1. Main Task - Research
• XXL magazine releases every year with new
freshmen (rising rap superstars) on the front
page.

2. Generic code and
conventions
• Famous and well known artists.
• slogans
• Iconic signs
• different genres.
• Masthead.
• Medium shot.
• Adverts.
• Main headlines (interviews)

3. Music Magazines
Music magazines

4. celebrity What is on the front cover
and convention
Black/greyish M usic m agazine
background com pany
Bold title Range of Bold title
camera shots logo
but are mainly
coming from a
lower angle.
Other singers
Blue background
colour
The colour of
skin, jewellery,
tattoos and
clothes all tell the
audience
instantly that this
is an Rap and
The celebrity
hip-hop
The punch line which hooks on the front in
magazine
the aud ience in Rappers N icki M inaj
nam es

5. C om es out once a Sim ple lines so
The Bold title is red which M usic m agazine that the read er
XXL
year contrast a lot with background
com pany d oesn’t get bored .
the colours used Black/greyish
for the back background and L ong long shot
pictures to take a more serious
tone used on both
pictures to show
everyone
•XXL magazine releases every year with
new freshmen (rising rap artists)
•The main image of the magazine is a picture of
all the freshmen.
Bar code
The punch line which hooks Rappers L arge head ing background
white
the aud ience in nam es plainer than vibe
magazine

6. C om es out weekly and is
L ong shot to
$7.50 in am erica and
show the new
VIBE
The title covers
£5.00 in the uk
the whole upper hip hop super
The vibe title contrast a lot
section m aking it wom an
with colour full background
m ore visible and so d o the sub titles
noticeable.
..
Looks like a “Barb ie ”
to attract wid e r
fe m ale au d ie nce
The B lue from oth e r ge nre s
background Is like p op and e tc.
m ore The celebrity
colourful than on the front is
XXL N icki
M inaj( It’s the
m ain picture
Bar code to on the
show the price m agazine).
Very colour full pictures
m aking it look very
cheerful and attracting
another type of aud ience Vibe text on the front page shows that it
is a m ulti genre m agazine

7. What is on contents page and
convention
• The background is a light grey
which helps to make the black
cover lines stand out
• The colour of skin, jewellery,
tattoos and clothes all tell the
audience instantly that this is an
Rap and hip-hop magazine.
• The XXL logo is also on the
contents page and it stands out
because of it is bold and red.
• This magazine would appeal to a
variety of different people
worldwide of different races
mainly people from a black
background
• The contents are very clear and
easy to read

8. • There body language is making them look as though they
should not be messed with and are very serious.
• The main cover line has lots of swear words, I think this has
been done on purpose as this is the type of language used in
this hip hop ‘gangster’ culture and they are using it to
What is on
•
represent rappers.
The layout of this double page spread is very plain and
simple with no colour on the text. This also connotes
the Double
•
seriousness.
Column are important to make it look proffesional. Page Spread

9. Mood board

10. Questionnaire on Vibe and XXL
I. What is their favourite m usic superstar?
II. What type of m agazines d o they read ?
III. What TV shows d o they watch?
IV. What d o they d o on the weekend ?
V. D o they have any hobbies?
VI. What is their favourite food ?
VII. What is their favourite d rink?
VIII. What cars d o they like?
IX. What colours com e into m ind when you think
about gangsters and rap

11. XXL and Vibe readers
• Rappers like 2pac, d r d re and people like N icki M inaj and
Trey songz
• Vibe, X X L
• Am erican football, basketball
• Go to night clubs
• Rapping and singing
• Fast food s like M cD onald s and K FC
• Alcohol and fizzy D rinks
• L am borghini and Ferrari
• Black Red Blue white

12. • XXL Freshmen
• Cover price: $5.99
• Frequency: Yearly
• Boys: 67%
• Girls: 33%
• Age: 15+