Conventions of a magazine cover

I chose to analyse a rolling stones front cover, as i felt it was aimed at very simalar age group that im aiming for with my magazine ideas. I feel this image fits the content of the magazine very well, by having 'the hills' stated in the front cover and having actresses from the hills on the front draws the correct to the correct age group they are aiming for, this is a big hit with teen audiences, from between the ages 16-24. As well as having the right age of audience, it is also very popular nowadays, therefore this would sell many copies. The colour shceme is mostly white and black. These two colours contradict each other, therefore the text really stands out against the black, also as 'THE HILLS' is much larger and bolder against the other texts, this istantly draws the reader to see this. The girls are also dressed in white this represents purity however this again is contrasted with the type of clothing they are wearing, the lack of clothing is aimed at the male population, as 'The Hills' is mainly aimed for females, the magazine had to attract male audiences some how, this does this. The colour of the title 'rolling stones' changes depending on the issue and the front colour, on this issue 'rolling stones' has been edited to be pink, this is because the issue is mainly aimed to females as this follows the hills audience. The image of the girls consists of both direct address and indirect address, the direct address draws the audience in to the celebrities, however indirect address has been used to make the girls appear fun, therefore audiences will want to know more about them. The brightness of this magazine would stand out on a shelf against other magazines that use common dark colours, therefore this will draw the audience into this particular magazine. There is the main subheading 'The Hills' and there are 4 more subheading in a smaller text to the right of the cover, these headings consists of the main stories they are advertising to sell the magazine. There is one Strapline going across the top, this states 'Inside a $25.000-a night escort service' this again is to draw the male audience in more, opening the magazine up to both males and females.