Analysing a magazine (3)

The main image contains five famous american rapper's representing the objective and genre of the magazine. All five characters are wearing black clothes, this is crucial as it keeps consistency and gives them a group look. Three of them are wearing glasses, and one is wearing a baseball cap slanted on his head. This is a main feature as it portrays their style and mode of dress. Also within this cover the each character is standing with a different posture this gives it a very busy look. Music genre is hip-hop and this is show throughout the cover as each character is relevant to the Hip Hop industry. This main image is framed with a dark background, which refers to their superiority and gives the artists within the cover a more appealing look.

The clothing and structure of the characters relate to the mood as it creates a very appealing look, and represents Hip Hop. This cover is realistic and contains mainly 3 colors blue, white and black. This is a very powerful effect as it does not look like too many colors and images have been squashed on the page. This one image suggests the genre and moral of the magazine. The title is appealing as it has a 3d effect in blue. There is a image of a hand holding a mike in the letter "O" of the title "SOURCE", this is a very effective method used as it contains a new, different look and represents the magazine is based around music. "The" in the title "The source" is rotated onto the side which gives "SOURCE" a better look. Above the title it contains the names of the main rappers on the cover, this is a useful method as it informs the reader about the various rappers. The font used for the straplines is effective as it is also in 3d "POWER 30" has been placed on the bottom left covering the characters, suggesting the content of the magazine. The font is very appealing, which attracts the readers interest to read the magazine.

The masthead "THE SOURCE" reflects the genre and target audience as it gives the feeling the magazine will contain useful, exciting information. The target audience for this magazine i feel is mainly teenagers or early 20s, as it is based on young rappers who are famous. These young rappers represent the target audience as advertises young talented individuals in success.