Textual Analysis of XXL magazine. Part 1.

Image:

• The image on the front cover of XXL magazine is an extreme long shot due to the fact that you can see the full bodies of all ten people within the image.
• The lighting within the image is ambient lighting due to the fact due to the fact that the picture looks natural and looks as if it was taken with light that was already present at the scene.
• There are a wide variety of costumes within the image. All of the costumes included are modern 21st century outfits in which individuals within society, particularly in America, like to wear on a day to day basis.
• The props included within the image include the jewellery that individuals within the image are wearing.
• The denotation of the image is ten young music artists taking a picture together because of their recent success.
• The connotation of the image is that the ten individuals within the image are the best prospects within the music industry at this current moment.

Conventions of page layout:

• The masthead on the front cover is located in the top right hand corner of the front cover. It is bold and it is in the colours of white and red.
• There is one main font used within the front cover of the magazine. The font is extremely noticeable due to the fact that it is very wild-like and is scattered all over the front cover.
• There are quite a few cover lines on the right hand side of the front cover although they are hard to notice due to the font.
• The image and text have a clear relationship. This is due to the fact that there are ten up and coming new artists within the image whilst the text at the bottom of the front cover states '2015's XXL freshman class built to win'.

Genre:

• The genres portrayed from the front cover of XXL magazine consist of Rap, R&B and Hip-Hop due to the fact that the artists within the image all specialise within these music genres.