Textual Analysis of XXL magazine. Part 2.

Image:

• The image within the first contents page is an extreme long shot due to the fact that you can see all of the individuals full bodies within the image whilst the image within the second contents page is a long shot due to the fact that you can see the woman's entire body.
• The lighting within both images on both content pages is ambient lighting due to the fat that the images are taken with light already present at the scene.
• In the image on the first contents page all of the costumes are modern 21st century outfits in which individuals within society, particularly in America, like to wear on a day to day basis. On the other hand, in the image on the second contents page the costume is a seductive summer dress in which a wide variety of females like to wear during the summer.

Conventions of page:

• The font choices are very similar on both content pages due to the fact that two different fonts are used on both pages.
• The XXL masthead is used on both content pages and is placed in the top right hand corner of both content pages.
• On both content pages teasers are used a lot in order to attract the members of the target audience to the main articles based on the specific teasers.
• The information on both content pages are located on the left hand side of the pages in order to allow space for the images.
• On the left margin of the first contents page, the teasers include the main topics within the magazine of: year-end report card, it's goin' down, make a scene, like my style, what's goin' on and on that level.
• Furthermore, on the left margin of the second contents page, the teasers include the main topics within the magazine of: editorial, 60, eye candy, x-rated and doin' lines.

Genre:

• The genres of rap, R&B and Hip-Hop are portrayed within both content pages due to the fact that the information within both content pages are based on artists that specialise within those specific genres.