Compare and contrast the cover with another magazine cover, drawing attention to the similarities and differences, and saying what the genre codes and conventions are.
The contrast cover can either be your own cover or another professional cover.
In the Bowie cover he is standing tall and proud, he is standing with pride with his chest pushed out. He also has his legs spread a part showing us that he is independent and superior to others. He has his hands behind his back to show us that he doesn't need to protect himself because no one should approach him, it as if he is showing that he will not interact with people straight away. On the magazine it mentions something about the Berlin years, and then on top of the image of Bowie there is a road signed layered on the top which is written in German linking it to Berlin. On this magazine there are a few red signs with white bold writing , these bold boxes show us a sign of importance and that people should read them to see the main things. There is also a pug on the cover telling the reader they get to have a free CD with it. 
In this magazine cover by the rolling stones we see Amy Winehouse posing with quite a bit of skin showing this is one big difference between this magazine cover and the Bowie one, he is dressed casually and smart but also covered up showing him some respect. This magazine cover has a very retro vibe to it and looks old and worn. A similar aspect of this cover is that they have bold letters and words for example they have the bold red text like in the Bowie cover where they have the red boxes to show whats important. A similarity between the two is that the front cover name of each magazine is being covered up by the artists but this is very effective as you can still see the first and last letters and can tell what magazine it is that you are reading. Both the magazines have the name of the artist written quite bold on it but a difference is that David Bowies just says 'BOWIE' on it rather than the rolling stones one says 'Amy Winehouse' showing her full name.
Although the two magazine covers have their similarities they also have many differences they are both designed differently and laid out differently.
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ReplyDelete1. You draw attention to how the two stars are positioned and note the contrasts between them. In particular, you notice the way that AW's representation is sexualized both in the amount of skin showing and , you could add, the flirtatious pose. We talked about Laura Mulvey's work on 'the male gaze' of the camera.
2. You notice 'that the front cover name of each magazine is being covered up by the artists' and could observe that the audience for each magazine knows the brand so well that it does not matter that some of the title is obscured.
3. 'there are a few red signs with white bold writing': the term is cover lines.
4. Pick some of the cover lines and explore the impact of words such as diva, tragic, farewell, their genius saluted