Front Cover Of Mojo

I will be analysing December 09's cover of MOJO magazine.

Only a few colours are used, these are red, grey, black and white, White being the colour of the writing used, with red to pick out the main features of the magazine, The title is black and set into the background to make the cover look deep and rich in colour, whilst the main background is white to contrast against the black of the T-shirt worn by Woody Guthrie. This limited use of colours is tailored to the reader as it makes the cover look classy and more grown up than other music magazine which can look iratic and childish. This more adult style appeals to mojo's older demographic who read for the music.

The font used is a non-serif bold font which allows the reader to concentrate more on the subject matter than the font, its easy to read however retains a sense of formality.

The picture of Woody Guthrie on the cover is a mid to close shot, it covers the majority of the cover and his clothes reflect the colours in the writing and title.

The cover also addears to the grid rule. All the features and extra little pictures fit into a grid layout, making the information easier to read for the reader, and allowing it to look ordered.