The magazine advert promotes an upcoming hip-hop album. It features the artist MC REAL in front of an estate to represent where hip-hop originated. The background and artist are edited to stand out against the dull sky. Information about the album name, release date, and guest artists is displayed on and around the artist's body in different fonts and graphic styles to draw attention. The advert also shows where the album can be purchased through logos of music retailers.

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By Anthony Williams

2. The theme of the magazine advert is the
background of the artist being located in a Artist Name: MC REAL
park infront of a estate. This used to show
the audience where he comes from also
where hip-hop come from which many hip-
This Magazine advert uses two types of
hop fans say are the street and flats. The
font and one type of text. Black font is
background makes the artist stand out
used on the Artist name while white
amongst the audience as the background
font is used on the rest of the
around him his graphic edited ‘Plastic’ on
information. this is used so that the
Photoshop this makes the location look
audience can see the difference in
shinny and appealing even though it is a
information as the black font informs
deprived location in London, this is used to
the audience artist’s name while the
show anyone can succeed as it doesn’t
white font informs the audience of the
matter where they come from. The artist is
rest of the information. The text is a
shown wearing a grey body-warmer and
bold ‘Mangal’ style, the white
jacket to match the dull colour of the
information is used within a black fill
sky, he is also shown wearing blue jeans
surrounded by white borders. This
and a baseball cap which is conventional to
makes the text stand out and look
the hip-hop culture. The magazine advert
glamorous as the fills were graphic
also shows a small image of the album
edited ‘sponge’ on Photoshop to look
cover this notifying the audience of what
shinny and 3-D.
the album looks like so they can see it in
local stores.
The artist name and album title is
shown above his head this tells the
The graphic design of the magazine advert
audience who he is as the writing gets
makes the colours stand out and look
smaller after each fill the audience
brighter causing a different affect. The
understand what information is most
lights from the flats in the background are
important from the artists name to
more noticeable creating more realism also
album title to release date ect. The
as the sky in the original photo seemed
text that is not shown above his head
more dull though as I edited the photo the
shown on his body just above the waist
sky looked more shinny and glamorous
this making the bigger text stand out
creating a more natural effect.
more as it gains the attention of the
The information used within this magazine is factual and only The magazine advert shows target audiences. The artist is shown
stating his name, album title and the date of release the logos of major music behind the text thus drawing the
01/12/2011. the information also shows information guest merchandise companies such attention to him as he is seen as a
appearances of well known hip-hop and R&B stars such as Rokz as HMV and ITunes; this is portrait.
and Sarah Wilson, this suggests that the album is of hip-hop used to show the audience
because it contains hip-hop artist and R&B artists who are where the album can be
associate regularly with hip-hop acts. bought and downloaded from.

3. The theme of the magazine advert is the
background of the artist being located in a park Artist Name: MC REAL
infront of a estate. This used to show the
audience where he comes from also where hip-
hop come from which many hip-hop fans say
are the street and flats. The background and This Magazine advert uses two types of
the artist stand out amongst the audience as font and one type of text. Black font is
the background and the artist are edited used on the Artist name as well as font
‘Plastic’ and ‘Cut-out’ on Photoshop this makes used on the rest of the information.
the location look shinny and appealing even This is used so that the audience can
though it is a deprived location in London, this
see the information as the black font
is used to show anyone can succeed as it
doesn’t matter where they come from. The informs the audience of the artist’s
background also looks like a graffiti style as the name and informs the audience of the
audience can not see the artist fully due to him rest of the information. The text is a
look as if he has been spray painted on the bold ‘Mangal’ style, the white
magazine advert. Graffiti is a art of hip-hop information is used within a whit spotty
thus I believe the audience will notice more fill. This makes the text stand out and
obvious what type of genre he is from and look youthful as the fills were graphic
represents. The artist is shown wearing a grey edited by many effects in one on
body-warmer and jacket to match the dull
Photoshop to look creative and 3-D.
colour of the sky and a baseball cap which is
conventional to the hip-hop culture. The
magazine advert also shows a small image of The artist name and album title is
the album cover this notifying the audience of shown on the right hand corner of the
what the album looks like so they can see it in magazine advert, this tells the
local stores. audience briefly who he is. The other
text is shown within fills as the
The graphic design of the magazine advert audience understand what information
makes the dull mysterious estates stand out is most important from the artists name
amongst the colourful 3-D background. to album title to release date ect. The
text that is not shown above his head is
shown on his body just above the waist
this standing out more as it gains the
The information used within this magazine is factual and only
attention of the target audiences. The
stating his name, album title and the date of release artist is shown behind the text thus
01/12/2011. the information also shows information guest The magazine advert shows drawing the attention to him as he is
appearances of well known hip-hop and R&B stars such as Rokz the logos of major music seen as a portrait.
and Sarah Wilson, this suggests that the album is of hip-hop merchandise companies such
because it contains hip-hop artist and R&B artists who are as HMV and ITunes; this is
associate regularly with hip-hop acts. used to show the audience
where the album can be
bought and downloaded from.