3. Top of The pops
Published monthly BBC magazines, priced at £2.10.
Features chart information, quizzes, song lyrics posters
and is seen as a supplementary magazine for the TV
show top of the pops.
It was launched in February 1955 and is famous for giving
the girl group ‘The Spice Girls’ their nicknames.
It was originally marketed as the missing link between
‘Smash Hits’ and ‘NME’ but its format was gradually
changed with less music content and the demographic
shift to young girls between the ages of 11 and 14.
4. Example
Bold
masthead: the
white text
stands out on
the orange
background.
Main image
is of Justin
Bieber
which
would
attract
younger girls
to buy the
magazine.
Logo on front
cover
Header: mentions that
there is a quiz inside
which attracts the
audience.
Yellow and
black attracts
audience
attention
Poster attracts
younger girls.
5. Mastheads
The masthead will always stand out and the consumers
eye lines should be drawn to this.
The masthead should have a relation for music.
‘Top of the Pops’ is a good example of this as it involves
the word pop which is a well known genre of music. Top
of the pops is a well known TV show.
6. Coverlines
The coverlines should have some link to the featured
artist of the magazine.
The band or artist must attract the chosen target
audience.
This coverline from top of the pops magazine is in
reference to Jessie J who is the main image on the front
cover. This will attract the audience as Jessie J is a huge
pop artists.
7. Background image
The background image should show a band or an artist
who will please the target audience of the magazine.
The artist of band should be the same genre of music as
the magazine too.
8. Example
Q magazine have featured Beyoncé as
their main image for this edition of Q.
She is a dominant female and attracts a
huge audience, she is also very well
known by the public audience.
9. Colour Scheme
What the magazine producer would need to consider
when picking a colour scheme would be whether the
magazine is male or female
Once they have chosen this it should be made clear on
the front cover.
10. Example: Female
Black on
white
backgrou
nd
At a young
age, girls
are
attracted
pink.
As Tulisa is the
main artist on
the cover, her
name is in
white which
makes it
stand out
from the rest
of the colours
on the page.
Bright colour’s
are used
which
appeals to the
young eye.
11. Example: Male
Background
image shows
well known
rappers who are
popular with the
male gender.
Black writing
contrasts with
white
background
and makes it
stand out.
Black and
yellow are
warning colours
which attracts
the readers.
12. General Conventions
Mise En Scene
Editing
Camera
Bright colours.
Lots of makeup and
fashion accessories.
Tints and filters to
boost colours.
Photo shopped
artists so they look
perfect.
Many close up of
artists faces.
Long shots of
dancing/partying.
14. Genre: RNB
There are no magazines that specifically based on RNB
music there is always a content of hip hop included in
the magazine such as vibe etc.
This shows that there is a gap in the market. Even though
having a gap is not good, there is also an advantage,
because it could attract more people, because there is
more variety.
15. Research on Vibe
History of Vibe
Vibe was established in 1993 by
producer and music mogul
Quincy Jones with help from hip
hop mogul Russell Simmons.
It was issued monthly, however
it shut down on June 30th 2009
due to the recession.
16. Target Audience
Vibes target audience is people who enjoy hip hop and
RnB.
It is aimed at males and females because the colours on
the covers are unisex.
The artists on the cover appeals to both genders.
The target audience would be from teenagers upwards,
whoever likes this genre of music.
Some people may think it is targeted to black people,
but we think it is for any race that enjoys this genre.
17. Analysis of Vibe front cover
Faint
background
Pink title
hidden
behind the
images to
emphasise
that the main
image is the
most
important.
Soft
colours
used, the
blue
writing
stands out
the most
Black writing to
show that it is
important.
Blue and pink
writing keeps
with the
colour
scheme.
Main image is
of Janet
Jackson who is
an RNB artist.
