The document describes the design choices made for the front cover, contents page, and character profile pages of a rap magazine. Key design elements that attract attention include using the masthead as the largest text, eye-catching images in black and white, cover lines promoting exclusivity, inclusion of social media links, and consistency in color schemes and fonts across pages to create synergy. Character profiles feature album covers, interviews, and backstories to intrigue readers and relate to the target audience. Attention-grabbing techniques aim to engage the young adult readership and promote the magazine as the premier source for hip hop content.

2. Masthead – my research into rap
magazines showed that the
masthead is the biggest piece of
text on the front cover. Therefore I
have also made the masthead the
biggest piece of text on the front
cover. This is done so that it is the
first thing the target audience
notices and it attracts their
attention. The colours I have used
are a golden yellow to link with the
genre of my magazine and how
rappers wear golden chains as a
part of their personality and being
‘gangster’. Behind the yellow is a
border of red to link to danger,
which also represents rappers
personalities with despicable
behaviour. The font used is bold to
make it appealing and attract as
much attention as possible.
Main image – the main image I have
used attracts attention because it is
the largest image on the front cover
which is what makes it the main
image. It is the first picture the target
audience looks at therefore I have
tried to make it as eye catching as
possible. I have made the picture
black & white for effect and it also
links to the genre of the magazine as
rappers tend to use a lot of black and
white on album covers and
photoshoots. The pose used is a
worshipping pose to link to the
characters background as he wants to
be looked up to by his fans. I have
highlighted the characters watch and
kept the rest black and white so that
the watch stands out and represents
the bling the character has. The
golden yellow also links to the colour
scheme of the rest of the magazine.
The use of direct address makes the
readers connect to the character and
they can relate to him.

3. Cover lines – the cover lines that I have
included attract attention because they
link to the characters on the front cover
and inside the magazine, so it creates
synergy between the pages. The cover
lines also offer exclusivity such as
‘exclusive details’ or ‘exclusive
interview’ which can be considered a
USP and attracts attention. I have
included a cover line about an existing
USP rapper so that the audience
recognise him easily by how popular he
is and it attracts attention.
Social Media – I have included social media
links as it used a lot these days especially
with teenagers, as a lot of them have
smartphones and find it easier to read
everything and do everything on a phone
screen. Therefore it will attract a lot of my
audience as that age range uses social
media frequently. Social media also links to
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and
belonging to a community. These days
social media is considered to be one big
community where people can talk to each
other over phones
Puffs – I have included 2 album
covers that link to the content inside
the magazine. The first album cover
links to the Lord NB character and
the second one is an album cover I
made for an existing rapper which
will attract attention as the existing
rapper is well known. Below the
albums I have offered the chance for
the audience to win a copy which
may also be a USP of the magazine
and could be an important factor of
the target audience actually
purchasing the magazine.
Below the masthead I have included the
tagline ‘THE #1 SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS
HIP-HOP RELATED’ which gives the
impression that the magazine is reliable
and is the number one place to be which
will attract attention because the audience
will want the best magazine possible.
I have included a strapline featuring
characters I have made that feature in
my magazine and existing rappers
today to attract attention.

4. The masthead for the contents page is also
the biggest piece of text on the page. This
is so it is bold and attracts attention as
being the first thing the readers see. I have
used the same colours on the front cover to
create synergy between the pages.
The images I have included on the
contents page attract attention as they link
to the cover lines used. One of the cover
lines used on the front cover also links to
the image inside the contents page so it
creates synergy. The images I have used
also have the black and white effect which
remains a theme throughout the magazine
to also create synergy.
I have again included the
social media links to
encourage e-media
platforms and another
way of staying connected
to the magazine.
Cover lines – again I have
used language such as
‘exclusive interview and
‘first look’ to attract the
audience as it is direct to
the readers that they are
the first ones to see some
information.

5. I have included a
masthead of the
characters name that the
double page spread
focuses on. It is the
biggest piece of text on
the page so the audience
knows exactly who the
page focuses on. It
attracts attention as it
uses the same colour
scheme with the front
cover and contents page
mastheads. The font is
also the same so it is bold
and stands out. I have also
included a crown that sits
on the masthead which
links to the characters
album cover.
The main focus of the first page is the album cover I have created for the
character. I have called the album ‘Throne’ to link with the characters back
story of wanting to be looked up to so it attracts the readers to want to find
out more about him. The album cover uses basic colours that don’t contrast
with each other with a bit of gold on the crown to link to the characters
story and attract attention. I have also made a track list for the album so it
really lives up to the ‘exclusiveness’ that I have promoted on the other pages
On the double page spread I have
included an interview with the
character. This attracts attention
because an interview is a good way
of the readers finding out more
about the character and also being
able to relate to the character. Some
of the questions also link to the
album cover which attracts attention
as the information is exclusive.
The pull quote I have used
attracts attention as it links
perfectly to the characters
backstory. It says ‘I started
from nothing’ so it intrigues
the readers on how the
character made it to be one of
the biggest rappers today.

6. The images of the
character on the double
page spread attract
attention because I have
used the same black and
white colour scheme like
the other pages to create
synergy. The poses used
are quite explicit which
links to the name of the
magazine and the genre
as rappers use bad
behaviour. It also
addresses the audience
im going for as a young
adult age range. The
images also contain
direct address so it is
relatable to the audience.
Here is the article about the
actual backstory of the
character. This attracts
attention and links to AIDA
theory as the target audience
want to know more about the
character and this tells them
all they need to know about
how he became a rapper from
nothing, which also gives
synergy to the pull quote.
The actual colour scheme of the page
is different to my contents and front
cover. As my research showed that
not every page in a magazine is the
same colour. The colour scheme is
actually red which is bright to attract
attention and I have made sure it
doesn’t contrast with any other
colours on the page. The red also
attracts attention as it represents
danger which links to the characters
personality as being a stereotypical
rapper.