The front cover of 'RWD' magazine features two popular artists to attract readers' attention. A major music label, Def Jam, is prominently displayed as a sponsor. The artists appear to be facing off against each other to engage consumers. Dark colors and serious expressions convey the magazine's focus on intense music topics. Microphones in the artists' hands further indicate the emphasis on music. The layout differs from most magazines by using a city background and focusing on the artists rather than listing contents. This projects confidence and individuality.

1. The Name of the magazine, in this case ‘RWD’ Magazine is in bold white writing to stand out and show the bran. The Feature artists and other topics are written on the front of the page in a white, san serif font against the black colour of the artists coat, meaning the colouring was carefully thought about and placed. On the front page show the two hottest artists going at the moment within the genre, this attracts and intrigues the audience. ‘ Def Jam’ a major music label and sponsor of the magazine on the front page. By putting the sponsor there the magazine is represented as a really, high profiled magazine showing what type of magazine it is to it's Target Audience. Uses an interesting caption to draw in readers. When put between the two artists this makes it look like the artists are at competition in which the cater to there consumers as they obviously like to see a competition. The colours have been cleverly blended mixing the grey and black. The connotation these colours give of is the seriousness of the issue or topic at hand. The layout of the two artists having a face off represents the magazine as really intense and almost to the point, it also represents the magazine as really exciting and current with the artist chosen to be on the front. The microphones within the clenched hand’s gives connotation that the magazine is very serious about music, as are the artists holding the microphone’s

2. A well respected tagline at the top, to represent and show that there the best of the best. This is sometimes called and introduction Masthead. The background scenery is very different to how many magazines do backgrounds. Instead of it being colour merged like most magazines ‘Q’ have placed a city background, once again representing the magazine as wanting to be different. The lay out doesn't consist of much captions or topic listings, which is very different as many magazines like to put what's going to be covered within the issue. This also represents ‘Q’ as a confident company, allowing the music artist to take centre stage, and also do things a little different to how other magazines and magazine company's do it. Artist looks very seductive along with flawless pail skin, almost perfect. The connotations that go with this are that looking like this is what's really attractive and what every woman should look like. Dressed in very attractive and sexual clothing to attracted ‘Qs’ Target audience and also give there target audience a taste of what’s really hot. Here the ‘Q’, magazine are representing them selves. There identity is not fully shown but blocked by artist, your still able to make out the identity of the magazine as it is slightly shown. This gives the connotation that they are confident in them selves even if there identity is covered up. The colours grey, red, white and black are used very cleverly against each other to basically compliment each other or bring something out. The Grey and black, usually put together signify the seriousness or intensity of a topic were as the red is often associated with loud, raw, really out there type of things. Lastly the white is meant to be pure and stand out. Name of the artist on the front page is written in grey, san serif writing. This is done to compliment the dark background and not blend in. The issue date is written in a white box which is a very good idea I think.

3. Magazine logo in red, connotations being very loud and in your face. this time different from the first time put on to a blue background which is a very masculine colour. They both work really well together and are often associated with superman. Other featured artists within the magazine written on the front page Put in White, san serif font, white representing purity and also being a soft colour. By putting the artists name over the dark blue they have obviously thought about lay out, because the white stands out over the blue. Lighting effects have been used on the artist, so from this we can tell a photo shoot was set up in order to get a good front cover picture. This is something I may consider when trying to obtain a good front cover picture. Caption offering more gossip than expected or gossip of an exciting and upcoming star. This attracts the reader in there specific social classing and identification. I t is also written in red to represent the importance. Artist of the moment or main story within the magazine placed on the front page immediately to know what or who is the hottest topic at the moment. Wearing very modern clothing that young people in the 21 st century wear. This has been don’t to match the magazine’s target audience and cater to there dress senses. Caption below or to the side of the artist is there to give a sneak peak and show what the artist will be talking about. Artists chain showing his diamond chain this not only represents the artist as rich and famous but also gives the connotation that the magazine are really mad with money.