Bizarre is an alternative subculture monthly magazine aimed at adults (18+) in alternative subcultures. Most covers of Bizarre are adorned with very risque images of partially clothed women with large breasts, usually with fetish & latex style clothing, as the BDSM & fetish subculture is catered for in this magazine (the only mainstream magazine to do so), but that is not relevant to my project as I am aiming for ages 15+ so prefer my cover stars to be clothed, hence why I chose this issue where Kat von D is the covergirl. She is dressed in relatively gothic clothing, so this cover looks more like what I will be going for with my own work. The puffs all contain names of people likely to be known by people in alternative subcultures, such as Kat von D, Jonothan Ross, Nikki Sixx & Chuck Palahniuk, so they immediately draw the eyes to these names & the small descriptions of their contributions, which makes the viewer (probably interested in at least one of these names) want to look inside & then buy the magazine. Lots of reds are used, so the black of Kat's hair & outfit stands out more, especilly against the off-white background. Many members of alternative subcultures are interested in body modifications (tattoos, piercings, scarification, implants etc) so the top line of the cover being about tattoos, leading to the large image of Kat (one of the most famous tattoo artists today) would immediately interest anyone interested in body mod. The pictures & the puffs surround the image of Kat tightly, but not so much so that they distract the viewer to annoyance.
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