Magazine Analysis Cover 5

The picture above is an image of a music magazine called 'Rock Sound' who aim for an audience of people who like indie, rock and heavy metal music. There are many features that can be discussed when looking at the cover in more depth. However, I am going to narrow this down to only three features. I will be talking about the colour scheme of the magazine, the layout of the magazine and the image chosen and what effect this has on the other features used.

Firstly, I am going to talk about the chosen colour scheme. Personally I don't like the colours used because I think they are dull, boring and don't partner well together. The main three colours that have been used are green, white and yellow. The positive effect of this is that it gives the magazine cover a pale effect. This then means that any image or other effect that is added to the cover will stand out easily; hence it will grab the readers attention. This can be seen with the use of the yellow font which says 'MUSE'. This text stands out because it is yellow on a white background. This could be to show that the band Muse are big, good and well known.
The Layout of the magazine cover is a second point that could be discussed and Rock Sound have used their layout very well. On the image of the band they have made the heading go infront of the two members at the side, yet the man standing in the middle is placed infront of the heading. This could be to show that this member of the band is the lead singer or that he has the most important part in the band.
The final talking point is the main image used. Personally I feel that the image used isn't great at all and this is because it is pale, as well as the background. However, the t-shirts that the men are wearing do fit in well with the colour of the main heading, as they are both a lime green colour.