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The Big Issue

    

This version of The Big Issue is indexical of Christmas. With the different decorations that are to the left hand side of the front cover, these are joyful, kind and loving times. The baubles are the same colour and shape as the circle its hanging from. This is a bumper edition of the magazine, this is due to their ethos. There is more content in this magazine because it's closer to Christmas time. This is the worst time of year for the poor, so they upped their prices to give a little more at this time of year. "A hand up not a hand out" this is their splash head. The writing on this front cover is in red and an old fashion font, representing Victorian Christmas. The writing shares with us that people are not changing and are still ashamed about how the poor are still treated. Guarnlett theory can be used on this magazine as people will be influenced by this and how themselves treat the poor and what they can do to help. " Haunts" represents how scary this situation is. Cultural symbol on this front cover is the link to Dickens who created Scrooge and the Christmas Carol. He stands for poverty and equality as he has been poor himself when he was growing up. The candle that Scrooge is holding is symbolism of warmth, hope and having the money but just keeping it for themselves.   

 

Will.I.AM is the main focus of this front cover. He's popular with a huge name in the music industry. Baudrillard theory is used in the picture of Will.I.am as the image is hyper realistic, it's not really him, it's just him made up off tiny little pieces. This matched with the text being made up of the same shapes. Guantlett is also represented in this cover. The sentences around his head are representing not giving up, power and having ambitions like everyone else, building him up. A symbolic sunset makes up the background. Red is the power that he has and the yellow/oranges are the warmth around him. 

 

This cover of The Big Issue is from the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markel, who ended up moving out from England to America. This is using Curran and Seaton's theory because this is what everyone wants to see, because it was relevant at the time. Prince Harry and Megan have been hand drawn with them representing themselves as the issue as they are dressed like the people who hand them out. Gauntlett  is used to show they look gender neutral, with huge heads meaning that the magazine is still taking the mick of the royal family. At the bottom of the cake is the ethos of the magazine. It's a really important message that you can still achieve your dreams no matter what happens to you, like Davis Tovey, who had big things going for him then having every taken away from him. He's now not given up and continued to work him way back up, with the drawing of the front cover.