XXL Magazine Contents Page

1. XXL Magazine Contents Page • The masthead for this contents page is positioned centrally at the top of the page and font wise it is the biggest on the page. Having the masthead font the biggest on the page draws the attention of the potential customers as it is the first thing they see. • The main image on this page is of Dr.Dre who is a globally recognised rapper and producer. By using Dr.Dre XXL Magazine guarantee sales as Dr.Dre is seen as the highest person in music industry so this attracts interest. Dr.Dre looks very calm and relaxed, we can also tell is quite laid back and he believes in his confidence these can all be considered as connotations of the image. We can also see Dr.Dre’s shadow in the background by doing this the magazine have implied that Dr.Dre is much bigger than he may come across especially reputation wise. It also shows the high status that he has and his importance in the music industry. • The background is a dim grey colour with Dr.Dre’s shadow. They use dim colour and not bright so the background doesn’t take any attention away from the artist. • The main cover story is highlighted and put above all the other features within the magazine. This is done so the potential customer knows apart the main story from the other side features. • The features are listed on the right hand side of the page and takes up most of the page. They do this so as soon as the potential buyer opens the page so they see what else is in the magazine. Only the main stories they think will attract the customer into buying will be put on the features list.