Colour scheme

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Main Coverline is the only

coverline on the front cover it is
also the biggest text on the page
which follows the codes and
conventions of a front cover as it
is more clear for people to read.
It also identifies the audience of
what the topic of the article is.
Since it mentions Nothing Left to
Prove allows the target audience
of rap listeners to make the
connotation of it being about the

Barcode / Date-Line / Price these

are
all
necessary
so
the
magazine can be sold in retail
outlets as people would need to
know what issue it is and how
much it cost thus needs to be
Rule of Thirds have been applied as the main central
hotspots are focused on Lil Waynes eyes thus at eye
line people would see the front cover as if he is looking
at them. Therefore this allows direct address to be
applied to the target audience. Also the only (main)
coverline is in the left third therefore as people read left
to right in English, the magazine has capitalized on how
people process information thus are more likely to go on

Header includes various hip

hop artists to make use of
space and to attract fans of
the
following
artists.
Particularly all of these artists
are hip hop musicians so the
genre is recognized and
sustained as it would be
inappropriate
for
rock
musicians to be on a hip hop
music front cover. It is also in
the right third as if people are
not fans of Lil Wayne they
can acknowledge the other

Layout is very minimal

which slightly goes
against convention as
usually magazine
copious amounts of
coverlines. This allows
people to focus on the
main image and the
main coverlines.
Main Image is of Lil
Wayne on the cover
this is because XXL is
a hip hop magazine
therefore
it
is
necessary that the
magazine
recognize
the target audience
and have a relevant
artist that is particular
to the genre. The
mise-en-scene
principle
has
been
applied to the image
as it shows Lil Wayne
which his diamond
teeth showing thus
following
the
braggadocio
lifestyle
of rappers. A medium
close up shot has been
used as it is to follow
the
codes
and
conventions of the
magazine. The usage
of the medium close

Masthead is XXL which is the abbreviation of

extra extra large thus the connotation could be
the largeness in size as a magazine and the
other connotation of the baggy clothes trend
associated in hip hop. The red stands out from
the black and white cover thus helping with the
branding since people would notice the
masthead easier.
Colour scheme has been applied of black and white
with hints of red. This colour scheme is consistent
across the front cover so it looks professional. People
can make the connotation from the black white to be
related to the classic aesthetic and the target
audience of young males would associate this to the
stature of Lil Wayne in the hip hop industry.