The document provides details about a magazine double page spread featuring the artist Jay-Z. It analyzes various aspects of the image and layout design choices. The main image of Jay-Z takes up one full page and shows him with an emotionless expression, reflecting his cool public image. The bold red text and colors used in the background indicate his power and influence in the music industry. Additional details like his sunglasses suggest he has something to hide and wants to keep parts of his identity concealed.

1. The image of Jay-Ztakesup
one whole page of the double
page spread.The image of
Jay-Zisa close upshot where
he isn't showing anyemotion
whichmay be because of his
image,Jay-Zisa worldfamous
rapperwho isa verycool and
calm individual sothis shot
may representthatimage.
The headline says‘”he Most
ExcitingPeople inMusic”whichis
followedbyJAY-Zalsoindicates
how Jay-zis one of the biggest
namesinthe hip hopindustry.
The big J inthe middle of
the article alsosuggests
that Jay-Zisa bigartist.
The colour redindicates
that he is a powerful
personinthe music
industry.
The editorincludestwo
colourson the backgroundof
the picture one each side of
Jay-Z.The red mayrepresent
hisevil andpowerful side
whereasthe shade of light
blue mayrepresenthis
peaceful andlovingside
whichindicateshe mayhave
more than 1 personality.Also
the colourscontrast.
He iswearinga pairof sunglasseswhichmaymeanthathe has
somethingtohide anddoesn'twantto give itaway. Someone may
be able to see whathe is hidingbyhiseyesif he didn'thave
sunglasseson.The factthat hisglassesare blackshowsthat he
wantshisidentitytobe hiddenbutthe colourblackconnotesfearso
for some reasonhe maybe scaredof something.

2. The main image takesupone side of the double page spread.
Althoughthe image isn'tthe firstthingthe readerwill notice as
it’son the lefthandside of the double page spreaditwill still
attract readeras it may be a picture of theirfavourite artist.Wiz
Khalifaismakingeye contactwiththe readerwhichmayalso
convince themtoread the article. WizKhalifaconsistentlytalks
aboutgettinghighand smokingweedinhismusic,sothe editor
has made WizKhalifahave smoke comingoutof hismouthto
appeal tothe targetaudience andthe artistsfan base
The editorof the magazine usesacleverly
chosencolourscheme asthe backgroundof
the leadimage is black andthe artistshat is
yellow aswell asthe writingandheading
fittingthisfitsinwiththe artistas Wiz
Khalifa’s #1 songis calledBlack& Yellowand
it iswhathe isknownfor.
The magazine usesa heading
of ‘HowHigh’by using
alliterationthisintriguesthe
audience anditalsointerests
themas the questionsis
basedaroundthe artists
personalityof howhe is
portrayed,therefore it
reinforcesthe rapperlifestyle
whichappealstothe
audience.The use of the
small textunderneaththe
heading‘HowHigh’appeals
to the readeras theylearnif
the article isgoingto be
interestingtothemwithout
havingto readthe whole
The textincludedonthe
double page spreadis
quite a small amountbut
thismay be due to the
target audience asWiz
Khalifaisa rapperso it’s
likelythatthe people who
are readingthe article
aren't goingto be
interestedinreadinga
large article.Sothe
amountof textincludedin
the article by the editoris
cleverlychosentomake
the magazine appeal to
fansof rap music.
The mastheadof the article iswrittenalmostin
the middle of the page to make itstand out.
The colourschosenfor the mastheadare
relevanttothe artisttheyrelate toa hitsong
for the rapper.

3. The cross Katy Perryiswearingroundherneck shows
herreligionbutthe wayshe isdressedcontradictsthat
because of whatshe is wearing.The crossindicates
that she isreligiousanda“good girl”but the way she
isdresseddoesn'tfitthatdescription.
The layoutof thisdouble-
page spreadis simple soit
looksprofessional.
However,itlookslike itis
froma magazine aimedata
target audience of middle-
agedreaders,which
contradictsthe image on
the opposite page andthe
contentof the article as
mostof KatyPerry’sfans
will be fromaroundthe
agesof 14-25. The image of KatyPerry
isprovocative because
of whatshe iswearing
and itwouldmostly
appeal toteenagersand
youngadults,mostly
males.
The article is veryplainas
the textsectiononlyuses
twocolours:black and
white.Thismaybe to keep
the magazine professional
and italso means
emphasisisonlyplaced
uponcertainsectionsdue
to theirpointsize andthe
use of bold.
In the shotKaty ismakingeye contact withthe reader whichmay
draw theminto readthe article.

4. The colour scheme isvery
brightand vibrant.There
are onlytwocoloursused
purple andwhite.The
purple backgroundisvery
abstract, itdraws the
reader’sattention.Also
the purple background
matchesthe makeup
usedon the artist.There
isa greatcontrast
betweenthe twocolours
used.
The white textstands
out well onthe purple
background,itmakes
it clearand easyto
read.The fontvaries
slightlyalthoughit’s
mostlysimilarwiththe
small writing.
The main image takesupone
side of the double page
spread.Whenthe reader
turns tothis article,the first
thingtheywill notice isthe
image of Beyoncé sothismay
attract themto the article.
Beyoncé ismakingeye
contact withthe reader
whichmay alsoconvince
themto readthe article.
The editorof the article
has cleverlyputthe
sectionof writinginto
columnstomake itseem
like there isn'talot of
readingtodo as someone
may be put off bya huge
amountof text.Alsothe
writingisplacedonthe
lefthandside of the
double page spreadsoit
isn'tthe firstthingthat
the readerwill see.
The masthead‘FIERCELY
CREATIVE’iswritteninbold,
blockcapitalsto make the
title standoutto the reader.
The textfollowsthe colour
scheme of the title asthey
are bothwritteninwhite.The
title spreadsof bothpages
and takesupquite a large
amountof space at the top of
the leftpage to make the
article standout.
The target audience forthisarticle will be
female fromthe agesof around13-30 as it is
an article onan artist whose musicmainly
appealstofemales.Alsothe colourscheme is
veryfeminineasthe editorhasuse pinkand
purple.