Conventions of a magazine cover

In todays lesson, I learnt that the front cover of a magazine has many important features which are significant in convention magazines. I learnt that the Masthead is the name of the magazine which is usually followed by the Tagline which shows what the magazine is about or who it is aiming at. The central image of a magazine is extremely important because a lot of features in the image can be denoted and connoted. Most magazines have a model on the cover so as a class we thought about how they dressed in a certain way and what the connotations of the image were. We also learnt that Anchorage gives an image meaning, that Puffs are used to promote certain elements and that Pugs display a promotion from the magazine. Secondary images are very significant because they help promote other features of the magazine to interest the reader.
The 'Bazaar' magazine cover is extremely eye-catching because of the masthead and the tagline because the font is large which reinforces power suggesting female empowerment. The colour of the font is red which implies love and passion which makes the cover model seem desirable. The tagline is at the bottom of the page instead of being underneath the masthead; it is explaining to the reader what the topic of the magazine is which is 'Best Dressed Women Of The Year'. The use of a pug is really effective for this magazine because the tag is golden which emphasises the importance of the 'Affordable Luxuries' and also the Pug is overlapping the masthead so it is one of the first things someone reads. The central image is of Pop star Katy Perry who is well-known which automatically draws attention to the reader if they are interested in the celebrity on the front page. The anchorage is a useful concept on a magazine cover because it explains what the image is referred to so the cover model is Katy Perry and the anchorage explains that in case people are not aware who she is.