Second magazine cover

This is the second magazine cover I am going to analyse. The name 'Smash hits' gives you an idea of what the top hits on TV are, usually pop hits.

The model used for the main picture is the famous multimedia star Britney Spears who has been in the pop charts for a long time.

The title is written in big pink and white italics letters. The tag line is written underneath it. The pink colour of the main sells matches with the title. This suggests that the main sells are information about artists and their 'smash hits'. The group 'Five' and 'Kylie' are pop artists like Britney. However P.Diddy is also included in this magazine. He's associated with the r'n'b genre, but he also has got some hits with pop artists like Justin Timberlake, Christina Agilera and more. There are other artists included in the text such as Natalie Imbruglia, Robbie Williams,Christina Milan. Sum 41 is a group which is associated more with the rock and punk genre. But they are also included in the magazine as they've been in the pop charts as well. The main flash is linked with the main picture. The question 'Britney, pop princess or drama queen?' sounds like a dilemma.

The main colours of this cover are pink, yellow and white. They are bright colours which match with the genre. Yellow is used as a background colour and pinks and whites are used for the text.This way the magazine looks more simple but still eye-catching.

The strapline is at the top of the cover. Basically it shows what this magazine is all about:pop,r'n'b,rock,rock,dance,rap,posters,song words,prizes,gossip,TV,film. These topics are all connected with the music media.

There is a section in front of the picture that looks like a filmstrip in front of the magazine with 12 posters of pop artists.This is a way of connecting music and films.

The bar code is at the right hand bottom and the price is underneath the title.