Third Analysis of Music Magazine Cover

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This music magazine is by XXL, the artist on the front that is shown is P-Diddy, he is a famous artist that alot of people will know about. The masthead which is the name of the magazine "XXL" has been overlapped by the artists head in the photograph, this has an affect as it shows that the artist is over powering the masthead and he stands out in the whole splash. Another thing is that the artist has been captured in a black and white photo where as the masthead is in colour. The name DIDDY is center framed in this splash and it has been designed an created in big bold black text. The masthead has been created in a big bold and red font style and text which makes it stand out and lets the audience know what magazine this is even though it is not fully shown. The camera angle that the artists image has been taken at is a medium-close up, this is shown because the artists body has been shown and not the full body but not just the head either, it is from the below the chest and above.

Ideology and Institution
The designers and creators of this music magazine have created it to be aimed at the audience who like music within the genre Hip Hop music. This is shown by using the artist which has been shown on the front cover of the music magazine, he is dressed like most hip hop artists dress for example with chains and sun glasses.

Audience
The target audience that this magazine has been aimed at is people who like the genre Hip Hop music, or even like the artist that has been advertised on the front cover of this particular music magazine. XXL which is the name of the music magazine is a famous music magazine for the Hip Hop genre, which means that the target audience will always know when they see the masthead of the magazine in shops.

Representation
The representation of this music magazine has been shown from what the dress sense of the artist on this music magazine is wearing. This could target towards people who like to wear the similar sort of clothing accessories such as chains and sunglasses.