1. The way in which Soulja boy is facing
The main image takes up one whole page of the
in the main image suggests that he is
double page spread a common convention within
laughing at the article suggesting that
music magazines. The image is of the artist is Soulja
it is a calm and funny article in which
Boy who has permanent marker all over his face.
you won’t seeing anything
The writing on his face says ‘SWAG’ This is a way of Here is a little logo that VIBE
distressing.
saying that someone has good fashion sense, they tends to add to all of their
dress well in a casual way although this can also less This is also shows that Soulja boy is a pages, sort of a way to validate
commonly be in a smart way. Generally rappers guy looking to have a laugh and isn’t each page and this also builds
don’t wear smart clothing, as you can see Soulja Boy serious all the time. He wants the brand identity and image.
isn’t even wearing a top never mind a suit. There are viewers to see the side of his face and
also tattoos on Soulja Boy’s body like a kiss, heart neck to reveal the tattoos located
and roses which all symbolize love and may connote there.
him as lover. This is a pull quote in
red and black at a
considerably larger
font size and the
color change helps it
to stand out on the
page. The quote says
“Life of a shooting
star!” so he is
referring to himself as
someone who is
beginning to get very
popular. He is starting
to become a big
name rapper and will
soon be at the top of
the industry. The
font used in this
reflects the type of
handwriting that
The article is continuing on to the next page as This is an informal article, a very close up one to Soulja Boy would use.
there isn’t enough space for it to fit into the Soulja on a personal level about things such as
double page spread also suggesting that this is a how he grew and his parents. He has been very
long and informative article. At the start of the revealing about many things and above this is a
Article it begins with a capital S for Soulja Boy little sentence about his following online of
the main artist drawing attention to him. The ‘SWAG Surfers’.
repetition of the word Swag suggests that this
word is a part of him symbolizes something to In a part of the article Soulja Boy is asked by is
do with him. It is also clear to see that he did dad whether or not he does drugs and Soulja
not write SWAG repetitively himself so this Boy responds “No I don’t do drugs.”
suggests that girls have done this to him
especially since as said before there is a kiss
The layout of the magazine is professional and slick
mark, a heart and a rose.
with the white background and faded background of
the main image. The paragraphs are laid out neatly
and professionally, with a nice color scheme which
makes the page look simple but smart.