Cover analysis

Masthead

The masthead is at the top left of the page to make it bold and when stacked in a shop. The use of the bright red colour and white bold letter also makes the Masthead emphasized. The white back drop and minimal colour use of the text has help to extenuate the once use of text that is not in black.

Splash

The left sided central text draws the eye in and the larger, more bold font also accentuates the writing. The connection with the splash and the central image is that 'Wild Thing' is a classic Jimi Hendrix song and the image is of Jimi Hendrix in a classic Jimi Hendrix pose.

Puff

The puff use on this magazine is in the style of a sticker connoting something extra, such as a CD or guide to the greatest albums of all time. In this case it is a 'Worlds greatest album guide'. The use of the colour blue also makes this stand out as something special becasue this colour is only used once on the whole cover. 

Central Image   

This is the main source of life and interest of the magazine cover. It is a famous image of Hendrix but the image is also quite old. The old aesthetic of this image is very old and distorted so this style is continued through into the house style, using old borders and faded colours in the backgrounds of all the elements.

Layout

This is a simple layout with a minimal amount of writing witch give the cover a clean and tidy look which is suitable for the target demographic of the magazine.

Mode of Address

The mode of address for this magazine cover is informal becasue of the use of the phrase 'TA-DAAA'. This is not dialect used in formal circumstance but used usually in friendly conversation. The phrase is also used in magic and some people thought of Hendrix's   guitar skills as magic so another correlation there.