I analysed this double page spread in hopes to find ways to widen my target audience through my image and layout

1. Line of appeal creates emulation The ‘baller’ lifestyle. The red theme content
and envy
symbolises power and
All Clean cut layout dominance
music magazine
Makes audience idealise him –
perfect life. Implies he has
everything. Implies he has a
legacy.
Serious facial expression
Intertextuality- reference to the film connotes a man serious
‘American gangster’- trying to leave about his money and his
behind a legacy. music
Arbitrary signs- triangle
Flower- a symbol of the
Puff- connotes a favouritism with Jay mafia and the gangster
Z- intimate friendship lifestyle(continuity
throughout the front cover)
The ring emulates the bling/
glamorous lifestyle
Elegant/ sophisticated suit re- The slash in the mast head-
inventing and re branding Jay Z the cut between the
different genres dedicated
in the magazine
A variety of features, not just from one genre A new Jay Z- his brand – the elite initials
group for Sean Carter- Jay Z’s real name.

2. The Large L dominates the whole page, linked to the singers
name Lady Gaga. It represents a takeover of the music industry
as the L takes over the page and the visual aspect of the double
page spread. The Red connotes power and sexuality, and it also
is in keep with her personality, being an over the top and almost
off character. There is no title on
the double page
spread just the artists
name, ‘Lady Gaga’.
The size of the L and the size of
However the ‘lady’ is
her photo, symbolise the
written in lower case
largeness of her personality and
italics , taking of
the dominance of her music and
emphasise of the
her as an artist.
‘lady’, sophisticated
side of her, but
drawing attention to
The photo has been edited into gray the ‘ GAGA’, shocking
scale, to create a 1950’s looks, as performance name
another way to enhance her attraction.
The medium shot of Lady Gaga depicts her looks directly into the The Photo also being in gray
camera, with a sultry look, in keeping with her known forward scale, emphasises the red L, allowing
sexuality, and holding her breasts. Lady Gaga is wearing only a that colour to dominate the double page
necklace that lays across most of her chest. There is a temptation that spread.
was purposely intended with this picture that can contrast as an
editorial photo, for a fashion magazine, and also to entice more of the
male audience- both widening her target audience.