Semiotic Analysis of a Magazine Cover
XXL
Masthead
The
Masthead 'XXL' is positioned to the top left of the cover in bold writing and
capital letters, within a red box.
The use
of bold, capital letters implies that this magazine is important and it will catch
the eye of the audience. The name 'XXL' means "Extra, Extra Large"
and this has connotations to the idea of "Bigger is Better". The
bigger you are means the more successful you will be, so the aim is to get as
big as you can get to become the best. This choice of the masthead has been
made as rappers are always competing against each other to become the
biggest and the best, much more competitive than any other music industry.
Main Image
The Main
Image of 'Lil Wayne' is used as he is a iconic, well known rapper and
represents the stereotyped view of rappers in general. The Main Image is placed
in front of the masthead to illustrate his importance to the magazine and the music genre.
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