Griffin Johnston Period 6
The visual elements, such as figure, costume, colour, pose, typography. Layout- On this cover there is a picture of the US president Donald Trump. He is shown "melting" away and to show he is having a "Total Meltdown."
Linguistic elements – the title, lexicon, use of ‘teasers’- The title of the magazine is the classic TIME magazine art. But it also has the test "Total Meltdown" to describe what is happening in the cover picture. The teaser on this cover I would say is the fact that Donald's face is melting away.
Lifestyle – what kind of lifestyle is ‘on offer’? How is it offered?- This cover offers a political lifestyle. It is offered by using the president's likeness to show it will be about him and his current state.
Representation – how are people and places constructed and presented through these technical elements?- The president's face is shown melting and it is trying to illustrate the title about how he is having a meltdown.
Mode of address – how is a particular audience being addressed by these elements? How is a potential reader encouraged to see her/himself as the addressee?- The audience is being addressed in a political way. It might also being trying to mock or make fun of the president by visually representing that he's having a meltdown in a negative way.
Rhetoric – what is the potential reader being persuaded to buy/accept? How?- They are most likely trying to be persuaded to think that the president can't handle things and has bad meltdowns when things are hard or are not going as planned instead of trying to fix them or support things.