1. The Generic music convention codes employed by this magazine front cover
suggest that the target audience are aimed majority at teenagers but partly
also aimed at young adults you could say this by looking at the masthead it is
bright and vibrant also has a curve effect to it this could suggest a calm and
relaxing vibe also the main image is of a Famous Hip-Hop/ Rap Artist called
“Kayne West “ and beside him is a bright colourful quote saying “I AM RAP “
this shows that there could be some sort of argument between two rap artists
within the magazine and may be a review on Kayne west Attracting the
teenage target audience rather than the more calm adult audience.
The mode of the address within the magazine Front cover is mainly formal as it
straight forward and straight to the point for example “His 50 Greatest Songs”
this tell you straight away what is going to be in magazine also uses short
sentences that give a lot of information for example “10 B.I.G Secrets the film
won’t tell “This gives the reader a sense of what type of reviews and articles
which are going to be in the magazine
The layout and design of the music front cover is basic but effective the
Masthead is behind the Main Image but can still clearly see it also the colours
which are uses are Dusty pink, Baby Blue and black these are consistent
throughout the front cover also the text is mainly the same apart from the
masthead every other Strap-line is Bold and in capital letters also the layout
and design of the magazine suggest its more towards the main stream readers
(The Discoverer)