The magazine front cover follows conventions to attract its target audience. The masthead is bright and relates to the urban music genre. The main image features a famous R&B artist, Trey Songz, which will attract his fans and fans of the genre. Additional articles on other well-known artists also aim to attract readers. The model makes eye contact with the camera, creating intrigue. Overall, the cover utilizes codes like prominent images and artists to align with the magazine's brand and appeal to its target demographic.

1. By: Angel Gordon

2. The masthead is one simple word that suggests the urban genre of music. The word ‘vibe’ meaning rhythm indicates the magazine’s genre and
adds a relaxed feel to the magazine. The big bold masthead also adds a contrasting effect to the image as it’s the only font in the colour white
making it stand out and it also contrast with her black hair and the vibrant background, this follows the conventions of a typical magazine front
cover.
Vague headlines don’t give too much
away making the reader feel inclined
to buy the magazine to find out more
The model’s facial expression looks
about the articles featured.
emotional which suggest the nature of
the article ‘Rihanna & Chris’ also we
Bigger fonts are used for certain
know it is going to be an emotional
artists, this could suggest that they
article as above the feature article’s name
hold more importance within the
it states ‘what’s love got to do with it?’
industry which will appeal to their
This will appeal fans of gossip to read
fans and fans of this urban genre of
the magazine particularly fans of the two
R&B.
artists.
The R&B artists featured on the main
The image dominates the front cover
cover appeal to the fans of the R&B
as it relates to the main article within
genre also it appeals to a wide variety
this issue of the magazine, this is a
of R&B fans as it features both well
useful convention as it indicates to the
known and not so well known artists.
reader what the main reason for
purchasing this magazine is so that The shadow behind the model
they are not bombarded with shows that there is a spotlight on
information and articles that does not her making her the centre of
appeal to them, it gets straight to the attention, this links with the fact
point. that the model and her article
dominate the front cover making
The fact that they have used only their the other articles less important
forenames shows how it’s informal which will appeal more to her fans
which will attract the target audience as they will buy the magazine
that this magazine is aimed at. mainly because it revolves around
her.
As this article’s font is much
bigger than the rest of the The advertisers
article’s font it indicates to This is a reference to an R&B song which The block colours used modernizes it
website shows that
the reader that it is the main indicates the urban genre and it creates a giving it a more urban feel which
they are following
article which follows the catchy headline. The headline is also relevant relates to the genre of the magazine
the codes and
codes and conventions of a as it gives the reader a little more insight as to which will help to attract the T.A.
conventions of a
typical magazine front what the article will be about.
music magazine.
cover.

3. The fact that image on the front cover is a The masthead is bright and vibrant which The white background connotes
close-up makes the article seem up close will catch the reader’s eye automatically innocence which creates irony when
and personal, this relates to the main and it is also relevant to the genre of music compared to the nature of the main
article feature ‘Ain’t no such thing as a it is aimed at as vibe is an urban word article, it also highlights the artist in the
secret snitch’ which indicates a personal meaning music which will appeal to the main image. The main image is in black
feel to the article as it’s a quotation in target audience of this genre. and white which adds a more
which he could be relating to past professional look and feel to the
experiences, this particular convention is magazine front cover, Also it makes the
good as it will appeal to his fans as they colour scheme more effective as it
will want to get to know more about him highlights the red font within the cover.
which will attract his fans to purchase
this particular issue..
The black and red font separates the
The main article feature ‘Ain’t no such titles from the content of the articles,
thing as a secret snitch’ provides this is effective as the black font tells the
informal colloquial language which will reader what the article is about and the
appeal to the target audience of this red font gives the reader a little more
urban genre as that is how they speak to information making them feel inclined
one another so it’s as if the magazine is to find out more about the articles
addressing them directly. contained within the magazine by
purchasing it.
As T.I is a well known rapper this will
attract fans of his and of this urban genre He is looking directly at the camera which
to buy the magazine, also, he’s a good creates a direct link between the model
looking male so both sexes will be and the audience, this could attract
attracted to this magazine as men will readers to buy this magazine as his facial
aspire to be like him and females will be expression is captivating however
attracted to the look of him. intimidating at the same time which will
intrigue the reader and make them feel
Having appealing cover stories is an important more inclined to want to find out more.
convention that all magazine front covers should
consist of as it usually determines whether the Having the magazines website in the bottom right
target audience will purchase the magazine or corner of the page shows that the magazine is following
not, this particular magazine front cover follows the typical codes and conventions it should as the
this convention well as it contains stories about magazine’s website is not that important which is why
R&B artists and information that relates to fans of it is placed where it’s placed however if a reader would
this genre. like to contact the magazine it’s website is available.

4. Having famous artists of this particular genre draws the attention of fans of this
The masthead is genre. Also, where the names are located is where the reader’s eye is drawn to
bright, vibrant and eye- first, this shows that the magazine is following the codes and conventions of a
catchy, it relates to the genre typical magazine front cover.
of music this magazine The model is making direct eye
promotes therefore will contact with the camera, this
attract the target audience. creates a link with the audience
which will attract readers to
Because the model presented purchase this magazine.
in the main image is a well
known artist this will attract The artist featured on this
his fans to purchase this front cover has tattoos which
magazine, also because he is is a common occurrence on
extremely famous within the male artists of this genre, this
R&B industry this will attract will appeal to the target
fans of the genre that are not audience as it signifies what
particularly fans of Trey Songz genre this magazine promotes.
but are fans of R&B.
The fact that the magazine states that
there is another version of this front
The model is presented as a cover is effective as it can give the
sex object, this is attractive to reader the opportunity to collect the
both sexes as males may magazine or in case the reader
prefers the artist on the other version
believe this is the perfect body
of this front cover, they may
to have and aspire to be like purchase that cover instead. This
him and women will generally could also be a bad thing as twice as
be attracted to his looks and many copies may have to printed or
body. His body is wet which is if the copies are halved more than
a sexual connotation and this This magazine has a similar style on all of its half of the target audience may
prefer one cover and may not be able
links in with the tiles behind front covers which reinforces its brand
to get it which could result in less
him as it shows he’s in a identity, this also shows that they are purchases than if there was only one
shower. following the usual codes and conventions. front cover available.