•  the masthead on all of these magazines is always at the top of the magazine cover.
• the font is always large so that it catches the attention of the reader , making them look at the rest of the cover. it also makes the brand name more visible.
• the anchorage always has eye catching words again to lure the reader or potential buyer in . words like " EXCLUSIVE" or "WORLD EXCLUSIVE"
• the magazine color scheme often matches the artist to look more complimenting to the artist on the front cover. For example , the Daft Punk cover features a pulp noir colour scheme to suit their electro style of music.
• these magazines also use the names of popular celebrities at the time of publishing to attract readers who crave the latest news on the currently most popular artists . this is often included in a list beginning with " PLUS"  in bold text to be more eye catching

this is also used with who ever is on the front page of the magazine . this will almost always be the most popular artist at the time so potential buyers will easily recognize the person on the cover and buy .

the front page artist will almost always take centre stage on the cover . They will always be the focus of the cover . this is sometimes accompanied by the way they can sometimes block out certain texts on the cover . sometimes even block the magazine's masthead .

the more recent magazines will frequently have quite plain covers . this makes them more appealing to the eye and gives them a far more sleek and stylish feel.