Hip-hop collection is a hip-hop magazine. Attracting both male and female audiences between the ages of 15-25. The heading of the magazine is very eye catching, due to its colour as well as the size of the font, all the subheadings on the front cover, are bright, allowing it to be eye catching attracting the audience straight away. Having a limited amount of colors is a benefit as it shows neatness and attracts audience.
The main picture on the cover is an Image of Jay-Z, the image of him is suggesting a serious feeling, as well as wealth as the artist is wearing a ring and chain which is shown as a stereotypical view of an hip-hop artists, the image has direct contact with the audience, which is a typical feature in music magazines. Due to the seriousness, it is showing the sort of audience that the magazine is trying to gain. The idea of the artist wearing a cap is also a typical convention within hip hop magazines.
The main picture on the cover is an Image of Jay-Z, the image of him is suggesting a serious feeling, as well as wealth as the artist is wearing a ring and chain which is shown as a stereotypical view of an hip-hop artists, the image has direct contact with the audience, which is a typical feature in music magazines. Due to the seriousness, it is showing the sort of audience that the magazine is trying to gain. The idea of the artist wearing a cap is also a typical convention within hip hop magazines.
Sub headings also show that the magazine about Jay-Z as it says “Jay-Z HE’S BACK!” Showing that it may be an interview of him.
The main offer to the readers is a free CD, the magazine also holds a free CD within it, which is shown from the front cover, as the audience within the age category prefer such freebies."Free CD" written in the top left corner as it based upon a white background, quickly catching the readers attention, as well having extra information about other artist. "50 NEW YORK ANTHEMS!", is also another feature in the magazine which is bold and stands out, just the way the free CD does. Having this feature also shows that it will attract readers who prefer the type of music.
The front cover does not subvert typical conventions, as it is straight forward and connoting what it should be. The cover allows us to see who the audience are, and how it attracts its audience, through the image which is portrayed by the artist on the cover, as well the bright colors use. Conventions used in this cover would be the idea having the artist in front of the title, which is a very popular convention in music magazines, as well as a bar code, as previously mentioned the ring,chain and cap worn by the artist all are typical conventions of a hip hop magazine.
The front cover does not subvert typical conventions, as it is straight forward and connoting what it should be. The cover allows us to see who the audience are, and how it attracts its audience, through the image which is portrayed by the artist on the cover, as well the bright colors use. Conventions used in this cover would be the idea having the artist in front of the title, which is a very popular convention in music magazines, as well as a bar code, as previously mentioned the ring,chain and cap worn by the artist all are typical conventions of a hip hop magazine.
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