Analysis of Music Magazine Cover - Amy Winehouse

The masthead of the 'Rolling Stone' magazine is interrupted by a very large image of Amy Winehouse. The image of her dominates the front cover. 'Rolling Stone' use this technique in most of their issues as it's their trademark and the contrast of colour on this issue shows the image of Amy Winehouse as more prominent and more significant.

The Headlines lower down 'Summer Tours' present  a change in font and colour as they are noticeable on the left hand side of the page, and underneath a similar headline reading 'The Diva & Her Demons' demonstrates a clue into what the issue will involve. 

The large blue caption, positioned at the bottom of the page, reading 'Amy Winehouse' can be seen more easily than the actual title at the top, as the main story of Rolling Stone, this issue, is Amy Winehouse the caption needs to be seen, to compliment the image and the reader will want to see more inside.

The actual image of Amy Winehouse completely dominates the whole of the front cover and the use of the colour black, shows a connotation of sombre and soulful.  And this reveals a mood change to the issue as the  alliteration of 'diva' and 'demons' in the second headline contrast the image, and the concerned yet vulnerable look on Amy's face is shadowed by the heavy black eyeliner and plain black vest.

I chose this image as the colour scheme is inviting and contrasts the use of black on the image well. Only a small amount of information about the features inside is revealed in the lower headline, but the large caption stands out and draws you in to reading more about this fabulous, yet troubled artist.