Magazine Project Genre Research: SLAM Magazine

Cover Layout: The cover layout consists of a picture of Klay Thompson. The main article is based on the famous NBA (National Basketball Association) player. Klay is wearing his jersey but he is laid back on a chair with his feet propped up on a basketball. He is wearing sunglasses while sitting on a golf course hole and in the background you can see a pool with a basketball hoop and the view of the city behind him. The font of the text is very large with 4 NBA- All star names at the top and then the title SLAM. In the bottom right corner is the title of the article about Klay which is: Buckets and Chill. There are lots of different colors used but mostly the green from the gold course stands out.

Articles Included: All of the articles are based on present or past basketball players or associations. Many of the basketball players are big names that would be recognized by most people. The articles appear on majority of the pages.

Advertisements: The first page is an ad and usually after every article there is an ad. The ads are based of basketball items.

Table of Contents/Article Pictures: The pictures used are almost always action shots and the models are wearing there team jerseys. The only non-action shot is the picture on the cover page however he is still wearing his jersey like all the other pictures of different people throughout the magazine.

Distribution Number: May/June 2018

Awards Nominated/Won: None