2. A picture of Rihanna
slightly covers the
masthead insinuating
that this is a popular
magazine and
customers can easily
recognize it.
The feature headline - “Rihanna” is
much larger than the masthead
suggesting that Rihanna is bigger
than the magazine itself.
Pull quote - ‘my fans don’t really
know who I am’ this is enticing the
reader/customer to find out about
Rihanna .Bar code - This is essential for buying the magazine.
Date, price & contact
information - The price is
in a small font, for that
reason the company does
not want it to stand out as
it is not very alluring. The
company also provided an
email this is so customers
could find out more about
the company.
Main Image - Rihanna’s position is
very seductive, this engages the
reader as many admire Rihanna as
well as alluring the males
observation. Rihanna’s gun tattoo is
revealed, this implies that she has a
bad side to her, this relates to the
quote of us not knowing who she is.
Rihanna’s red hair and lips contrasts
with the purple background,
therefore creating the affect of
much brighter hair which results in
being eye catching. The red hair and
red lips also has connotation’s of
love and lust which Rihanna’s music
focuses on. Rihanna also looks
towards the camera making a
connection to the audience
Billboard is a chart magazine
that is for any genre of music,
this is similar to Rihanna as
she is a R&B and pop artist so
she is suitable for the front
cover. Rihanna’s target
audience tends to be young
adults as young adults listen
to her style of music.
Header/Plug -
attracts attention to
the conference, this
is a form of
advertising.
Masthead – Uses the Billboard
logo, this is seen on every edition of
the magazine so it is easily
identifiable. The word itself is a type
of advertisement so we therefore
know it is promoting. The colour
white also stands out to the
audience and also uses red and
yellow which appears to both
female and males. The font is also
very formal and easy to read.
Front cover
‘RE-REINVENTION’ is a play on
words as Rihanna is also known
as RiRi.
3. Contents page
Main Image - The image is
significantly bigger compared
to the text, this suggests that
Kanye West is the main focus
point within this page. Kanye
West has his hands in his
pockets and a stern look on
his face, this suggests to me
that he is being serious about
his personal love life. Kanye
wears fashionable clothes
within this article, therefore
not only promoting the VIBE
but promoting fashion,
culture and art.
The main colour scheme within
this article is a greys scale, this is
contrasted with the only real
colour red. The red heart is being
held by an anonymous person
this draws the readers attention
to this part of his body,
suggesting something about his
personal life.
Header/Plug - This is a common convention of VIBE magazines,
therefore its recognizable to their customers. This is used throughout
the magazine giving it an iconic style.
The background may be a
plain grey however there is a
half-hidden ‘V’ in a darker
grey, this V may stand for
VIBE, the magazine name or
the letter could relate to the
person in his love life.
This contents page uses
a very famous music
artist which many
people can identify, this
would intrigue readers
as they want to know
about Kanye West’s
personal life.
4. Double page spread
This feature is typically positioned towards the beginning of
the article, however having been placed towards the bottom
suggests there is a great importance.
Main Image - This
photograph of Lady
Gaga is in black and
white this is to show
a quite
sophisticated and
classy side to her.
This image is very
revealing and
suggests that she is
very confident with
her body. As she
takes up half of the
double page spread
this indicates that
she is a significant
figure within this
part of the article.
Lady Gaga’s genre is
usually pop,
however in this
photograph she
seems to have an
alternate style as
this is more
seductive and a
rocky look.
The large and vibrant red ‘L’ that covers half of this double page
spread is used to link the colour scheme and layout of this magazine,
this is common within the ‘Q’ magazines this also makes the
magazine very distinguishable.
The ‘lady’
and ‘GAGA’
are both
different as
‘lady’ is in
italics and
in lower
case where
as ‘GAGA’ is
in upper
case. This
may imply
that she has
two
different
sides to her,
an elegant
lady as
shown in
the image
and a very
dangerous
side to her.
‘Q’ have displayed their logo towards the
bottom of the double page, this is so that the
customer can easily recognise the magazine.