Closer CSP

1)    1) List the three most important magazine cover conventions in your opinion and explain why for each one.

 

Title – help people recognize which magazine it is

Cover image(s) – helps make the poster stand out and hooks potential readers

Strapline/slogan – another way to hook potential readers

 

 

Now study this cover of Closer magazine:

 

2) Identify as many of the magazine cover conventions as you can and write a list of where they appear on this cover of Closer. As an extension, you could also write about the preferred reading for the convention - what the magazine is trying to communicate to the audience.

 

Example: The title of publication is 'Closer' and appears in the top left of the magazine cover in large white text on a pink background. The connotation of the pink background is femininity which suggests the producers are aiming this at a primarily female audience and perhaps want the magazine to appear friendly and warm.

 

The cover images shows the face of multiple celebrities which could hook the reader and be a good selling point. The celebrities are also female which means that the producers are aiming this at a female demographic.
The taglines include greater detail for people who are already hooked onto the magazine and are wanting to learn more about its contents. One of the taglines is “Mother’s day special” which is placed above a couple of images of pregnant women, further niching down the target audience of the magazine. Taglines should be smaller than the actual title of the magazine because they are extra detail.