Deconstruction of magazine front cover

Feature.	Deconstruction.
Font	The mast head is in a bold block style font, to make it stand out from the rest of the text and images, it has a black box surrounding with grey font, this makes it contrast a lot from the background, which makes it very effective. Next there are many different sizes of the same style font making, more important sections in the publishers eyes stand out. (Preferred reading), underneath each section sell-line, there is relevant text to the point, in small unchanged font, to show that this information is not as important as the actual sell-line.
Text	There is a main mast head ‘RESPECT.’ Underneath each section sell-line, there is relevant text on the subject or a hint at what the subject is about; this is used to add the suspense of you wanting to know about more, on what is happening.
Colour	The colours used are bright with contrasting coloured text. The background a generic white (cost effective colour) which help to add further effect to the main image and text on the page. The artist (Rick Ross) is stood in all black clothing with blue jeans; this was done to add further contrast to the background white. (Grey, black and white are the only three colours).
Body language/staging	The artist has been framed so that he is looking confidently upwards, creating this shape that takes up most of the page, only leaving room for sell-lines to slot in.
Framing	The image is of a long shot, as it incorporates the artist’s entire body. This frame allows the reader to view the entire person as he is, without cutting off any detail; this is good because it makes other areas look more detailed, to a standard.
Lighting	The lighting is a surround effect, removing any form of shadow to add even more emphasis on the main image, and keeping the reader’s attention on the points that have been made to stand out in bold, to other areas, this is because of the contrast against the white background.
Composition (overall design/layout)	The layout of the front cover is very smooth; there is a good flow, point to point, even though there is no similarity, except the actual font as a whole, which makes this piece have a feel of different layers.