The document summarizes key aspects of the music magazine XXL. It provides details on the target audience (teens and young adults aged 13-21), publishing information (published monthly in the US by Harris Publications), and typical design elements like a prominent cover image, bold cover lines, and basic contents listing. The analysis then examines specific pages, noting features like a large leading article, dark color scheme, and use of a pull quote overlapping the main image on a double-page spread.

1. Researching Magazines:
XXL

2. XXL
• XXL Magazine is a music
magazine which talks about the
genres Hip Hop, Rap, R’n’B.
Costing £3 to buy
• The target audience for XXL is a
youthful one. I think its aimed
towards teens and younger
adults 13 – 21 as this is a popular
music genre for that age group.
• The magazine isn’t gender
specific as it uses neutral colours
throughout the magazine

3. XXL Facts
• Published by: Harris Publications
an American consumer publisher
based in New York City.
• Editor: Vanessa Satten
• First published: 1997
• Published: Monthly

4. Magazine cover page analysis
Masthead half covered as Variety of font sizes reflects
its a well established brand hierarchy of importance
Main image- conventional Dark background makes
medium close up of a well main image stand out
known music star (50 cent)
No issue information.
Cover lines- bright writing E.g. Date, issue number
so they stand out from
background (yellow, white) Quite a basic magazine
cover compared to others
Not too much on the I've seen
cover so image can be
seen clearly Main cover lines in bold
capital letters

5. Contents page analysis
Main image links to the main Main contents featured as a list
image on the cover page on the right side of the page, in
one column
Dark blue colour scheme also
continued from front cover Contents page is basic to others
I've seen, little information,
White writing to make it stand focus is on the image
out off the background & make
it readable Featured article highlighted by
use of bigger font, more info
Image again is a medium close given about it
up like cover page, star is
looking down at camera giving
sense of power No title as such, just a large
main article title placed at the
Apart from the title, all the side of the page
written text is on the right hand
side of the image

6. Double page spread
analysis
Very large photo taking up 1
and a half pages – would grab
the attention of reader Text all on the right side of
double page in one column
Article is started with a huge
drop capital
The dark lighting follows the
dark colour scheme used on
cover & contents page
Pull quote is used at the very
end of the article, overlaps
part of image.
Writing is small so a lot Information about artist is in
of info can be written smaller text just above main article

7. Influence on my magazine
I am going to use some aspects of XXL magazine on my magazine
• Large drop capital at the beginning of the main article
• A pull quote somewhere with in the article
• The way the pull quote overlaps the main image