The magazine cover uses a simple layout with a medium shot of two artists facing away from each other to imply rivalry in the music industry. Red is prominently used to connote the rock genre. Questions are asked under subheadings to encourage reading the articles. The masthead is bright yellow to catch the eye, and the main image overlaps it for regular readers.

1. Name of magazine in the Two main artists of a boy band.
corner, highlighted with The clothing they’re in is
the colour white and black, their hair is dark and
black. Main filling of the wavy. Nothing else is in black
title is red, red connotes besides the main image, it
rock and roll which relates stands out to the audience.
to the genre of the These artists relate to the genre
magazine of the magazine and the
audience can clearly see what
Subtitles are on the genre it is immediately
opposite side of the main
image. There isn't too
much going on as they The artists in the image are
have made it simple. This facing back to back which
doesn't’t give away too could possibly show rivalry
much information and which indicates how tough
helps the audience to find the music industry is even
out for themselves though they are working
together they still have
There are rhetorical questions competition
used under the subheading of
each article. Instead of giving They’ve used a bright
away a brief of the article, the colour yellow on the puff to
questions make the reader want promote the album. It is
to find out more about the used in order to catch the
article and its breaking the forth readers attention as yellow
wall, talking to the audience is bright and eye catching
directly
The typography of the
subheadings are red and bold, in They have used a quote from
caps lock. Catching the readers the interview from one of
attention. The “SXSW SPECIAL” the artists. This interests the
has a bigger typography than audience into what the
the rest of the subheadings. Red The facial expressions are serious and conversation may be about
goes well with the theme and the black features show that they’re which makes them read on
the colour black serious about their music

2. The masthead is in the Referring to another The main image is a medium long shot and
colour yellow/orange as female dynamic so it takes up most of the page
it’s a bright colour and artist, competition which is why there is less information
stands out. It’s the fist
thing that catches the Talking directly to the
audiences attention audience, not giving them a
choice of whether they want
the songs or not.
The main image on this
magazine is overlapping
the masthead. This is for The glitter on her outfit may suggest
audiences who are that she is a out going person and
familiar with the likes to party. This could again relate
magazine company and to the music genre of the magazine
read it regularly. it may be RnB
The typography of the name
of the artist “Leona Lewis” is Main image is quite
bigger than the rest as she is seductive, body posture and
the main focus on the pose with the hand. Relates to
magazine cover the genre of the magazine
Asking the audience rhetorical
The orange writing matches questions so that they can get
her ‘gold’ skin tone which involved and read on
could relate to her
wealth, also they relate to
her as a “megastar”
Her outfit is black, black connotes
The layout of the sexy and makes a person look more
magazine is quite slimmer, her skin is showing. Also the
simple, not too much heavy eye make up may suggest that
information is given Magazine website for people to get more the target audience are females who
out. Makes the information and month and year of the magazines go out and look good
audience curious release which helps as people will know the
information in the magazine isn't updated

3. Name of drugs and a quote from the
The colour scheme is red, black
artists interview to entertain the
and grey. It matches the
The typography of the audience and get them to read on
masthead and some of the
masthead is a mixture of texts. The important texts are in
red/black/grey which red as red is a symbol of
connote serious colours. importance and shock. The
The colours link to his background is grey but there are
posture as he looks quite darker shades of grey used for
serious with his arms text
folded.
Jewellery relates to the
Name of artists are related stereotypical rap artists as
to the hip hop genre. The they stand out also it is a
names are also placed on status symbol of wealth
top of the masthead for the and prestige
audience in case they want
to read about other artists His body posture is very serious
instead of the one on the and he looks like he has a high
main image authority. The facial expressions are
also serious as he has no emotion
The use of alliteration in such as a smile. This again relates
“vicodin”, “valium” to make to the rap/hip hop genre as the
it more interesting to read stereotypical artists are quite
and it is also underneath the serious as their music is serious and
masthead which also begins what they speak about in their
with a V music is serious
The colours may represent
The layout of the magazine is laid
the gang culture which also
out evenly, there isn't much
relates to his tattoos which
information but just brief
are symbolical
information of what the magazine
A website on the magazine for more information about it. may consist. This lets the audience
It is small and in the corner as it is irrelevant information find out for themselves and doesn’t
but still there hidden just in case the audience want to give away too much information
know more or read the online magazines