Planning Main Product - Analysis of Existing Magazines (Cover)

The masthead is on the page is behind the picture of '50 Cent' which shows the dominence and importance which he has over the page showing that he is the main thing on there.

The font used in the sentence '50 Cent: Hip-Hop Icon' is big and bold. This combined with the picture of him comes across as though he is arrogent and confident due to him apparently being a 'Hip-Hop icon' and being centre of attention across the page.

The colours used on the cover are limited and both the pictures and the font contrast with eachother such as the white font on top of the black clothing worn by 50 Cent makes the splash stand out more to the audience.

All of the writing such as the subheadings are layed out around the edges of the magazine leaving just 50 cent's face in the middle showing again that he is the main thing on the page and that everything is revolving around him.



The picture of 'Eminem' is shown in front of everything on the page. this shows that he is the most important thing on the page and stands out from everything else. Also the look and pose which he is performing shows arrogance and confidence towards his character so the audience viewing it will be drawn towards his picture.
The subheading reads 'Eminem comes clean'. This automatically makes people think drugs or that he has done something which he shouldn't. this is because of the character which he has and what his past has been like. The picture also encourages this point of view as well due to what he is wearing (black colours) and also how he looks due to his appearance and pose (tattoos, arrogant look).
The colours used on this page also encourages the audience to think that Eminem may be a thug. Red and black are usually situated as dark and negative colours which add to his character.

The picture of 'Wiz Khalifa' is a close up. This shows his dominence on the page. His picture also covers the masthead on the page so this means he is the most important thing on there due to the people who made the magazine giving up the view of there name to make the picture of Wiz stand out more. The size of the font used to type 'Wiz Khalifa' is also larger than most other words on the magazine page which indicates that he is above everything else on the page.

The facial expression in the picture comes across to the audience as maybe being cocky and confident. This is backed up by a subheading reading 'Hip-Hops rookie of the year Wiz Khalifa' so it shows that this is probably he reason for him to be cocky.

Also the subheadings and texts are layed out around the picture of him. This shows that The magazine are basing everything around Wiz Khalifa because of him being the main subject of the page.