Research & Planning: Annotated Examples Double Page Spread

This article is of Nicki Minaj taken from NME, which is also a rock music magazine. Nicki Minaj appeals to a working class background as she originally came from nothing and built herself to the top, inspiring working class people that their aspirations can become real with hard work. She aims her music at young females 16+.

The main colours of the article are pink, black which are contrasting colours which could symbolize Nicki’s background to where she is now. Pink is also a feminine colour and symbolizes sexuality whereas, black is a connotation for power and authority, which reinforces the idea of Nicki Minaj being a powerful individual. Pink could also relate to her new album, which is called ‘Pink Friday’ and her fans would be familiar and identify with this.
She is wearing an animal print costume, which could suggest she has a wild animalistic personality. 

The main image is also covering the heading, which is her name written in a bold sans serif font, the boldness of the text may reflect her personality. This also shows she is well known people will instantly be able to identify who she is. The text has also been made to fit around her giving her an important status. The headings to the article questions have also been written like commandments giving her a God like status. It also uses page numbers, drop capitals sub headings, and pull quotes following the codes and conventions of a music magazine.