Sunday, 1 September 2013

Gucci Mane is being idolised by two females, this is shown by the way both of them are staring up at him. A long shot is used to demonstrate the type of lifestyle Gucci has. He has several chains on, sunglasses, grills and a smart tuxedo on. These clothes show what a typical rapper looks like, Gucci is showing off his wealth and the long shot is able to show how nice his appearance is. 'The Source' is in capital letters and bright green to stand out to a reader. Its showing off the magazine and lets the readers know its a music magazine by having a microphone in the title. The colour green symbolizes money, giving off the impression to the readers that Gucci is quite wealthy.The colours Gucci is wearing are very basic and kept to a minimal, this draws more attention to his face and the girls around him. The sell line 'Say hello to the weirdo' gives an insight on what the article will be about for the readers and question who Gucci Mane is.Gucci's name is in white and in a big font to draw attention to who he is and make the readers recognise that the main article is about him. This is similar to the Kerrang magazine as both Biffy Clyro and Gucci Mane have their names in white to draw attention to who they are. Although both Kerrang and The Source has three people on the cover, they represent different things. Gucci Mane can be seen being idolised but Biffy Clyro are giving direct mode of address to engage with the reader. The Source differs from Kerrang and Q magazine as he uses more colour. He used the colour green to emphasise his wealth whereas Kerrang and Q have used red on both covers to emphasise both Biffy Clyro and Cheryl Cole being powerful.

The layout of the Kerrang magazine is simplistic and easy to read. Most of the text is in colours that really stand out and catch your eye. The Title is the biggest thing on the page drawing attention to who the band are and making readers recognise them. The title looks like a broken mirror effect signifying they may have a rebllious side. The band's name is directly in the middle of the magazine allowing a reader to know who they are. The band uses direct mode of adress to engage wit their readers and they have serious looks which may emphasise how their music is.Several words such as 'exclusive and plus' are in white with exclamation points. This would draw a reader in and make them want to buy the magazine to find out more on the story. The sentence 'we're not doing things to please people' teases the reader about the article within the magazine, it creates intrigue and attracts the readers eye to the magazine making them want to buy it to find out more. The word 'not' is in red and stands out. The colour red represents power showing they have power to make certain decisions. Both Kerrang and The Source use colours to make the text stand out to draw in a reader to get them to buy the magazine.

Q magazine is similar to Kerrang magazine by using the same colours to draw in readers. Red is representing power just like Biffy Clyro. Cheryl Cole is by herself and this differs from the other two magazines as the others have three. Cheryl Cole's name is in bold white letters drawing attention to who she is. This is the same as what Biffy Clyro did and Gucci Mane. The colour white stands out against the backgrounds of each of the magazines making it clear who the main article will be about. This is a close up shot of Cheryl Cole, she is directly gazing into the camera showing she is confident and in control. In all three magazines, the texts are easy to read and engage a reader. In both Kerrang and Q magazine the person featuring in the main article has their name in the centre of the magazine, this is different to The Source magazine where Gucci has his name at the side of the magazine.