Contents title is largely displayed here boldly, the date and issue number are also displayed here. They are bold and stand out brightly. The masthead and contents page are both connected together, this is a technique they use in every issue.

The page numbers are clearly represented through bright bold writing, red and white colouring makes it easier to navigate when looking for a page number, simply makes it clearer and easier to understand.

The Streets and Elton John seem to be the main focuses on this issue of them magazine as they both star on the contents page.

Pull quote is used here. This is another technique when attracting the audience. The word ‘shit’ suggests that the audience may be a teen/young adult audience and shows the magazine is more daring than others and is rebellious.

The main and largest image is of Elton John, you could argue that this article is aimed at an older audience; this suggests that the magazine has a wide target audience.

Contents displayed in interesting and entertaining way, attract and entertain the audience.

Main image is a stereotype of an American rapper. Hat on, shirt off and necklaces and bracelets and chains worth thousands of dollars on them.

Red colour is interesting and attractive leaving the reader wanting to carry on.

Writing is white and clearly stands out brightly, allowing the reader to read it easily and navigate page numbers easily.

This is a double page spread from the magazine Kerrang. The two pages are combined as one big page. There are four pictures within the spread with at least one band member in each of them. Using a fair amount of pictures will attract and entertain the audience and most likely selling the article to them. Three colours are predominantly used. Red, black and white are all used. These three colours attract and stand out. Making the magazine easier to read and more accessible to the reader. The size of the font varies again a technique used to attract and entertain the audience. The colour of the font and page itself could reflect the emotions of the band and their genre. MCR genre is punk and the red white and black could signify their emotions. From looking at the double page spread I can see that the band ‘My Chemical Romance’ are trying to sell their music to the target audience of the magazine. The target audience being indie\ punk\ rock lovers the age group could range from 15 to 40. The magazine focuses on MCR new album. They give the audience sneak peaks to names of the tracks and what they are going to sound like. They also portray photos of the band themselves in the studio etc. this will excite the audience leaving them wanting to know more and also leaving them eager to purchase the album when it is released. The magazine also uses the words ‘World exclusive’ this makes the article unique in its own way leaving the readers thinking only they know this much information about the new album. The language used in the interview could be seen as colloquial. The leading band member Gerard Way uses words such as ‘how the hell’ and ‘gonna’. These words are generally used by the younger generations. This interview can relate to its younger audience. It could connect with them and encourage them to buy the magazine. For example if one of their favourite lead singers talks like the way they do the younger generation see them as role models and will act and talk like them. Overall the various elements used to create this double page spread are in my opinion used to try and sell and emphasize the band featured within the article. All of the elements used help to do this. I think that the producer of the article aimed to inform and entertain its audience and tried to not only sell the bad but the magazine itself, by this I mean it wants to gain more customers and generate more profit.

This is a double page spread. Unlike my previous double page spread this one doesn’t have vast amounts of photos and the writing doesn’t represent anger or fierce emotions. There is one main image on the left hand side of the page. The model is rap artist T.I. although there aren’t vast amounts of photos one main and large image will attract and amuse the target audience especially if there is a popular and successful rap artist on the page. The colour used varies a lot for example the colours on the second page are bright summary colours. This contrasts with the topic of the article, the topic being ‘the summer preview’. This lightens the mood of the article and aims to please and enlighten the mood of its audience. It gives the magazine a more summery and light feel. Allowing the readers to relax whilst reading the article. T.I. himself is posing and looking directly at the audience. This connects the reader not only with T.I. but also with the magazine. Like all rappers T.I. is wearing gold and silver chains. T.I. is a role model to many young rappers and young people. The chain around his neck represents fame, hard work, money and power. Each of these elements are what some young people want to aspire to be.

This is a double page spread from Q magazine. The colouring of the double page spread is dark this shows an element of profession and seriousness. The magazine is trying to promote and make Kid Cudi look professional and good at the same time. There is one main image which is of Kid Cudi himself, this stresses that the atricle is about him and him only. This also shows its audience what he looks like if they didn’t already know. The colour of the font is white this makes it easier for the audience to read because of the black background. Kid Cudi himself is standing up and swearing at the reader. This connects the reader and Kid Cudi together making the reader feel more involved in the interview. This also shows the audience that Kid Cudi is rebellious and how he behaves. However he can do this because he is a rapper and generally all rappers swear. The audience may want to see this because rap itself is about being yourself and letting your emotions and thoughts out.

This double page spread is from XXL magazine. The main feature of the magazine is two rappers, 50 Cent and Soulja Boy. You can clearly see this from the two of them on the left page. They cover and occupy the whole page. The language used at the start is slang. It was taken from a tweet by 50 Cent. Swear words and other words are used. You can tell that the target audience of this magazine is young rap and hip hop fans. You can tell this by the language used and the most obvious aspect is that two of the biggest and most successful rappers are the main feature of the magazine. The general layout of the magazine is simple; this makes it easy and more accessible for its audience.