Main image – The main image follows the code and conventions of most magazines by having a close up shot of an artist or model which takes up the entire front page, this is the most eye catching element in the cover when you first look at it. The artist on the front of the cover has bright red, red is usually used to symbolise danger, blood and rebelliousness, the audience that listens to the artists music are seen as rebellious types of people so this red will be something that especially catches their eyes. The artist also has a white pale face this could have been done to make the colour of the hair pop out more or because this audience of this artist are mainly gothic and gothic people like to make their faces pales, this could attract their attention to the magazine. The photo has also been taken of the artist while he is looking directly into the camera giving a fearless face and look this could have been done to show that he likes to challenge people and that he is rebellious. The jacket that the artist is wearing are all black and look like something that the younger generation will wear this could have been done to attract the younger generation.Colour scheme - There are three main colours are white, red and black these are all colours that are very bold and tend to be related with gothic and rebellious people and this has been done to attract that audience to the magazine.Sell lines - The sell lines are white and they are placed in front of the hair so they are very bold and can be seen very clearly. The sell lines have the name of artist on them, this will catch the eyes of the consumers that likes that artist.i

Masthead – The master header is following the code and conventions of most magazines by placing it at the top of the page. It is also wrote in the biggest font size and has been made bolder than the rest of the text on the page. The bright white color used in the master header in front of the red hair makes it stand out this has been done to make sure that the masthead is a eye catching as possible.Main sell line – The main sell is ‘My chemical romance’ the font and color of this text follows the same scheme as the master header but smaller. This is usually one of the most important things in the magazine cover because it ties in with the front page image which is the most important things on the cover as it’s the reason most people will buy the magazine. The text has been wrote in the same font a colour as the masthead which could have been done to show that this sell line is just as important as the masthead, its could have also be used so all the fonts look the same which make the magazine page look more attractive.Tagline – the tagline is usually there to persuade people and make them buy the magazine, the tag line in this cover says ‘AMAZING LINE-UP REVEAL’ this means they have the schedule to a concert, this tells us that the magazine must be a well established one because they are able to get the line up. This line up reveal has been put on the front page mainly because its something that people well be interested in and will buy the magazine just for the line up.Price - The price which is in the top left corner is written in the smallest font on the page and is not noticeable unless your looking for it.

Main image - The main images follows the code and conventions of most magazines, it does this by making the main image take up the whole page, showing a close up of the artists face and by making the eyes of the artist look at the camera. This is the most eye catching element of the front cover of most magazines. In this picture the artist has been shot looking straight into the camera which makes him look like he is looking into the readers faces, this gives a kind of personal interaction between the reader and the artist. What the artist is wearing is very specific we can see he is wearing lots of jewelry, a black hat that has be slanted up by looking at what is is wearing we can see that he looks like a very hip person who might be going for a tough / gangster vibe. The way the the artist has posed his hands looks like he is clicking his knuckles about to fight this re-enforces what I said before about how he might be going for a tough / gangster look this is also re-enforced by the eye contact the artist is giving because judging by his eyebrows and how widely his eyes are open. After looking into the artist I found out that he comes from Atlanta and this is what the a on his hat stands for think can make people who are from Atlanta buy the magazine because they may want to know more about this person. His hats also has an 'a' for Atlanta this can attract people from Atlanta to look at the magazine. Master header - The master header follows the code and convections of other magazines by having the header right at the top of the

magazine cover in the biggest and boldest font. This will make the consumers clearly see the brand of the title of the magazine. The masthead has a bit of it overlapped by the artist head, even though this has been done most people will know the name of the magazine because it’s a well established one, this overlapping that has been done also makes the main image pop out more giving it a 3d effect that catches peoples attention more.Color scheme - the color scheme is red, dark blue and white, these are bold colors that can be seen very clearly especially because the background colors are very dark, the background colour may have been made dark because the artist is also wearing dark cloths, the dark background also makes the red and white text really pop out.Main sell line - The main sell line says 'TI exclusive' this gives an impression that this is something that only this magazine can get, this will attract people to the magazine because it give the magazine a premium and exclusive feel.Tagline - the tagline is a quote, this quote can make people want to read the magazine because it’s a controversial guote comparing two rappers this can make the reader what to know the opinions of this this magazine.Price - The price tag on this magazine is next to the barcode for this magazine it is very small and cannot be found unless your looking for them, this could have been done to hide the price because so the reader wont think the magazine is too expensive and think weather they should or shouldn't’t buy the magazine.

Main image - The main image follows the codes and convections of most magazines, it does this by taking up the entire page of the magazine making it the most eye catching element of the magazine cover, making sure the artist is giving eye contact with the camera. He poses with a ‘I don’t care’ look on his face this is actually a signature pose that Kanye West does, he also has a slight tilt to his face which makes it look like he's challenging the person looking at the magazine and the fact that his eyes look like he is squinting re-enforces this. He is wearing a jacket with blue on its collar this could is to match the colour scheme of the magazine this makes the artist on the cover look like he is involved in the magazine. The artist is looking into the camera which makes it look like he is looking at the person who is looking at the magazine it also gives the person looking at the magazine feels like the artist is interacting with them. Color scheme – The colour scheme of the magazine is blue and pink these colors stand out and when used together they look very interesting, these colour look kind of funky and the music videos that Kanye West made like ‘welcome to the goodlife’ had colours like this used in them.Masthead - The masthead is at the top in the biggest and boldest font in the page this follows the code and convections of other magazines. Some of the masthead is covered by the artist but this is something that this brand of magazine tends to do often and as the brand is well established most people know what magazine it is

Main sell line - the main sell line follows the typical magazine code of convention by having its sell line in big bold letters near the masthead. The main sell line is ‘Kanye west ‘’I am rap + his 50 greatest songs’ this gives the magazine a exclusive feel as they are able to interview Kanye West and find out what are his favorite songs, this will especially attract the his fans s they'd be the ones who are interested in him and would what to know what his favorite songs are, this is a good unique selling point. Sell line – on the right hand side there are the names of a number of artists this has been done because the more names they put on the cover the more fans that are going to see it and most likely buy the magazine. These sell lines have been wrote in two different colours so that when people look at the magazine they can clearly see the names. There is also another sell line on the top of the page this line say ‘Exclusive on-set report’ this makes the magazine feel exclusive as this information they have in the magazine has inly been published by them, this is a good unique selling point, and people are more likely going to buy the magazine if they see this..Price - There is no price on the cover of this magazine, this could be because the price is on the back of the magazine.