Deconstruction of a magazine frontcover

Feature.	Deconstruction.
Font	The font is in different forms this time, varying from more complex styles of ‘handwriting’ to bold block font (mast head), to finally a generic style font for the rest of the text on the page (sell-lines), in other areas there is italics, to make the quotations stand out.
Text	There is the expected amount of text on the page, appearing as sell-lines, mast-head and quotes. The sell-lines are very short only giving, hints about the subject or just stating an artist name, this is effective but not so much for people who are new to the Genre of music (and side stories that appear with the Genre), meaning they may not be able to follow the story clearly. The text has been worded in a formal/informal way, making it very clear to people who are part of the Genre.
Colour	The colour is very dark throughout making the text, which is white, stand out from the background and image. The mast head is also dark, but keeps a strong contrast, from the background, making it very visible.
Body language/staging	The image has been staged to make the overall effect look rough, by keeping the background of a cross hatching wired fence. The body language of the artist is confident, looking directly at the camera. The artist is wearing all black clothing on a dark background, making him look as though he is blending in with the background colours.
Framing	The shot, is a mid shot of the artist, looking directly at the camera, so that at all angles you look at the image, you cannot break eye contact. The mid shot also adds further detail into the artist face, as it looks directly, into the shadow covered face.
Lighting	The lighting on the image comes from the right hand side, covering the left half of the screen in a shadow, which is unusual to have across the front cover screen, which adds further effect on to the main image, creating suspicion and thoughts on the artist.
Composition (overall design/layout)	The composition of the page is average, this is because it is has a main image in the centre of the page, making the image stand out over most other areas. The strange part of the main image is that it has kept the original background, of the wired fence, to add more depth to the bigger picture. Then to add further effect to the composition, the text has been placed around the main image, so the focus stays on the main image.