1. DETAILED CLASS ANALYSIS OF MUSIC
MAGAZINE
ANALYSE THE FRONT COVER, CONTENTS
PAGE AND DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD OF
MAGAZINE 1

2. Front Cover
Main Image
Flash
Masthead
Main cover line
Pull Quote
Date/Barcode/Price
Header
The flash is to
promote an offer
or something that
would appeal to
the audience.
The mast head VIBE is in capitals
and bold it promotes the
magazine company and makes it
easy for people to see what they
are looking for or what this
magazine is about.
The main image is in the centre of the
page. It is under the word vibe which
makes it eye catching and suggests that
people get the vibe. It is surrounded by
little quotes and stories.
The header includes
exclusive things that are in
the magazine.
The cover line attracts
the audience because
it shows the audience
an interesting story in
the magazine to make
people want to read
more.
The pull quote connotes what
the image is trying to say, in
the image he is holding his
head and in the quote it says
in bold ‘ innocent? Guilty?’
which suggests why he is
holding his head because he
is thinking whether he is
innocent or guilty.
Date is small on the side
because it isn't paid much
attention to.

3. Audience
• Who is the target audience for the vibe?
The target audience for the vibe magazine are the people who have an interest in hip
hop. The vibe includes more artists and genres as alternatives on the cover page of the
magazine.
• How does the vibe attract it’s audience?
The vibe attracts the audience by, having a big bold name at the top of its cover page
which will attract its audiences. Also a large image that will also attract the audience.

4. Contents Page
Band Index
Main Image Contents/Headings/Subheadings
Information on
the bands in this
genre and the
individuals in a
column on the
right hand side.
It has headings and sub
headings this is to make
it easier for the things
that are in the music
magazine. So people
can see what is in the
magazine and skip to
the page they desire.
The main image takes up
half of the page on the
left hand side, next to
the contents.

5. Double Page Spread
This includes
information on
certain
individuals in
this genre to
give more
information to
the person
reading this
magazine. The
images are big
on each page to
attract the
audience this
makes it clear to
who the page is
about and what
it is on.

6. What makes up a magazine cover
Things that make up a magazine are the mast head, quote line and the main image.
This is because they are mostly always on the left side which readers look at first the
most and they make up the page, the rest of the things are included but are not as big
as these 3 things that connect. These 3 are essential to have on the front cover of a
magazine.

7. Background History
• Vibe is a music magazine founded by Quincy Jones.
• The history of vibe includes hip hop music and some aspects
of R’n’B.