2. Hairstyle looks very cool showing
that he is a cool idol
Main Image of rap
star Macklemore he
is looking into the
camera showing he
is connecting with
the audience with
eye contact
The house style is
red, yellow and black this
makes the magazine look
professional as it is
carried on throughout
the entire front cover
Name of Macklemore
will instantly interest
fans of the rap genre
particularly fans of the
song thrift shop
Image is over the masthead showing
he is the most important selling
feature on the front cover
Masthead is
being covered
but because it is
such a well
known brand
everyone knows
what it is
List of famous
artists making
music lovers
interested in the
magazine as they
know it will
contain their
favourite artists.
Date, price and
website give
general information
about the magazine
edition
3. Main title top of
the page first
thing the viewer
sees when they
look at the front
cover
Main image goes over the top of the masthead showing
that it is such a well known magazine the reader doesn’t
even need to see all of it to know which magazine they
are looking at
Cover lines briefly
mentioning some of
the things the
reader will be able
to find inside the
magazine if they
buy it gets them
interested and
makes them want
to buy it when they
see it
A quote of what is going to be inside the
magazine gives an idea of the kind of
questions they are going to be asking
further drawing in the viewer
Circle showing
information about
what to expect inside
the magazine draws
the reader in even
more
House colour of black,
white, yellow and a little
bit of light blue make the
magazine instantly
recognisable even just by a
quick glance because of its
distinctive colours
Cover lines highlighting
some of the big names in
the magazine the main one
being Eminem really
stressed to make the reader
get interested in what is
inside the magazine
4. Again the main image comes over the top of the masthead showing that it is such a well
known brand people don’t need to be able to see all of the name of the magazine
XXL logo in the top
left first place the
reader looks and a
well known magazine
instantly make the
reader know what the
magazine is
Cover line
showing that
there is
something
exciting
happening in
the magazine
issue instantly
get the reader
intrested
Key name of star such as
Jay Z instantly gets the
reader interested in the
magazine and the word
untouchable makes the
reader wonder what he
has done
Main image gives eye contact
to connect to the viewer this
is key on the front on all
magazines as it makes the
reader feel a part as if they
are looking at them
Barcode
Website for the reader to
be able to go and visit if
they are interested in the
magazine to find out even
more details and get
more information than
most people reading the
magazine
6. Eye contact with
the viewer vital as it
connects with the
reader if there was
no eye contact the
star wouldn’t really
bother them unless
it was done
deliberately
Quick information about
the magazine issue
showing it is the Jan/Feb
issue of 2009
Instant page number to
go to for the main page
of what people want to
read about for example
in this magazine it is 50
CENT on page 48
House style name of
magazine followed
through to the contents
page making it clear who
the magazine is done by
constantly throughout the
magazine
Smaller text for the
contents of all the pages as
these pages are not as
important as the key page
48 with 50 CENT on
however they are all listed
on the contents page
The contents page is
done for music lovers as
it first mentions the
name of the artist/band
before mentioning what
is actually on that page
7. Logo of magazine and
website for the
magazine so the reader
instantly knows what
they are reading
Eye contact from
Eminem makes the
reader feel like they are
on the same level as
him
Crossed fingers shows that
he is in a relaxed position
and will open up to the
reader about what is going
on in his life in the magazine
Features of what is
going to be inside the
magazine, in small
text to show they are
not key features of the
magazine however it
lists what is inside the
magazine
These bottom 4 features
of the magazine are
clearly more important
than the ones above as
they are done
deliberately in bigger
text
8. Only bit of colour on the
contents page is the red heart
showing that he has a heart
and may be seen as a lover to
women
This text follows with the
theme of looking very
simplistic and not
complicated it is a style
recently very popular
The contents page is very
simplistic in design giving
it a very simplistic look
Small text showing some of the
other important features in the
magazine however they are not
as important as the other
features of the magazine
Features of the
magazine clearly seen
here these are the
main features of the
magazine however as
this contents page
does not list all of the
pages it only lists the
important ones of the
magazine
Credits for the
magazine contents
page
10. No clear eye contact showing he is super
cool with is sunglasses on
House style reminding the view
of who the magazine is by
Big J showing that the text is
about Jay Z
Clear title explaining what will be in the
text and who the key star in it is
Quote to show what will be in the text and one
of the key points of the text
11. Not complete eye contact showing that he is cool and
not looking and paying attention to the reader
House style of blue and black continuing throughout
the magazine showing clearly who the magazine is
made by throughout
Logo and website
address so that
the reader is
consistently
bombarded by
who the
magazine is by
and where they
can find out more
details about it
Quote its been hard but now I'm on top showing how
he has struggled to get into the position that he is in
and he now is on top and is in a good situation in his
life
Main text of the interviewer asking
questions to the artist and them
him answering
12. Website and logo of the magazine logo of the people who
made the magazine
The hat
matches the
colour
scheme of
the title
Colour
scheme of
title matches
the colour
scheme of the
guys hat on
the left hand
side picture
He is
blowing
smoke out
of his
mouth
showing
that he
smokes and
is cool
Caption of the image gives details
about it
How high relating to the fact
that he is smoking on the left
hand picture
