1. Amanda Geijs
VIBE FRONT COVER
I have chosen to analyse a front cover from the magazine Vibe.
The cover lines talk about the hippest celebrities right now, this helps grab
the reader's attention. The simple and straight forward language, suggests
that the magazine is targeted towards a younger audience.
The master head is very large, so that it can catch the target audience
attention from a far distance. The cover lines are placed all around the
image and the main cover line is placed on the same height as her head.
The language is quite relaxed and catchy. The red font colour helps it stand
out against the white/grey background as well. The image overlaps over the
master head, but it is still recognizable, this suggests that it's a famous
magazine.
The cover places the main importance on Keyshia Cole; they have used a
mid-shot to show this and by placing her head slightly in front of the title
this shows her important but also her popularity as this suggests that she is
famous enough to sell the magazine. She is a well-known singer; this may
attract people to buy the magazine.
The nude picture of her draws the attention of the viewers but also
represents her natural beauty as the main cover line says “American

2. Beauty Keyshia Cole”, to reinforce this she is wearing natural make up as
well.
The barcode is at the bottom right hand side of the magazine. Close to it
you can find the issue date.
VIBE CONTENTS PAGE
This is the contents page from the October 2008 issue of Vibe. The artist
here is clearly the focus on this page. The contents page is clear and calm.
This was achieved by listening all the “Features” and “Fashion” on one
side and not using so much colour and by only using relaxed colours which
here is white, beige and black, and even the artist herself is not wearing
much accessories or colours either. The image shows the artist in a sensual
but calm light.
The details of the photo shoot and the outfits are listed in the left hand
bottom corner of the page. As a whole the contents page is simple. The
pages are defied into two different sections “Features” and “Fashion”, this

3. gives a better overview and shows that the magazine is or organized, which
will encourage people to read it. All the features are listed on one side
which makes it easier for the audience to find their particular article that
they are looking for. The title of the page captures the reader’s attention
straight away, this is because it is written against a dark background,
which makes the white letters stand out and also because it is written in
large bold letters.
The attractive pose of the woman benefits the magazine as it will draw the
attention of their young target audience.
The plain background makes the text and the woman stand out more and
gives the magazine a classy and professional look.
VIBE DOUBLE SPREAD
PAGE
This is the double page spread about Solange Knowles of Vibe.
“VIBE” places the main importance on the singer Solange Knowles,
they do this by making her the largest on the page and also by having

4. little pictures of her at the top of the page. The images are respectable,
playful, fun and display Miss Knowles in a playful light. The most
enticing quote from the interview is placed in the right side of the
main image of Solange, which persuades readers to read the whole
interview to understand and read what she meant. The actual article is
placed on both sides of the page but mainly on the left side. Compared
to the proportion of the image, the proportion of the text is quite
small.
The red colour of her dress also draws the attention to her, as the
background colours of the magazine are blue, grey and black.
The colours that have been used for the page are very dull, this shows
that Solange Knowles is the centre of attention of this page and
therefor most important.
However her name is written in bright blue colour this as well shows
the importance of. The target audience of this magazine are both
females and males.
Females will most likely read it because she is a fashion icon and
therefor a role model for a lot of females and males would be attracted
to the picture of her, which is showing a little bit of skin to tease the
audience.