1. The reason
why the
background
is split into
two colours
could very
much reflect
his personal
life with his
music life.
The red
colour
representing
his music
life, which
involves the
genres
of, drugs, mo
ney and sex.
This could
show one
side of his
life while the
colour blue
could portray
his personal
life, such as
the birth of
his new child
and long
term
relationship
with
Beyoncé.
The large image of Jay-Z on the left hand side of the spread clearly indicates he is
just as important as the story. This reflects his stature in the media as well his
figure in the genre of his music. In addition, the image portrays him as a very
serious musician as his facial expression is straight.
The large letter we can see
on the text could be put
there to prevent the big
block of text being just an
ordinary ‘boring’ piece of
writing. It also draws the
attention of the reader
possibly when flicking
through the pages, since it
very much stands out. In
addition, we clearly
understand why the letter is
in fact ‘J’, as it represents the
first letter of his name as
well the pronunciation.
The colour red links in with the
sub heading and the piece of
text beneath the image. It also
compliments half of the
background as it is red.

2. This double
spread seems to
follow the same
layout as many
others, it has a
large image on the
left with the
article and other
text on the right.
In addition, the
spread has a
carried out theme
of its magazine
quite well, as it
has a sky blue
theme and that is
shown well across
the page. It is also
the primary colour
used and as a
bright colour it
clearly stands out
well.
The setting the individuals are sitting down are clearly
portrayed as a stereotypical teenage room( posters of
bikini models on the wall), again this narrows down the
audience to not only teenagers, but males as well.
The title of spread, 'The Teenagers’, already narrows the
audience down to teenagers of a certain age group.
Readers of this age group are reassured that the info that
they are about to read, they may relate to.
The sub-heading ‘Everyone’s
talking about’ is a heading
which most teenagers can
relate to, as teenagers are
known to be interested in the
latest news and trends. This
can easily draw their
attention into reading on.
The white writing easily stands out with
the blue setting being used around it.
This draws the eye of the reader.
The topic ‘sex’ also enhances the fact it is a
popular subject among teenagers, readers
who are of this age category could relate to
this, so it will draw their attention into
reading it more further.

3. We see the individual breathing out smoke, from this we can obviously tell he smokes. This may
portray him as a person who doesn’t really care about the future, since smoking can have a impact
on your health in the long run, but tries to focus on having fun in the present. This gives us an idea
about his attitude towards life, his YOLO(you only live once) attitude goes hand in hand with his
genre of music, as young adults from this category are usually stereotyped as this.
The colours of the letters
at the top of the image
link in with the image, as
the background is
black, and the colour of
the hat is yellow. There
is also a contrast of
colours, which balances
out the positive with the
negatives, possibly him
having a dark past, while
looking forward to a
bright future.
This image represents the
individual as a person who has a
type of ‘laid back’ attitude, him
staring at the reader suggests he
certainly doesn’t lack any
confidence. This clearly reflects his
genre of music, which is urban
grime music, as young people from
this genre are stereotyped as over
confident, chilled attitude. From
this image, he has certainly lived
up to that stereotype.
The ‘HOW HIGH’ pun is clearly intended, as
looking at the image we can link the smoke
with the ‘high’. Smoking can get you high, and
the way he looks, he doesn’t seem far off it.

4. The white background and
the black costume worn by
Florence contrast with
each other, making her
stand out, this emphasises
the importance of
Florence Welch, making
the whole article about
her. The expressions is also
quite edgy and
aggressive, which relates
to the eccentric costume.
The mis-en-scene is clearly
obvious, not many props have
been used. The artist is sitting
on box covered by red and
white sheets, which sticks to
the colour scheme of the page.
The red and white sheets that
has been along with the ‘USA’
text in the background , gives
the whole cover an American
look. This clearly reflects the
nationality of Florence Welch
which is American.
The feature headline ‘Got the
love’ relates to Florence Welch as
well as one of her famous songs
which is also called ‘Got the love’.
Any reader who is familiar with
Florence Welch would know
this, which shows the
The style of photography and font used
is very sophisticated, while the plain
white background with the red and
white sheets contrast with each
other, as well as Florence’s costume
which is black. The sophistication and
stylistic theme reflects Florence’s
pose, which gives the whole page a
‘sexy, classy and stylistic look’.