Contents page draft 1

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Teacher feedback of magazine front cover draft

Rebecca, I like the progress you have made from your mockup to your final product. The first thing I noticed was that the image did not immediately suggested to me the genre you are targeting. I like your use of a strapline to do this, but the image is vital in this respect. It could be a case of simply getting Kayleigh to do some kind of clothes or gesture or carry an object which suggests hip-hop. And while we are talking about tweaks, I would use either some shapes in the back behind your text to make it standout, or alternatively experiment with using drop shadow. Also, your inset images need borders or something to make them stand out from the background image. Overall, a successful product but with some work needed

My magazine front cover draft

Third contents page analysis

This is a contents page taken from vibe magazine which is a steryeotypical rap/hiphop magazine.
This producers of the magazine have taken the steryeotypical hip hop artist and made him the opposite, characteristics we link with a rapper are not on this image,Tthis makes the magazine different and unusual. The image takes up more than half of the page as this is what peole are more interested in, if the text took up this amount of space there would be to much to read. A negative of this magazine is that it isnt made very clear that is is the contents page and could just be another article if we didnt look closely. The colours suggest the genre as the dark background is plain but with the white text it looks bold and clear.

Second analysis of a contents page

The steryeotype we generally link with rap and hip hop is normally lots of gold jewellry/bling, baggy clothes and poses with lots of attitude. This magazine contents page showS this clearly meaning that when we look at it we can make a connection with the rap/hiphop music genre.

The font used is big and bold and really clear. It almost looks powerful as it is taking over the top of the image, These features represent the music genre. The main image takes over half of the page and the writing takes up the other half. This way the picture is clear whilst all the contents are on the page but there is not too much writing to bore the reader. The contents page is taken from "XXL" magazine which is a magazine that focuses on this genre of music therefore we can also link the name with the music.

First analysis of a magazine contents page

This magazine contents page is for "XXL" magazine, a Hip Hop magazine, The image used instantly links with the Hip Hop/ Rap steryeotype, lots of gold jewellry, hats and even the pose suggests that they are hip hop artists. This stereotype is useful to the reader because it immediatly tells them what genre of magazine they are reading.

The colours used are simple and contrasting to each other. The white stands out on the black and the red is bright to add colour. The colours make the page look clean and neat. The two people on the image look angry and serious, This corrolates with the colours used as they are bold and powerful. The use of bold lettering to introduce what is in small print makes you want to read on and find out  what it is about. The language is clear and easy and links with the picture for example "little friend" when we look at the image we see two men, one much smaller than the other. Or the use of a question "can i live?" makes us wonder who has said it or what is it about. This draws the reader into reading that article to find out more.