The article on the second page is arranged into three colums which follows music magazine conventions.
The article itself has a clear baseline giving it a neater look and making it easy and clear for the audience to read which will appeal to the audience. The text is in black also making it easy and clear for the audience to read as it is just plain and simple and nothing is costantly trying to grab the audience’s attention.
The pull quote is at the top left hand corner of the page, where the audience’s eye will be drawn to first, as people tend to read from left to right. The colour also stands out from the rest of the article as it is the brightest thing on the page including the pictures.
Drake’s sense of style appeals to the magazine’s target audience as it is modern and youthful. It represents the type of person that would read the article.
There are two images and there are one of each page which doesn’t follow magazine conventions as normally there is one main image on a double page spread and the article is spread out on the other page or around it. Also they both take up half the page making them a main feature of the article. This emphasises his status as an artist as he is able to have two images in one article whereas most artists have one.
The image on left hand side shows Drake in casual attire and he is laughing. This gives the impression that he is not working but ‘hanging out’ which is a contrast to the black and white image on the other side, where he is working in a studio with a serious expression. Showing that Drake has two sides to him when he is working to when he is having fun.
The layout is simple which keeps the focus on the content of the article rather than distracting from it with bright colours or a variety of images placed around the article.
The image takes up a whole page and a part of the next page. It is dominating the whole spread showing how dominate the artist is. It also shows his status as he allowed to have a large photo whereas other artist that are not as established as him would not be able to. It is also almost as big as a poster showing that his fans admire him and would probably like to have a poster of him to put on their wall.
The graffiti in the background emphasises the urban culture he is surrounded by. It also looks similar to the tattoos on his arm suggesting that he is similar to the city and urban culture around him. He is not looking straight into the camera making him seem cool and detached from the audience, giving him a superior aura. The chains around his neck look as if they are weighing him down, emphasising their value showing the success of the artist.
The artist name is in the top left hand corner of the page which is a main focus point as an audience tends to read from left to right.
The first couple of words of the text are a lot bigger and a different colour than the rest of the text making them stand out a lot more and drawing the reader’s attention to the beginning of the text and making them want to see how the sentence will finish. It is like a teaser of the text.
The pull quote is in black at the bottom and in big bold letters. It draws your attention to it. The content of the quote makes the reader want to find out what else is said about the topic. It gives away enough information for the audience to become interested but not enough for them to be satisfied causing them to want to find out more by reading on.
The actual body of text is arranged in simple columns only breaking for new paragraphs so it does not draw attention away from the content of the text by using bright, bold colours and fonts.
