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The main image on this cover is a mid-shot of Bob Marley with his arms folded, laughing face and looks like he’s leaning back. This image is replicating the chilled out life that Jamaicans and Bob Marley have, it seems as though whatever problems they have they can just get high and laugh it off. I think they have went for a mid-shot to show the real emotion on his face and also so you don’t have to see a long-shot of what he is wearing because it probably won’t be the best dress sense and people care more about what Bob Marley is rather than what he looks like. When taking my photo for my cover I will have this shot in mind purely because of the happiness in which is being shown. So, depending on the genre of my mag, will depend on what the emotions are like in the photo.
The colour scheme used on this cover really does work well; the colours used are black, red, yellow and green with a black and white photo. Having this photo in black and white reminds you of the times of when he was around as a digital camera may have only been getting invented 10 years after he died. Also this black and white image really brings out the Rasta colours which are used for all the text associated with the man himself. If they had decided to go with random colours on this cover, for example, blue, it would have looked stupid as this edition is all about Bob Marley and the colour blue has no association with him where as green, yellow and red do. When creating my cover I will think about having a black and white image as I like the effect it has on this one. When it is on the shelf you will not expect it to stand out because of the image but in fact I think it will stand out more as all the other magazines will be full of bright colours so this one will look unique.
The layout and style of this magazine is very original as it has many different fonts, font sizes and also the angle at which the text is at. There is text all over the page, a CD cover over half of his body. I think all of this contributes to replicating the laid back style that he used to have. It seems like they have just chose a font, text and a size and just put it anywhere on the page and not really thought about what other people think it looks like as long as the producers like it. The text which has been put on an angle is showing the highs and lows in which he faced in his life. Also there is a photo in the top right corner which just looked like it has been planted and left there, whereas if this was anybody else on the front it would not have been just left there as it looks messy and un-neat but because of the style of this magazine it looks cool. I will consider using this effect when creating my cover if it fits in with the style of the edition; just like this one has with the laid back lifestyle of the Rasta’s.
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