XXL Magazine. I am going to deconstruct XXL Magazine for my set work with use of semiotics and polysemics. I chose this because it can relate to my magazine that I will be creating because it is along the lines of Hip Hop, Rap, Indie and R&B. The main cover of this magzine is of 'Jay-Z' and what we can see straight away is Jay-Z and a photoshopped reflection of a city in his glasses. Without looking at the text, we can tell that Jay-Z is serious because of the angle of gaze and his facial expression. It could represent that he may be here for something and is a serious matter.

The way the magazine is set out, with a dark background and a close up shot of Jay-Z could represent that the magazine has a dark background and another darker meaning inside, what will it be? We are not sure yet.

Now, with the text added, we are sure that the main attraction of the magzine is Jay-Z, his name is written in capitals and bold, and the outline of his name is in white. Underneath his name is written in italics 'Return of the Hustle' also written in a gold colour, which would emphasise his 'Hustle' and notice how 'Hustle' is written with a capital letter to emphasise the power. The quote also would imply that Jay-Z is back for a hustle with his music which mixes well with the image in his sunglasses as it could imply that he is out to hustle the whole city.