Man of steel

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Title of the magazine is bold and stands-out well compared to the dark background. The use of white for a title is original yet effective. The masthead is also overlapped by the main image but the name is well- established so this doesn’t affect it’s appeal to the audience. There are various sub- titles included all over the cover, which differ in size depending on how much the feature is included in the magazine. The main feature's title is the largest and boldest on the cover, ensuring the audience is attracted to the article, which corresponds to the image on the cover. In addition to this, the title overlaps the image which prevents it from becoming lost and difficult for the audience to read. There is a unique ‘banner’ across the cover which stands out to the audience and could indicate an second large article around a popular Smaller images included to enhance the visual effect of the magazine and possibly make it more appealing to audiences. Smaller images included to enhance the visual effect of the magazine and possibly make it more appealing to audiences. The background of the cover is dark and distressed which contrasts well with the high-resolution image of Superman. This background also could relate to the narrative of ‘Man of Steel’ as it is an action/adventure film. The background of a magazine cover can have an impact on the audience as it can convey to them what genre of film the main feature is. Many of the subtitles are partially underlined which could attract the audience to certain elements of the titles. As the aim of the magazine is to attract large audiences, underlining certain parts of the subtitles can enable The list of other articles enables the audience to see the content of the issue.

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Title of the magazine is bold and stands-out well compared to the dark background. The use of white for a title is original yet effective. The masthead is also overlapped by the main image but the name is well-established so this doesn’t affect it’s appeal to the audience.

There are various sub-titles included all over the cover, which differ in size depending on how much the feature is included in the magazine.The main feature's title is the largest and boldest on the cover, ensuring the audience is attracted to the article, which corresponds to the image on the cover. In addition to this, the title overlaps the image which prevents it from becoming lost and difficult for the audience to read.There is a unique ‘banner’ across the cover which stands out to the audience and could indicate an second large article around a popular film; in this case ‘Star Wars’.

Smaller images included to enhance the visual effect of the magazine and possibly make it more appealing to audiences.

Smaller images included to enhance the visual effect of the magazine and possibly make it more appealing to audiences.

The background of the cover is dark and distressed which contrasts well with the high-resolution image of Superman. This background also could relate to the narrative of ‘Man of Steel’ as it is an action/adventure film. The background of a magazine cover can have an impact on the audience as it can convey to them what genre of film the main feature is.

Many of the subtitles are partially underlined which could attract the audience to certain elements of the titles. As the aim of the magazine is to attract large audiences, underlining certain parts of the subtitles can enable the audiences to ‘skim’ read and quickly understand what the feature is.The list of other articles enables the

audience to see the content of the issue.