2. FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
Masthead in original red and black so it is recognisable
and memorable to its regular customers, so people
know that it is a good music magazine ro read if they
see the same font and colour every week they
recognize it and want to buy it. Pug in the top corner
saying real rap and issue number showing that it has
been going for a long time and it must be a good
magazine . This will draw people into buying the
magazine as it shows they are going to be professional
and have good contents inside it. Plain background
allowing the bright red and jet black writing stand out
even more. The anchorage is good as it shows a picture
writing link with Eminem being right in the middle of
the page with all the writing down the side not
touching him and if it does it is behind him showing
that he is the main story. The fact that the title of the
magazine is covered slightly shows that Vibe has a
good reputation as the can hide the name and still be
confident people will buy the magazine. The whole
look of the front cover is to make Eminem look
important but also make him look as though he is from
a rough background. We can see this by the way he has
a frown and blank expression on his face and his arms
crossed. There is a link for the vibe website on the
front cover so that if the customers want to see any
other information they can go on the website .
3. FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
• THE THING I MOSTLY LIKE ABOUT THIS MAGAZINE FRONT
COVER IS THE BLUE COLOUR IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE
IMAGE OF JAMES BOND .THE IMAGE IS A LONG SHOT AND THE
MAN IS STANDING IN A SEROIUS POSITION. THE IMAGE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR A MAGAZINE BECAUSE IF PEOPLE LIKE SOME
ACTORS OR SINGER THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED AND BUY THE
MAGAZINE THINKING THEY WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT THAT CERTAIN ACTOR OR/SINGER. I THINK THIS COLOUR
IT REALLY CATCHES YOUR EYES WHEN YOU SEE IT. THE BRIGHT
COLOUR MAKE THE MODEL STAND OUT MORE. THE HEADING IS
PARTLY COVERE BY THE MAIN IMAGE. EVEN SO PEOPLE WILL
STILL RECOGNIZE THE NAME AS IT IS POPULAR. I LIKE THE TYPE
OF CHARACTERS THEY USED FOR THE HEADING. THERE IS NOT
MUCH TO READ AND THE WRITTING IT'S BIG SO YOU CAN EASILY
READ IT. THE USE OF DIFFERENT DECORATION LIKE THE CIRCLE
ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE MAKES THE MAGAZINE LOOK MORE
PROFESSIONAL AND ATTRACTIVE. THE WRITING EMPIRE IS IN
RED WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE BLUE BACKGROUND. I WOULD
SAY THIS IS A MORE MASCULIN MAGAZINE BUT IF WOMEN LIKE
THE MODEL ON THE MAGAZINE THEY MIGHT BUY IT TOO.
4. CONTENTS PAGE ANALYSIS
Incorporating the magazine logo into the background
works in promoting the brand identity, helping to tie all
the elements on the page together. It fills a large gap in
the page, without being overwhelming. The model is
pictured topless, showing his tattoos, he is wearing a
variety of bling pieces of jewellery, and a basball cap
spin around backwards. All this elements promote
youth culture and wealth. The shrunken head around
his neck suggests death, or freakish cult. The figure
portrays anger, it is not designed to be an appealing
image, rahter one of breaking social constraints,
represented by the pulling of the jewellery. The image
bleeds off the page. The unusual layout of the word
CONTENTS suggests individuality from other magazines,
and possibly cannoting the individuality of the genre of
music that VIBE covvers. The column on the left side has
a simple layout separeted into two categories for easy
reading. The category heading are written in a font with
formal serif. Overall the layout is fairly balanced, heavily
oriented towards the main image with all other
elements being placed in accordance to this picture,
possibly cannoting the idea that the artists are the main
focus of VIBE. The deep red/burgundy background
colour could be cannoting deep passion, it also acts as a
nice complimenting colour to the artist’s skin tone. The
white font colour choice is a good contrast, and creates
modern, contemporary feel.
5. CONTENTS PAGE ANALYSIS
• THE BACKGROUND IN THIS PAGE IS WHITE. THERE IS
NOT MUCH READING, A BIT FOR EACH SECTION. THE
MONTH AND THE YEAR STANDS OUT AS IT IS LARGER.
THERE ARE 3 IMAGES. THE LEFT ONE IS THE MAIN
ONE BECAUSE IT'S BIGGER THAN THE OTHER TWO
AND IT’S THE ONE THAT INCLUDES A MORE KNOWN
PERSON. I LIKE HOW THE USED THE BLACK STRIPS TO
NUMBER THE PAGES. THIS PAGE IS QUITE SIMPLE AND
I LIKE THAT THE TEXT IS IN ORDER SO THAT THE
READER CAN EASILY FIND WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR
AND IT’S MORE LIKELY FOR THE AUDIENCE TO READ IT
IF IT IS IN ORDER. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHAT EACH
SECTION IS ABOUT AND THE USE OF IMAGES MAKES
THE AUDIENCE MORE WILLING AND INTERESTED TO
READ WHAT’S INSIDE THE MAGAZINE. FROM THE USE
OF COLOURES AND IMAGES USED IN THIS CONTENTS
PAGE I WOULD SAY THIS IS A MAGAZINE THAT OLDER
PEOPLE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN. THERE IS A
BOXING IMAGE WHICH IS A MASCULIN SPORT AND
WOMEN WOULDN’T BE INTERESTED IN THAT. THE
MODEL ON THE MAIN IMAGE IS LOOKING DIRECTLY
INTO THE CAMERA AS IF HE IS INTERACTING WITH
THE AUDIENCE.
6. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ANALYSIS
The largest text behind the model covers the
two pages showing it is a key part of the
article. The model is looking directly at the
reader which invites the reader into the
article. The way she is sitting flows well with
the rest of the image but also suggests she is
a dominant woman as she is sitting in a
confident pose. The modle is wearing tight
black clothing which suggests she is aiming
for sexy look however the cannotation on the
colour black is death and darkness which
contradicts the models image. The red is the
only bright coloure on thi s page which
attracts the readers attention. The colour also
links with the models hair which are the only
bright colours on the page making the main
focus on the image. The big bold font of the
heading stands out and grabs the readers
attention as the font used is different from
the others on the article. The article uses a
drop capital which follows the magazine
conventions. It also lets the reader know
where the start of the text is. The copy is in
columns which follows the conventions of a
double page spread. It also gives the article a
feel that it is aimed at older people or
teenagers as it is more formal
7. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ANALYSIS
• THIS PAGE IS ALMOST ALL BLACK WITH USES
OF WHITE FOR THE SHADOW AND THE
TEXT.. THE EYES IN THIS CASE ARE
AUTOMATICALY DRAWN TO THE IMAGE. IN
THIS CASE AS IN OTHERS IF THE READER
KNOWS THE PERSON IN THE PICTURE THERE
ARE MORE CHANCES THAT THEY ARE
WILLING TO READ. THE IMAGE IS LINKED
WITH THE TEXT THAT'S BEEN WRITTEN.
THERE IS A LOT OF TEXT ON THIS PAGE BUT
IT'S EASY TO READ EVEN IF THE TEXT IS
SMALL. THE TITLE IS LARGE FROM THE REST
OF THE TEXT. I LIKE HOW THE FLIPPED THE
SECOND E IN THE NAME AND THEY
CHANGED THE COLOURSE. IT MAKES IT
LOOK MORE COOL. THE PICTURES IS A LONG
SHOT AND THE MODEL IS SERIOUS WHICH
GIVES THE PAGE A MORE HARD CORE LOOK.
THE BLACK BACKGROUND MIGHT SIGNIFIE
NEGATIV THINGS. I ALSO LIKE HOW THE
FACT THAT THE PUT THE RAPPERS REAL
NAME UNDER HIS STAGE NAME. THE STAGE
NAME IS IN BIGGER CHARACTERS AS HE IS
KNOW WITH THAT NAME.
8. MY MUSIC MAGAZINE FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
As for the vibe magazine part of the title of the
magazine is slightly covered as the magazine
has a good reputation and even if the title is
hide the magazine will still be sold. The
heading has two different colours and it’s
written in capitals, this is so it stands out on
the plain background. The plain background
allows the bright colours to stand even more.
There is a banner at the top of the magazine
releated to the magazine which promotes the
popularity of the magazine. The whole look of
the front cover is to make the model apear as
a teenage. This by the expression on his face
the way of dressing and the posture. The name
raptop releates to rap music genre so this is a
suitable name for the magazine. This is effectiv
as it gives the reader an idea of what the
magazine is about without reading it. The
name of the rappers are in red and brown to
inform the reader that there is an article
surrounding the rap artists. The image is
effective for it’s particular genre as it portrays
the gangster image. You can see this from the
posture and facial expresion. The main cover
line is in red to make it stand out and also it
releates to the cover image.
9. MY MUSIC MAGAZINE CONTENTS PAGE
The model is pictured wearing fashionable clothes which
promotes a youth culture and wealth. Incorporating the
magazine logo into the background works in promoting
the brand identity helping to tie all the elements on the
page togheter. The unusual layout of the word contents
sugests individuality from other magazines and possibly
cannoting the individuallity of the genre that my
magazine covers. Not only has this magazine thought of
music but I also though about fashion. The artists in the
main image is wearing something that is in fashion at the
moment and this targets the audience. The only reason
why i used a basic background is to make the artist stand
out more as he will attract certain readers. The title of
this paga immediatly captures the attention of the
audience, the colorful writting stand out again in the
grey backgorund makeing it instantly noticiable. The
article is presented in an horizontal list format with page
numbers next to them. On the paper texture background
this emphasises the impression of a personal note or
list, involving the reader. Areas of the magazine are
seperated into three columns with different font for the
subheadings makeing it easy to navigate and find the
information the reader is looking for. The model is
looking towords left almost with a serious look which
gives the magazine a hard core look.
10. MY MUSIC MAGAZINE DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD ANALYSIS
The image has been placed on the left
side of the double page spread which
could indicate that when the audience
read the magazine the image is the
first thing they will see. The model has
serious mode of address and he is
looking down almost as if paparazzi
were taking the shot. The article uses
a drop capital which follows the
magazine conventions. It also lets the
reader know where the start of the
text is. On the right top corner there is
a picture of the new album of the
artists which will get the reader
attention. Simple text is used in blocks
with no special colouring . The title of
the magazine gives you a clue of what
the story . is about. On the left page
there is a quote of the artist all
written in capitals . The white coloure
of the quote makes the text stand out
and it prepares the reader for what
the artist will be talking about. The
headline RT stands for RAPTOP which
is the name of the magazine.
