magazine Cover Analysis- Loud and Quiet

The masthead of the magazine is a bold, capitalised font, so descenders and ascenders are eliminated, which conserves space and makes the masthead look neater. The black colour makes it appear more serious than another colour because it creates a professional and formal feel to the magazine.

Nothing on the page comes into contact with the masthead and it is given its own space, which gives the impression that Loud and Quiet is the most important element on the page and nothing is ‘worthy’ of touching it. This contrasts with the image as there is text over it, indicating it does not deserve its own space.

The image on the cover is presented in a box, so does not cover the edges of the page, creating a border.

The image shows this issue’s featured band ‘Warpaint’. The blue background gives it a cool and calm atmosphere, and the other colours on the page are of a similar colour; greys, navies, blacks- all dark colours. Colour is added by the bright pink jeans of one member of the band, the matching bright pink lipstick of another member, and another wears a red dress. This livens up the page and stops the colour scheme from being boring.

The members of the group with dark brown hair are positioned behind their co-member with bleach blonde hair, which makes the blonde haired girl stand out more.

The tagline reads 'The alternative music tabloid', informing the reader of what genre and style to expect in the magazine.

The plugs say what will be included in this issue. In this issue it is albums of the year.#

The main cover line provides some information on the main article, which is "All you need is love, death and dance", relative to the feature band.

All of the text is easy and clear to read, which will make it appeal to a wide audience. 

The cover is not busy. Instead it is simple and effective, with the white background and the image and masthead placed on top in their respective areas, keeping the layout 'tidy'.