XXL Magazine

I August 1997 Harris publications released the first issue of XXL. It features rappers Jay Z and Master P on a double page. It is a Hip Hop magazine. The cost of the magazine is £3.99. the magazine target audience is young adults.

The magazine name Is XXL. The main image is of the group 2016 freshman class. The image is a full body picture. They are all dressed in white. There’s a lot of lighting in the image as the front cover is very bright. Most of the men have gold chains on. They all have some kind of jewellery on. The masthead of the magazine is bold the background is red and the writing is white. The colour of the writing on the magazine is blue, pink yellow. These colours stand out as they are bright colours that go with the front of the magazine. By having the image covering the title it addresses that the audience of this magazine are regular buyers because you can’t see the whole title so people who are unfamiliar with the title won’t buy it. Different size fonts have been for the captions on the front cover this has been done to show the main article. The new wave stands out as the writing has blue around the text which allows people to think that its important. 

the contents page shows the main articles of the magazine. It has the same people from the front cover on the context page. The image takes up most the page. The name XXL is in the top left corner of the magazine. The background of the image is white the writing is black which allows the text to stand out in the image. The numbers on the page is red as they stand out to show they people. It is in a text box and gives information on what there is in the magazine. The contents page has the image in the middle of the page which covers most of the top part of the page. at the bottom of the page there is a box with text about what is i the magazine. what we see in the image is a group which look (22-30). they are all wearing white. the magazine is a music Magazine this is shown throw the image on the contents page as they are a group. there are headlines for each page that are black and they are bold and the numbers are red and bold.

The image above is a double page from the magazine. On the left page of the magazine is an image of DJ Drama. The image I amid shot. He is wearing a black top with a black cap this allows him to be the main focus as the background of the image is dual and he is bold. He has chain around him. On the right page the title is “WHO U WIT” this is the main title and people focus on the title to see if they want to read it. The colours that are used on this page is black and red. The colour of the background is white. The writing is in columns. the double page spread has a large medium shot that is on the left side of the magazine which is covering the hole page. this is what a lot of hard copy magazines do.  the headline is bold and  it is eye catching people are able to see it. the colours are bold.     


      There is a big paragraph under the subheading 'THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS'. The text is talking about a more deep topic that is why he looks a lot more vulnerable in the image, he is letting the                                        reader know him in a different light.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

   We heart pop                 

            

the audience for this magazine is 13-15-year-old girls (young teenagers). I know this because they include posters of Disney actors. At the bottom of the magazine they are showing all the poster in the magazine. The language that is used is informal. The do a lot of celebrity gossip where talk about what has happened in their lives. The mast head of the magazine “we love pop” does not follow conventions. Usually the mast head is along the top of the magazine however this masthead is in the top left corner. Which is how a customer could easily recognise the magazine. There are 3 cover lines on the right and on the left. This follows conventions as there are usually more cover lines on one side than another. However, the main cover line has the name of the artist in the font and capital letters. This attracts the audience’s attention as it stands out.

the contents page follows the rule of third. I know this because there is text on the left and in the middle and small pictures on the left. This shows that the page has been split into three to follow conventions. Also a smaller version of the mast head from the front cover appears in the corner of the page. A variety of shots have been used on this contents age. Medium close ups have been used which are usually used to show the expression and emotions of the model.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

           

    the double page spared has simple layout. On the left side they have an article about Cher Lloyd and on the right hand side there is a long shot of the pop star.  On both side of the page the colour scheme is pink white and black which is very consistent.

XXL media kit analysis 

This magazine was first published in 1997 August. This magazine is based on Hip Hop. XXL magazine is the No. 1 selling music magazine on newsstands covering breaking news new sic and the biggest artists. other titles with limited runs have been lunched under XXL brands, including Hip Hop sou, eye candy. XXL has released many other special projects. The age range is 25-29. Ethnicity is a big part of this magazine as they base what they put in the magazine on culture music for certain backgrounds.

The magazine is published 11 a year. publisher is - town square media. Editor in chief Vanessa sattern and managing editor - Dan rhys. Ethnicity is a big part because of the artist background and the songs they sing.  this magazine stays with the latest trends as they are wanting more people to read there magazine and buy it.