Front Page Analysis 2

This Music Magazine Is Called "XXL", the masthead is big and bold which suggests the magazine is going to be masculine. The use of red fits in with the genre of the magazine because it is rap which is stereotypically associated with colours such as red. The use of lots of “bling” connotes the wealth and luxury of the rap artists, and also identifies itself with the genre of the magazine. The use of diamonds in the masthead also shows the bling culture. Furthermore it is very eye catching as the sliver and the red contrast which makes the masthead stand out.  The puff used is “decade of dominance”, the puff is used to help sell and hype up the magazine so it attracts more customers. The magazine creates a good and strong brand identity with the use of the dynamic colours such as the red and white.  The typography used for the main cover line is big and bold which links back into the masthead where it shows the masculinity of the magazine. The magazine cover is covered with allots of information and sell lines, the additional sell lines name other rap artists such as “50 Cent” and Eminem they do this to maximise their target audience, this also gives a choice to the consumer to what they want to read about.  The focal image is of ‘Baby and Lil Wayne’ they are presented half naked, they are shown like this because to show off their tattoo’s because it shows there masculinity, toughness and strength. Also this attracts to men and females so that they purchase the magazine. The magazine cover is the most important page of the magazine because it is the first one the audience sees and it needs to attract the audience like this magazine cover does.