The editor uses a large central image of rap artist Lil Wayne to dominate the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The main story is about Lil Wayne changing his music style, as indicated by the headline "Lil Wayne Goes Rock" below his image. Additional stories are listed down the left side in bold white text against a white background. Overall the design draws attention to the central figure of Lil Wayne and the key article about his changing musical direction.

1. Magazine Analysis
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2. o The editor uses a large picture of both Cheryl Cole and
Victoria Beckham. Both of these are two very high
celebrities, this large image also gives an indication to what
the magazine is about. The picture of both women with
arms around each other shows a close friendship, this also
makes the headline stand out ‘CHERYL & VICTORIA
‘THERES NO FUED – VICTORIA’S AN AMAZING WOMAN’ this
is also in capitals to show the bond they share.
o Underneath the headline a pink box stating the pair’s
friendship, the colour pink could be used because both of
them are female and the main story is feminine.
o At the top of the magazine there are 2 free magazines
included inside this is to encourage people to buy the
magazine.
o Towards the bottom of the magazine there are only 2
pictures this shows that there are three main stories.
o The editor uses coloured boxes with a tiny bit of information
in, this is to show the readers what the story is about.
o ‘Secret Hollywood wedding exclusive’ this is in a purple box
with white writing and the groom is wearing a purple tie
and the bride is wearing white.

3. o The first thing people see is the main image which is,
Peter Andre. Straight away, many people know there will
be a big article written on him and so if people like him,
they will automatically buy the magazine to know more
about him and what the situation is.
o At the side of the image is a caption saying 'my side of the
story - only in heat', the editor of the magazine heat is
telling the reader that this is the only place to find a Peter
Andre interview and to hear his side of the story in his
recent break-up. Also ALL is underlined so this means
that the celebrity reveals everything.
o Secondly is the masthead HEAT. This is a name people
know well because the magazine is very popular so
people tend to buy this magazine because there are many
interesting stories and topics inside.
o However if the people have brought heat magazine
before they know what the magazine is like and how the
editor uses different devices to enhance on the readers.
o At the top of the magazine, there are the sub-stories, in
this case, 'posh gets scarily skinny again!' and 'kerry
katona has no friends'. This is further information of
which is to come inside the magazine.

4. o The editor of this magazine uses many different pictures
above.
o This magazine is mainly aimed at people in there teens,
or young adults, and specifically aimed at females. It
shows a few of the celebrities for example Victoria
Beckham,Charlotte Church and Jordan.
o The most recognised one which stands out above all the
others, is Victoria Beckham, and this is shown by the
way the editor has made her picture bigger, and more
dominant over the rest.
o In addition to this, the tag line to her story, 'New baby
on the way!', this headline to Victoria's story is much
bolder in comparison to the others, and stands out far
more than everything else. This is making it very clear
that the main story of this issue of the magazine is
focusing on Victoria Beckham's pregnancy.
o At the top of the magazine there are 2 more stories
which are both about children!
o This magazine is aimed at women because most main
stories are about pregnancy or babies.
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5. o Heat is a very popular magazine, the editor of heat uses a range
of different colours to catch the readers attention.
o It is a gossip and celebrity magazine that is aimed at young to
middle aged women. Every issue of Heat magazine follows the
same codes and conventions and each issue is similar in some
way or another.
o However there are different types of stories about all different
celebrities.
o Peaches' is the main headline for this magazine and her story is
about marriage,.
o Marriage is an important moment in a woman's life. The headline
reads a quote said by Peaches', "Marriage isn't forever", which
some women believe and some women don't. Considering
Peaches' is a young woman, the quote could not be much of an
concern for older women as they would think that she shouldn't
say this when she has many years ahead.
o The colours of the cover are very bright, using block colours to
easily capture the eyes of the target audience.
o The size of the text also draws attention. Peaches' headline has
the biggest size this is because it is the main story.
o There are two different headlines at the top on one it says see
the pics inside this makes the reader want to buy the magazine to
look at what pictures are inside.

