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This is the Gaurdian weekend magazine. The masthead is posted at the top left hand side of the front page. As there isnt a lot of text on the page, your eyes get drawn straight to the only texts on the page. This is the Mast Head, the issue date and the play on words at the bottom of the page.

The issue date allows the reader to know when the magazine was published into the shops. The Mast head also  advertises the company name, and the play on words at the bottom of the page helps attracts its readers. For example the use of the phrase "HITTING BACK", in bold letters will automatically get the reader thinkng and wanting to know more.

At first glance, it seems like a plain simple looking magazine. This allows the reader to focus only on the image in the centre. In this case an image of the R n B artist Rhianna. The use of the image will help appeal to the artists fans, therefore persuading them to get the magazine.
As an improvement, i would suggest putting the price of the magazine on the front cover. I would also suggest more images and text as this would help appeal to a larger range of audiences. Personally, I find this front cover too boring. Keeping this in mind, i will make sure that i make my front cover look explosive and alive with information.