Deconstruction of a front cover

This is a deconstruction of the front page of a magazine called 'The Crack.'

This is a deconstruction of the front page of a music magazine called 'Top of the Pops.'

This is a deconstruction of the front page on a music magazine called 'Billiard.'

Mast Head 

The Mast head is the name or brand of the magazine, it is usually placed above the magazine and usually conjured to be bright or eye catching. In some cases, especially the very well known magazines can have part of the Main Image overlap it, very much like the one above. The mast head always is larger than the other text on the cover

Main Image

The Main Image is a photo that sells the magazine, the main image can vary to; brand of the magazines, genre of the magazine, special editions and of course every monthly issue. The main image has also been known to be very provocative ranging from the weird, eccentric, bland and downright sexual. 

Sell Lines

The Sell Lines are pieces of text scattered around the magazine, they are placed to include more information to what is in the magazine itself. Sell lines are typically short, straight to the point and ambiguous to attract readers into buying the magazine. They normally are in different font compared to the Main Sell Lines to stand out.

Essential Info

 The Essential Infos are pieces that usually dictates the edition of the magazine, e.g. Feb 2012. Essential Info also shows the price of the magazine, and they are always very small to hide the actual price of the magazine. The location of the Essential Info can vary from underneath the Mast Head or close to the barcode.

Main Sell Line

The Main Sell Lines is what attracts the interested buyers or readers, Main Sell Lines are usually very big, bold and bright to be able to catch the eye of an semi-interested buyer from a distance. The Main Sell Lines in every magazine is also know to have a unique font that you and I normally come across. Much like the Mast Head they normally overlap the Main Image and can be usually located near the center of the magazine or Main Image

Sub Head
  
The Sub Heads is always located below or near the Main Sell Line, they are placed there to add more information to the Main Sell Line. Sub Heads are usually a different font, size and color to the Main Sell Lines.

Barcode

The Barcode is usually located at the bottom right of magazines, however they can feature on the front cover or the back cover of the magazine, depending on the choice of the head editor. The main purpose of the barcode is for scanning on the tills for the retail prices.