Strap line: Summarise some of the things that in the magazine

Masthead: Clearly stands out. Takes up a large part of the magazine cover. This will make it more eye-catching.

Eye contact: Makes the customer feel more engaged in the magazine.

Main image: The main image is the rapper T.I. This indicates that this magazine could be based on him. The image takes up the majority of the cover, which emphasises its importance.

Style: The way T.I. is dressed links to the whole rap theme of the magazine.

Cover lines: Outline what is in the magazine. E.g. in this case it gives a quote from an article about T.I. which is in the magazine.

Bar Code and Date Line

Free gifts inside: Will attract people’s attention.

Cover lines: The cover lines include name of well-known rappers, this attracts attention because it is likely to be good quality.

Background: The background is dark which links to rap because rap is usually about dark and miserable things.