Magazine covers.

1- what are the typical features that an advert has?
- All contain the name of the band/artist. This name is usually large and takes up a major part of the poster. This is to heolp attract attention and make theband name eye catching to the reader when flicking through a magazine, newspaper etc where the advert will be advertised.
- All the adverts also contain images, usually images of the band members. This again is a great way for the audience to immidately identify with the advertisement as soon as they see it. Also some stars relie on their star image in order to sell their music. Therefore it is essential that their image is clearly shown on advertisements in order to sell their brand.

2- how would you catorgorise the ones in front of you?
- The colours used, different colours used relate to the different genres the band/artists are in. E.g. black dark colors can relate to more emotional music where bright colours can be related to pop music due to its happy upbeat theme.