Magazine front cover analysis and moodboards

 

This particular cover comes from Men's Fashion, a fashion magazine with the target audience of typically younger men, 20s to 30s with an interest in style or fashion. This can be inferred from the name, but also the main image, which features Belgian actor Matthias Schonaerts, pulling focus towards him and what he's wearing/his style, which would appeal to the target audience of men who like fashion.  

This particular cover breaks away from typical style magazine conventions by featuring Matthias’ entire body as most style magazines tend to feature their models' upper bodies or torsos. This is to emphasise his entire outfit. Along with this, there are no other images to support the main image, meaning the focus and attention of the reader is entirely on the model and his outfit. 

The masthead features the magazine brand, “Men's Fashion”. The masthead features on every one of their magazines, building brand recognition by establishing its visual identity and branding, along with helping readers to identify and differentiate it from other magazine brands. 

The cover does not feature any prominent colours, instead choosing to settle with a lighter but more realistic style in order to give audiences a sense of realism within it. This is further achieved through the models stylish yet simple apparel, setting a realistic standard for men's fashion. 

The text on the cover, not including the masthead, is presented in a number of sizes and varying levels of boldness, but ultimately seems to retain the same font throughout. 

This particular cover is taken from L’Officiel Hommes, a French luxury fashion and lifestyle magazine with the target audience of primarily men with an interest in luxury fashion related trends. This can be inferred through its name, which roughly translates to “the official men's”, along with the main image, which features Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen. Attaching a large name such as his is done to draw in wider audiences who may recognise or be fans of him. 

This particular cover features its model in black and white. This is because a black and white colour scheme can be seen as a more classic and elegant choice, often conveying a sense of sophistication and timelessness. The black and white aesthetic may also draw the viewer's attention to the composition of the cover, the textures of the clothes, and the model's posture and expression.  

The masthead features the magazine brand, “L’Officiel Hommes”. The masthead features on every one of their magazines, building brand recognition by establishing its visual identity and branding, along with helping readers to identify and differentiate it from other magazine brands. 

The text featured on this particular cover is coloured in a lighter blue tone which contrasts with the black and white aesthetic of the rest of the cover and causing it to stand out and be easily read. Along with this, the cover utilises several fonts within its smaller sums of text to make them stand out more from each other and draw the audiences attentions further. 

This particular cover derives from Men's Fashion, a fashion magazine with the target audience of typically younger men with an interest in style or fashion. This can be assumed from the name, but also the main image, which features Star Wars star Hayden Christensen, drawing attention to his outfit and style. By attaching such a large name as his, Men's Fashion is assuring that the cover will draw attention of not only people who are interested in fashion, but those who may recognise the models name or the projects they are associated with. Because the cover features his whole body, the focus is drawn to the models entire outfit and style. 

The model is posed within a field in a walking motion, mid step. This may have been done to make the image more realistic/believable to audiences, having it appear as though he is just on a  casual walk. 

The masthead features the magazine brand, “Men's Fashion”. The masthead features on every one of their magazines, building brand recognition by establishing its visual identity and branding, along with helping readers to identify and differentiate it from other magazine brands. 

The cover features a white and gold colour scheme, as well as featuring a prominent amount of green from the field location. This is all to give this particular cover a unique look compared to other covers to make it stand out more to audiences.  

The text on the cover, not including the masthead, is presented in a number of sizes and colours, bu8t appears to retain the same font throughout. The grey text features in front of the sky backdrop in order to make it visible to the audience, and the gold achieves this while also keeping the same colour from the masthead. The supporting text also feature several unique and less fashion related topics in order to pull in an even wider audience.