Textual analysis, Double page spread 5

This double page spread is spilt up in two as the page on the left is full with an image and the page on the right is the article. This doesn't make the two pages flow and look as one. However, there are various techniques that the magazine have used to relate them both together. The most obvious one being the letter J covering the page on the right. The J stands for the first letter of Jay-Z's name (the man in the photo) so it automatically becomes relevant without reading the article. Also, the colour scheme throughout the two pages work well together only using a small variety of colours, red being the main one. 

   The page on the left is only used for the iconic sign, photograph of singer, Jay-Z and a small section for text. Being able to see eyes in a photo usually is the main way to express feelings and a look that the magazine want the photo to portray. However, in this photo he's wearing sunglasses so his eyes are covered- this makes it less obvious to who it is and a more definite expression but the pose he's doing still gives a sense of attitude. Also, red conotes danger so by using the colour red in the photo, it could link to this meaning. With half of his face being red also, it reminds me of evil and devils and the J in the right page looks like a tail so altogether, it's giving an 'dangerous' look. This could relate to the genre as well as it's rap and the stereotypical rap singer is 'dangerous'. The layout of the photo is simple due to it spreading across the whole page, fitting to the edges and not showing any excess page.

   On the photo, there's a small amount of writing. The biggest being a quote from the article, a logo of RapRadar and a small description including the words 'better red than dead'. This links to the the red colour scheme and the connotations of the colour red. On the second page, there's a lot of writing separated by 2 columns and 3 paragraphs. The openings of the second and third paragraph start with a huge letter. This seems to break it down more and make it look as if there's not as much writing as it would look not having the big letters. The letter J covering the page is bold but you can still easily read the text thats over it. Also, the singers name 'Jay-Z' is on the top of the second page in red, tying in with the other red fonts and parts around the two pages.