The main image of Ian Curtis is made the focus of the front cover as it is large and covers half of the masthead. The image has also been chosen to attract the target audience of people that are in to punk music as he is in a punk band and he is shown to be smoking with a casual expression, which could reflect a sense of rebellion, which is a very big element of the punk scene.

The announcement of a freebee is one of the few things coloured in a bright yellow to catch the reader’s eye and make them more attracted to buy the magazine.

The two bands are listed in a medium sized font, however are listen in a bright yellow colour. This has been done to not only catch the reader’s eye, but to attract a specific target audience who listen to these two bands.

The pricing of the magazine has been listen in a small size and is not in bold like a lot of the text on the front cover. This has been deliberately done so that the price of the magazine is not the main focus.