Front cover.

Front cover uses san serif style because the magazine appeals to the Male population and audience. San serif is presented as a manly font as opposed to serif being a female sort of font.

The front cover follows the usually Z pattern which is known in the industry as the route of the eye. The Z is the way our body will naturally read things so creating a mast head to start the Z off then the rest of the eye follows with the main image followed by the cover line and the cover stories which can be located to each side of the image.

The mast head is the larger font and is used to grab the reader’s attention when looking to purchase the magazine at a shop.

Brand verification- By using a san serif style of lettering in order to certify the male magazine the san serif style is used in a professional way, this is seen through the black and white vintage background. The class is also represented in this photo by his clothing, a sense of romance is also apparent in the picture as we see the inclusion off the hand.

The layout of the contents page is a professional look and includes eye catching headings in order to entice the audience into reading the article .presenting the information through columns is a convention of contents pages as it allows the information to be easily read.

In this particular article we see the inclusion of serif style lettering this indicates that the audience is a mixture of Male and Female and is specifically aimed at those who are interested in R&B music, there is no aimed audience for this it allows anyone of any ethnicity or religion. San serif font is used in this article as it appeals to the younger male audience in order to grab their attention this is due to the modern font style. The layout is presented as masculine this is shown as being ordered neatly in columns. The large image on the left page is to immediately attract the reader’s attention to the article written on the page to the right. The yellow and black house style is continued throughout the article there for not only making a professional looking piece but also creating eye catching and easy to read material. The drop cap is used in the start of an article in order to grab the reader’s attention it is used because it stands out from the other letters meaning when the reader turns the page their brain will immediately be drawn to the beginning of the article leaving there brain intrigued wanting more meaning they will read on through the rest of the article. The camera angle used in this image shows a close up this is used in order to focus directly on the facial expressions.

The inclusion of smoke in the picture is used as imagery as the audience may start to think said person lives a rather rebellious life. This image that the audience create in their head leaves them intrigued wanting more information which sells them the story written on the opposite page. The theme of being rebellious links