Analysis of music magazine front cover, contents page and double page spread for AS Media work

1. The main genre of Ariana Grande's
music would be pop.
There is not a lot of contrast
between the singer's clothes and
colour of the background or text of
the magazine. What makes Ariana
stand out is the fact that her picture
is quite large on the front cover of
this magazine with very little text so
the focus is on her.
The main target for this magazine is
teenage girls. We know this because
this singer is idolized by young girls
who would want to know more
about her.
In my magazine I will use the idea of
a unique looking title name and a
mid-shot of the model but I will be
adding more text to the front cover.

2. Drake is a really famous rapper and
therefore the music genre for this
magazine would be rap.
The target audience would be teenage
boys and teenage girls.
The whole front cover of the magazine is
in black and white. This is because the
magazine is linked to racism, the text on
the magazine shoes us this.
"Vibe", which is the magazine name is the
only thing in colour and allows it to stand
out.
Drake being in black and white would
make it hard for him to stand out but the
fact that there is a large close up of him in
the centre of the magazine does the
opposite.
I might use the idea of a black and white
magazine cover but not use an extreme
close up of the model. .

3. The music genre for this magazine
would also be pop.
Beyond is one of the most famous pop
singers so this magazine would have
quite a big target audience. The target
audience would most probably be
teenage girls and women in their early
twenties. This is because of the colours
that are used and information that
women or girls would be interested in.
The magazine itself is quite feminine.
For my magazine I may add quite a bit
of text similar to this magazine.
Although I will not place the text
randomly or overlap it much with other
things on the cover.

4. This picture has been taken at a
mid shot which makes us to
focus on the rap artist.
The genre for this magazine
would most likely be rap music.
The target audience for this
magazine would more
specifically be teenage boys but
some teenage girls may also be
interested in purchasing this
magazine
I really like how the magazine
has a unique looking
background with the magazine
initial at the back. I may use this
idea for my own magazine.
Although the text on the left
side of the magazine is quite
small whereas I would like my
magazine to have bigger text
which is quite spaced out on the
magazine.

5. The main target audience for this
magazine would be teenage girls.
Genre for this magazine would
most likely be about pop music.
The picture of the pop artist was
taken from a long shot. It was
taken from quite a distance so
that we could also give
importance to the props and text
around her.
What I liked about the magazine
is the unique style of the
background and how it was
slightly tilted.
What I did not like was that the
text was really small. For my
magazine I would make the text
more bigger.

6. The music genre for this
magazine would be rap.
It is taken at a long shot and the
image takes up quite a lot of the
magazine.
The target audience for this
magazine would specifically be
teenage boys but some teenage
girls may also be interested.
This magazine might be an
example for anti racism. This is
because we can see that a white
person is giving a heart to Kanye
who is the black person.
I really like the idea of only one
thing being in colour as it is a
clever idea to make the
audience focus on one object.
What I may not use in my
magazine is the idea of very
small text put to one side.

7. The main music genre for this
magazine would be hip hop or
rap.
The whole point of this double
page spread was to praise Niki
and crown her the queen of hip
hop.
The magazine itself is quite
feminine so the target audience
would definitely be teenage girls.
The double page concentrates on
the artist rather then other things
and dedicates the whole two
pages to them
I really like the idea of a large
image of the model and may use
it in my magazine. I also really like
the colours that are used.

8. Although the target audience
for this magazine would be
teenage girls, the magazine
itself is not too feminine.
The music genre for this
magazine would be pop.
It is taken at a long shot so we
have a full view of what she is
wearing along with the good
view of the background.
I really like the idea of a
specific colour scheme for the
double page spread and may
use it in my magazine.
Although I do not like how the
artist is camouflaged and
slightly covered by the text.

9. Quite a feminine double
page and connotes a very
fiery and desirable image
of Beyoncé.
The target audience would
be teenage girls or women
in their early twenties.
The music genre would be
pop/hip-hop
I really like how Beyoncé's
makeup complimented the
colour scheme of the
double page spread and
how the text contrasted
nicely with the background
colours.