Four Four Two Magaine Analysis

The final magazine that i am going to analyse is Four Four Two. It is a monthly magazine that specialises in football and is aimed at 16-19 year olds.

The masthead of the magazine is in large, bold, gold writing which stands out immediately.
This copy of the magazine is straightaway noticed to be the world cup edition; it emphasises this by using the colour gold for the masthead and headline to represent the colour of the cup itself.
There is also a small strip overlapping the masthead saying 'The Ultimate Football Magazine', this is emphasising it being the best football mag.

The strap-line used says 'World Cup Special Edition' and it is written in bold white writing on a red background making it stand out but also representing the colours of England.

This cover of the magazine is yet again fairly similar to the two over magazines in the way that it doesn't feature any of the inside contents but uses it's main story to attract the buyers. In this edition the main story would attract many football supporters, like Rolling Stone would attract many music fans.

The headline used is short and simple and uses only the word 'England'. This is effective as it lets the reader know what the article is about without having to go into detail.
Above the headline it gives a small quote from the inside story saying 'We can beat Brazil'. This makes the reader want to read on to find out more about the story.

The main picture once again fills the whole page making it the background, and like Rolling Stone magazine it is a professional photo and not a paparazzi shot. The photo is of the well known footballers, Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, Cole and Neville. Each of the players are holding balls representing the world cup; they are also wearing the England colours; white and red.

The final thing I noticed was the price of the magazine which is £3.99. This is fairly expensive compared to magazines like Look and Heat and therefore makes me believe that the quality of the magazine will be much better like Cosmopolitan.