Wednesday, 14 October 2009

50 Cent Front Cover Analysis


This is the front cover to an edition of the "Rolling Stone" with rapper 50 cent being the main image. On this picture 50 cent is showing off his gangster image by showing his tough exterior. This includes him turning his back on the viewer showing he doesn't care. He is also looking back with his face. His face makes him look angry and further more makes him look tougher.
On the image he is also wearing a vest showing his muscles and adding to that tough gangster exterior.
The mast head "Rolling Stone" is in gold writing this may associate with 50 cents wealth and power in the music industry.
The headline with 50 cents name on it firstly adds to the gangster image by having a cross hair in the 50 this resembles a gun sight showing his gangster attitude. The 0 is also coloured in red this co note his passion for the music and for what he does.
Underneath his name there is a sub heading sayin "Mastering the art of violence" this is once again also coloured in red this may be once again showing his attitude of being violent as red can be a connatation for this.
All of this is set against a clear and clean white background. This creates a professional looking appearance because everything looks organised.
Amongst this is the puffs these are showing what else is featured inside of the magazine. One of these is the 2nd annual richest rockstar list. This is set on a gold background because gold conotes wealth and power. The other puns are written in black bold text making them easy on the eye for the viewer to be able see them and grab there attention to the magazine.

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