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2. The white block font against a bright
blue background makes it stand out
Front Cover
Masthead: Vibe is situated in the typical
position of a masthead of a magazine of
any genre or subject, it covers the top of
the featured artists head almost like
placing their label onto them thus
making the artist part of their product,
as if she is an object to be sold
Font: White and simplistic – Doesn’t
maintain consistency throughout
entirety of music magazines created,
perhaps to flatter the images used and
to have more freedom in the design
process

3. The font is the same font used
throughout their magazines and it works
for recognisable brand identity
Front Cover
Font: The bold, white lettering of the
title contrasts with the bright
background, ensuring easier read

4. Staying consistent with music magazines
of the same genre, the artists face takes
up the most space on the cover, as it will
be the feature that attracts the most
customers
Front Cover
Bar Code: – Situated on the front cover
generic of most music magazines, it
shows that it is a product and ensures
easy buy
Rhetorical Question: “What’s love got
to do with it?” sparks a readers interest

5. Contents Page
Images: Features two musicians in a casual
pose that shows an informal relationship to
an audience
Also notably in black and white to make it
look professional and steering away from
the otherwise provocative images that
feature on many of their magazine contents
pages
Contents Menu: Headings are used to
organise content and numbers provide
necessary information as to where to find
certain articles
The main feature article is accompanied by
a large image of the artists it represents
The white font stands out from the black
and white image

6. Pages
Central Image: Provocative image of a male
artist, positioned so that he appears to be
looking down on the reader, he is in a
position of power.
The bold text for the title is the second
thing used to draw your attention and
averts your attention back to the image