Front cover: most importantly the person on the front cover is the face of the magazine. it also represents the type of genre the magazine will be about. This magazine is a rap magazine  called XXL and they used someone very important to the genre named Snoop Dogg.

The heading: the heading represents what the magazine is about and its one of the main focuses when you see the magazine

The font: the font of the writing is very important so is the font size. This is important so that the reader can see what the magazine is talking about. The font also appeals to the type of magazine its about and the font used in this magazine is an old school vibe which also relates to the artist on the front cover