1. Hip Hop Front Cover Research
The layout of this magazine is conventional.
It doesn't look over crowded but still grabs
an audience's attention by the features. For
example the colour scheme, the black and
red together contrast well, it makes the
front cover look very bold and it stands out
well. The font of writing is also bold and its
all the same font but just different size. This
makes it clear for the reader to understand
and looks professional. The hip hop
magazine XXL layout there front page like
this, by not making it to over crowded and
busy because it’s aimed at a specific target
audience and one of the main features on
the cover is the artists modelling for it. By
putting Kendrick Lamar on the front page, a
world wide known hip hop artists, it implies
that the magazines main topics will be
mostly on Rap/Hip hop music and Kendrick's
success on being a young Hip hop artist.
Features
Other recognisable Hip hop
artists mentioned on the
front cover. ‘Bold’ letters,
which may mean it will be
one of the main features
throughout the magazine
Masterhead
Bold and eye catching. Out lined by a
red colour, appeals to consumers
because it’s very hard to miss
Features
Different features the magazine will
include. Headlines- These are
displayed on the front of a magazine
cover and usually followed n with a
small bit of text underneath.
Barcode
Barcode is displayed in
the bottom right hand
corner. All magazines
must legally display a
barcode, somewhere
on the front/back
cover of magazine.
Page Layout
Some white spaces are
kept, shows how the layout
of the magazine is not to
‘overcrowded’. Clean and
professional
Artist modelling
Kendrick Lamar, well known
Hip hop artists on the front
cover, indicates what kind of
things will be featured inside
the magazine