6. o Ok magazine is a popular magazine in the UK. In many
different issues every week and in some you get 3 mags for
the price of one.
o The cover star of the magazine, Kerry Katona, is dominating
the majority of the front cover, with the headline, ‘my
amazing new body’.
o This headline is effective because it is showing something
new, like a transformation. As typically when something like
this is portrayed, Katona is posing in a fashion where she is
showing off her new body to the max, and the tight dress
she is in shows this even more.
o The headline underneath, still about Katona, reads, ‘I would
risk my life for more surgery’. This headline shocks the
audience and makes them want to buy the magazine so
that they can find out more. A box has also been used in
between these two headlines saying that the story is
‘exclusive’, suggesting that this is the only place that this
story can be heard or read.
o Around the edges of the magazine there are different
headlines with different colour boxes, in one case there is a
red box which matches ferns red dress.

7. o The editor of 'Vibe' magazine the masthead infront of the
model as appose to behind, this is to ensure the name is in
full view of the audience and to catch the readers attention
more clearly.
o The masthead is also placed central to the magazine cover
and is bold and bright, contrasting against the black and
white theme of the main image, ensuring that it stands out
from all other conventions.
o The main image of T.I is large, covering a large percentage of
the cover, and is shot straight on in a close up, guaranteeing
all facial expressions are clearly seen.
o The strong eye-contact and narrow eyes makes T.I look in
power and, in turn make the audience feel intimidated. This
connects well with the feel of the magazine and also T.I's
image; a dominant male character throughout music.
o The editor of the magazine sticks to 3 colours throughout
the front cover. This is to create an effect on the audience.

8. o The editor of the magazine XXL concentrates strictly
on music, the audience buy the magazine, for its
information on artists, album releases, top 20 in the
charts, interviews with the artists.
o The main image is of the famous rapper Eminem, who
is statistically in the top 5 most successful and popular
rappers of all time. Its illustrating how XXL use this the
most popular artists such as Eminem to reel in their
readers.
o Him with his top off and showing all his tattoos shows
he is a big rapper in the music industry and he is
showing a confident pose.
o By using a dominant character in the hip hop culture,
who he has influenced many, this will help their
magazine to become more popular and reel in a
bigger audience if they like the artist.

9. o The editor of this magazine uses only 4 colours on
this cover! This is too make the front cover neat and
it follows a colour scheme.
o The magazine uses the logo to distinguish itself
amongst other magazines, as well as an iconic and
memorable logo.
o Each different part of the magazine like the sub-
headings, heading and pictures are cleverly disguised
and separate to create a well-balanced and easily
eye-catching cover.
o Both of the men on the magazine are standing back
to back wearing the same outfit and have the same
hairstyle this shows they are part of a band and
share a close friendship
o On the left hand side going down the side of the
magazine there are mini subheadings showing what
is inside of the magazine this is almost like a mini
contents page.

10. o The editor of this magazine uses a colour
scheme of only 3 colours they have chosen
black and a bright pink on a white background.
o The bright pink highlights the important bits on
the front cover of this magazine.
o I think that the pink and black work very well
together because they are both contrasting
colours. They also work well against the white
background as they stand out and the pink is
bright and catches the readers attention.
o The sub headings around the edges of the front
cover are the main story’s in this magazine and
the pink highlights which bits are vital.
o The image of the artist Katy Perry is in the
centre of the magazine and dominates the front
cover.
o The bright pink attracts females to the magazine
and also fans of Katy Perry with this large
image.

11. o The editor of the magazine NME uses bright
contrasting colours this is to catch the readers
attention.
o I think the use of the royal blue and bright pink
colours look really catchy and both connect
with each other.
o I also like how the background is quite a dull
colour but the use of bright colours makes it
noticeable as attention is drawn to the colours.
o The artist Rihanna is doing a pose which
dominates the front cover of this magazine,
she is striking a pose which shows she has
attitude.
o Down the side of the page on the left hand
side there is a variety of different artists and
this catches the audience because of the
bright heading above it.

