Vibe Magazine is a music and entertainment magazine founded in 1993 that features R&B and hip-hop artists. It publishes every other month and costs $3.99. Q Magazine focuses on modern rock music and has been publishing monthly since 1986 for £3.75. Both magazines use only a few colors on the cover and contents page for visual appeal. The covers catch readers' eyes with large mastheads and eye-catching cover models. Contents pages list articles in columns with images and minimal text. Double page spreads feature large central images relating to the article alongside columns of text.

1. Case Study Notes
Vibe Magazine

2. Type/Focus Of Magazine
The type and focus of Vibe Magazine is a music
and entertainment magazine founded by
producer Quincy Jones, the publication features
R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other
entertainers.

3. Magazine Facts
• Publishing Company: Vibe Media
• Editors Name: Jermaine Hall
• Date Of First Publication: September 1993
• Frequency Of Publication: Every Other Month
• Price: $3.99
• Distribution: WH Smith, Newsagents And
Supermarkets

4. Analysis Of Front Cover
There are lots of cover
The front cover of the
lines which reflect the
magazine has a large
stories inside.
masthead placed at
the top of the page The cover model is R
which catches the eye Kelly who is popular
of the audience. amongst the target
audience.
There are 4 main
The cover model
colours on the front
makes eye contact
cover; Red, yellow,
with the audience,
black and white.
it is also a medium
shot.
There is an issue The fonts appeal to
number, price, date the target audience.
and bar code.

5. Analysis Of Contents Page
No more than 4
colours being used The writing is
(Black, White, grey separated into
and Red). columns .
Main image: the Page numbers in
model is making chronological
eye contact with order.
the reader and it
is a medium/long
shot.
Minimal detail on
page information.
Relevant image
of Artist which
links to a main
article. Sub headings to
separate the different
articles in to
categories.

6. Analysis Of Double Page Spread
Issue
number
and
No more magazine
than three name in
colours the top
being used corner.
(Black,
White and
Red). The article is
separated
into
columns.
Large image of the artist The article starts with the first
from the article which Quotes from the artist letter of the first word in large text
takes up a whole page. are in big and bold text so (drop capital) and the first few
that they stand out. words are in a different colour
which makes them stand out.

7. Case Study Notes
Q Magazine

8. Type/Focus Of Magazine
The type and focus of Q magazine is modern
rock music with no certain focus on an age
group. The magazine has an extensive review
section, featuring: new releases (music),reissues
(music), music compilations, film and live
concert reviews, as well as radio and television
reviews.

9. Magazine Facts
• Publishing Company: Bauer Media Group
• Editors Name: Andrew Harrison
• Date Of First Publication: October 1986
• Frequency Of Publication: Every Month
• Price: £3.75
• Distribution: WH Smith, Newsagents And
Supermarkets

10. Analysis Of Front Cover
There are lots of cover
The front cover of the
lines which reflect the
magazine has a large
stories inside.
masthead placed at
the top of the page
which catches the eye
of the audience. There is an issue
number, price, date
The cover model and bar code.
makes eye contact
with the
audience, and none There are less than
of the texts go over 5 main colours.
his face.
There are smaller
images that relate
The fonts appeal to
to the articles
the target audience.
inside.

11. Analysis Of Contents Page
Magazine Relevant image
name/logo at the of Artist which
top left corner. links to a main
article takes up a
lot of the page
so it stands out
The word and attracts the
‘Contents’ is at reader.
the top of the
page. The writing is
separated into
columns .
Minimal detail on
page information Page numbers in
so that the reader chronological
doesn’t get all the order.
main information
Sub headings to
from the contents
separate the different
page without
articles in to
reading the article.
categories.

12. Analysis Of Double Page Spread
Large image The article is
of the artist separated
from the into
article columns.
which takes
up a whole
page.
Drop
Two main capital at
colours the
being used beginning
(white and of
black). paragraphs.
Magazine name/logo Page number in the Quotes from the artist
in the corner of each bottom corner of are in big and bold text so
page. each page. that they stand out.

13. Conclusion
As a result of analysing these two magazines I come to the conclusion that I am going
to use some of the sections that I have looked at on the magazines and put them on
mine, I like the front cover of Q magazine with the name of the magazine in the top
corner which stands out because its bright, but I also like the colour scheme of the
Vibe magazine front cover. I liked the way Vibe magazine set out their contents page
too so I think that I might try and imitate it and have my contents page similar. For my
double page spread I think i’m going to do it similar to Q magazines because I liked the
way they have a large image on the left side and all the writing from the article on one
page on the other side.