Little White Lies Front Cover Analysis

Little white lies is a british independent film magazine. The magazine itself is a monthly issue magazine. The magazine has typical features which you would find in most magazines including reviews and written pieces. Little White Lies has a very unique style in the sense the covers are either illistrations, paintings and sometimes computer graphic pieces. What also makes it unique is its magazine size. Commonly magazines are in an A4 format where as Little White Lies has a smaller size magazine and has the dimensions of 20cm H x 24.5cm W. Unlike other existing magazines Little White Lies on its cover doesn’t feature any cover lines, kickers etc. The only feature on the front of the magazine is the illustration and the title of the film which is the main focus of the issue. The majority of Little White Lies covers feature an illustration of the main character from a film. Little White Lies also shows the main feature in photography in relation to film and the main film focus. Depending on the film or actor this type of cover is ideal as it would attract readers due to them identifying the actor on the cover. The style of the cover can range for example this cover is typically a painting whereas the cover can also be a pencil drawing or a charcoal drawing. Featuring the title of film will appeal to readers who like that film the title of the film is featured within the painting whereas in over film magazines it is written in a digital type face. Just featuring the title of the film indicates that the film will be the main focus within the issue and not featuring any other cover lines, kickers etc adds a sense of curiosity to the reader which would possibly intrigue them and mean that they would be more likely to buy the magazine. What works well with the Little White Lies front cover is how it features its masthead, date, price and barcode all in one neat circle which is central at the top of the page. It Is common with magazines to feature its barcode, price and date within a small white box which is situated more towards the bottom of the cover. Little White Lies with its artistic covers all feature the actors face looking forwards which could be done to make eye contact with readers but also to make it clear who it is. However in some issues this is different and you either dont see there faces or it doesn't feature the actor on the front for example the edition which featured The Pirates on the cover. I also would consider breaking its usual style of having the actor face forward and have the actor not making contact and facing slightly away.