12. o The editor of this magazine ‘Blender’ only sticks to a
colour scheme consisting of only 32 colours black and a
bright blue on a white background
o Using a white background makes the magazine cover
look empty and plain.
o Using a bright colour makes the important bits In the
headlines stand out.
o The overall appearance of the magazine looks to be very
clean cut and organised, using a simple font for the
masthead and cover lines.
o Below the release date is the Blender website address,
which is advertising that magazine’s website in case the
audience want to find out more about the magazine
once they’ve read it.
• The masthead isn’t fully visible to the audience as the
main front cover picture is covering a section of it; this
shows a confidence from the Blender publishers as they
are assured that their magazine is so established that
people will know what the magazine is.
• Using a large image of the artist in the centre of the
page, this shows that both her songs are good and also
that the main story is about her.

13. o The editor of the magazine ‘vibe’ uses a large picture of
the artist Drake to dominate the front cover.
o The cover of Vibe magazine has been based on a main
colour being yellow. The full bleed image has been placed
above the masthead, this makes the viewer see the artist
before the masthead which can persuade the consumer
into buying the magazine.
o There are a total of 4 coverlines placed on this magazine.
Vibe has placed the more popular article towards the top
of the magazine and the less important below, this makes
the reader begin off from the face of Drake, then move
onto reading the masthead, perhaps read the eyebrows
too and gradually move down the magazine reading
coverlines.
o The barcode has been placed on the bottom corner of the
magazine along with the details of the magazine such as
its online website.
o On the magazine cover the colour yellow stands out
above everything this is used to catch the readers eye and
important words in sub headings are highlighted in a
bright yellow.

14. o The editor of this magazine uses a bright green to
highlight the most important things that are inside the
magazine.
o By having a famous artist on the front will persuade
people to buy it because if they see a well known
person they want to no why hes on the front, this
makes you want to read on.
o The pose Chris Brown is doing is leaning against a wall
and having his hat slanted, this shows the artist has
attitude and shows that the main article is about him
o Having Chris in front of the title makes him stand. out
the texts are various with different colours. some of the
text is in italics.
o Looking at the magazine name this has to be visible
because people who purchase the vibe magazine every
month or when ever it comes out wont to be able to
notice it on the shelf immediately.

15. o The colours of the front cover are pale sticking to
the theme of Pale blue, black, white and a pale red-
ish/pink.
o The fonts all fit well in together and the use of
colours with them complement each other and
make certain articles stick out. The title of the
magazine ‘ROLLING STONE’ is in capitals, is in a
bigger font then the rest of the text on the cover
and is placed at the top it is in a pale blue colour
which makes it stand out but also goes with the
theme.
o There is not much text on the cover but the text
they do use work well. Down the left hand side of
the cover there are a few article titles which are all
placed in black and use the same font style.
o They use one article title that is made bigger then
the other article titles and put in the same colour as
the magazine title pale blue and in capitals ‘AMY
WINEHOUSE’ this makes it stand out more and
shows that this is one of the main features within
the magazine.
o They use one splash at the top right hand corner of
the cover to give extra information and is put in a
totally different font and colour from the rest of the
font and text on the cover.

16. o Rolling Stone always features their trademark italic
masthead where only the colour differs in each issue.
o The cover also generally features an engaging centre-
image, here it being rap artist Lil Wayne. The white
background allows for the masthead and centre-image
to appear more illuminated, which engages readers
more efficiently.
o As the magazine’s most prominent feature is the music
the cover story and apparent main article is based on
Lil Wayne and the story ‘Lil Wayne Goes Rock’. This
cover line is followed by an anchoring tagline ‘Rap’s
Genius Changes His Game’.
o Lil wayne is the only image on this magazine cover and
him looking down with all his tattoos showing tells the
audience that the artist is a well known rapper in the
music industry.
o Each of the cover stories that are separated by a
yellow rectangular piece of graphic are written in a
bold, white font to stand out.
o Also the date line, price, issue no. and website address
that appear above the masthead are faded and very
hard to see.