Magazine analysis: XXL

When we first look at the magazine, we notice the model (Lil Wayne) who is in the centre. The picture is a close up shot and his eyelines meets ours which goes on to directly address the audience. He is also positioned in front of the master head. We have the main cover line listed directly under the master head "Lil Wayne Nothing Left To Prove". This acts as an anchorage as it's a short statement which makes the audience wonder what the article with in may be about. We have teaser at the fat right of the magazine which are a list of artist names who are also included in the magazine. There is a very consistent colour scheme of black, white and red on the cover of the magazine keeping it very plain but eye catching. To compliment the colour scheme the magazine have used a range of fonts. There is no skyline or pull quote. The magazine is very symmetrical. Lastly the barcode, branding, date, issue and price are all listed at the far bottom left corner of the magazine. The denotation we can see is a very sort of "no worries" facial expression. How ever behind this, the connotation links with the main cover line. "Nothing left to prove" this matches with his facial expression, almost suggesting he has no worries about what people may think. The contents page is made up of two separate pages. The first page is called "the A-side" and is mostly focused on Lil Wayne. There is only one column in the far right of the page with 5 columns. This contents page links mostly to the cover page as mention before the main focus on this page is also Lil Wayne. The colour scheme on this page is also alike to the colour scheme on the front page and also like wise to the cover page there are a range of formal fonts. The second contents page, called the B-side has a very strange format. It's divided it up into 4 columns, 3 of which have a mix of pictures and text while one only has a picture. This contents page mainly focuses on the teasers mentioned at the front of the magazine. This contents page has a mix of different size images and fonts. The colour scheme on this page alike to the first contents page and cover page is very simple. This shows they have kept a consistency with the colour scheme. The DPS i read and analysed is based on the main feature of the magazine Lil Wayne. It is an interview in which colloquial language is used. The tone is very relaxed however the structure is very formal with 3 columns and at the bottom, there is a pull quote out of the interview I'm a large and eye catching font. This acts as an anchorage because if you're going through the magazine and that is the first thing you see you instantly become very interested.