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This cover is of James Blake.

Colour scheme: the colour scheme is very vibrant. The main colours are yellow, white, red and black. they work well together. the yellow emphasizes the Blake's music is very loud and vibrant. the yellow background correlates with the main cover line as they are both yellow. this gives a direct link to the main cover artist. the yellow backgrounds also makes all the dark and light colours stand out.
Only a few cover lines were used for this cover. It is a very organised cover. we are also told who else is featured in the magazine on the left hand side.
The main cover star is making eye contact with the audience. The image is centralize which suggests to the reader that this is the main focus of the magazine.