This is the front cover of XXL magazine, this is a magazine which mainly covers rap and hip-hop music. On the front cover of this copy, there is an image of Jay-Z. In this image. Jay-Z looks like he is an intimidating character who is high in status. This is suggested via the colours used, the layout of the cover page and also the fact that his portrait is in front of the masthead of the magazine he is featuring in. There is a low level of text-based information, this is because the image is enough to drag the audience in to take a further look inside at the magazine. This is because, due to a lack of information on the front, it leaves it to the readers imagination meaning they will be intrigued to see the other contents of the magazine. Also the artist on the front is looking highly presentable in this image, this is because a rappers image is very important for their success. This is due to the fact that they base their success on how much they have and have earned.
This is the cover of NME magazine, this is a magaizne which mainly focuses on dance music, rock music and drum & bass. On the front cover of this copy, there is an image of an artist who looks extremely uinpresentable (to the public eye) but this says a lot about the readers of this magazine. Due to the fact that this is seen as normal to those who regularly read this magazine, it would suggest that this is the way in which they all dress and present themselves. There is a much higher level of individuality in this sort of music scene. This is as a result of this magazine covering a much wider range of music genre's. This is sensible due to the fact that their magazine will be more appealing towards a wider range of people. Also on the front cover, there is a high level of text-based information for the reader of the magazine to process. This may mean that their fan base requires a large level of information on the cover to be interested in reading further.
Comparison- There are a large number of differences between these two magazines. One of these differences is that there is a major difference in level of text on cover pages. On the cover of the 'XXL magazine' there is a low level of text. This suggests to me that the readers of this magazine are better motivated via the use of images instead of text. On the other hand, for the front cover of the 'NME magazine' there is a high level of textual information on the cover. This suggests to me that the people reading this magazine require a higher level of background knowlege (of content) before they purchase the magazine. Another aspect of the magazines which contrasted each other was, the difference between the two people on the covers. This shows how different these two music genres are (even how they effect the way in which people present themselves. The man on front of the 'XXL magazine' looks like a wealthy person who looks after their appearance. On the other hand, the person on the front page of the 'NME magazine' juxstaposes what the person on the front of the 'XXL magazine' represents. This is because this person is a 100% contrast to Jay-Z (the person on front of XXL). He hasn't really taken any care towards his appearance, this is because rockstars are stereotyped as unclean, therefore this was what was in fashion for their society. The colours are also completely in contrast to each other, in the 'NME magazine, the background of the front cover is white, the hot topic in the foreground has been heavily lit up. On the other hand, for the 'XXL magazine' the background is black and the hot topic on the foreground of the front cover is visible but dark. One final contrast between the two magazines is the font used on the front covers of the respective magazines. The 'XXL magazine' front cover has white and gold font (in order to contrast the background) and also the gold represents wealth as a connotation (which also refers to how they wish to present themselves to fans). The colour white is to connote cleanliness which is how the rapper has presented himself. On the other hand, the 'NME magazine' completely contrasts this. The colours used for the font on the front cover of this magazine are red and black. These two colours are ones which connote anger and rebellion. This is what the music genres of this magazines lyrics cover. Therefore they both have reasoning for their contrasting colour schemes. In conclusion to this comparison, there are no obvious similarities between the two magazines apart from, the similar placement of mastheads and barcodes.
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