Friday 11 November 2011

Magazine Cover Analysis - Empire

Empire is a magazine produced monthly in Britain. The first issue came out in 1989 and it the biggest film magazine seller. It is also published in other countries such as Australia and Turkey. They also host there own awards. Empire is known for its unique approach to film articles and in every issue they always include a scripted scene from the latest film so that their customer's can get an idea of what there will be in a film. Its not as serious as various other film magazines and even their criticism in film reviews are brought forward in a humorous way.



  • Empire also have their own title font and color which is kept the same on every cover. Their color is red which was chosen as they found that it was the best color to capture their audience's attention as its bright and bold. The size of the title is always kept the same.
  • The title is always kept at the top of the page and varies between if its in front of the image or behind. 
  • They also have full image of a character from a movie however they also pick their actors/actresses by interviews which are you can read in the magazine. 
  • They use different colors on the magazine to highlight and attract the customers so that it isn't the same color which would put of their customers. 
  • Subheadings are also put on the cover to show what is inside the magazine and only write a few words that would interest their customers so they are encouraged to by the magazine.
  • Every issue has a bar code at the bottom of the page in the same place every time. 






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