We broke down the magazine front cover with technical features that make the magazine stand out. These are common in all magazines to make them effective towards their audience. There are features such as the main cover star, main story cover line, captions and inserts, pugs and plugs. I learnt that a caption links with the insert to inform the reader more about what’s in the magazine.
The main cover star shows the main story. It usually is a popular celebrity who catches the eyes of people walking past. The main story cover line is in big, bold writing which also catches the eyes of people walking past. The pug is a feature that tells the audience what is inside and what they will get from the magazine. Also, the cover line is at the top as our eyes go from top left to bottom right in a clock-wise motion.
The front cover is the most important page in a magazine as it is very informative. It’s important for me to put these features in my magazine because without them, no one would want to buy it. I will need to add them to make my front cover look professional.