The document discusses how the author took inspiration from VIBE magazine for their own magazine layout. They summarize specific elements they emulated, including the byline style and double page article spreads. For their sample article, the author conducts a fictional Q&A interview with Rihanna, touching on topics like her hometown, influences, fans, and personal life. They explain design choices for the title of their article to maintain continuity from the table of contents while working within the constraints of the small article size.

1. By Line:
VIBE magazine by line:
VIBE magazine is a magazine I have taken a lot of inspiration from. The
magazine is in my genre and all of the featured artists are in my chosen genre.
The whole layout of the magazine is cool, neat and tidy which is the same kind
of vibe I wanted to achieve with my magazine. I think the way the by line is
incorporated in the page is very original yet simple and also it looks good.

2. My By Line:
I tried doing the same kind of by line: I found a simple clipart image of
a camera on Google
(http://www.freestockphotos.biz/pictures/16/16819/Illustration+of+a
+red+camera.png) and made up the small image that looks like a USA
flag which is meant to imitate an article. I have made both of the
names up as I think my name next to both of them would look stupid
and not very professional. I chose to not put my name next to any of
them as my name is long and doesn’t sound very professional
compared to the simple and typical names I have chosen. I really like
the idea of this by line and think it works well with my chosen genre
which is why I tried to imitate my own using VIBE as my inspiration.
The fact that the by line isn’t my idea has taken away the whole
originality from it yet I still like it.

3. Article:
Vibe, Q and Now double
page spreads:
These are a few magazine article I really like the layout and
stucture of. I think for my article I will do a Q and A as in my
opinion it will be easier to ‘make up’. My Q and A will be
about ‘Rihanna’…
-The general questions that are asked in interviews are things
related to: childhood, love life, upcoming releases, past big
news, fans, single inspiration, upcoming tours ect.
-My article will feature questions related to:
fans, love, tours, clothing line, upcoming tour, single
inspiration, home town, memories and childhood.

4. My article: This is my Q and A article.
Rihanna the sexy RNB star is believed to be the I’m used to it now though, I find it funny that from one week
to the next the world is reading about whatever I have done
anybody truly special in your life right now?
Not at the moment, I’m free and single and enjoying life as it
ultimate bad girl. But is she really all that bad? In her wrong that certain week and really I haven’t really done comes. I’m concentrating on my career and new
interview with Beat magazine she opens up about: Her anything. I’ve spent the whole week sat at home snuggled on opportunities.
emotional past, Her exciting present and Her even more the sofa watching tv. Do you have any main hopes for the future?
exciting future. Have any untrue articles been written about you that you I’d love to do some collaborations with some of the amazing
So we are all dying to know what is it really like to have wish were true? new talent that are around right now. I’ve just released a
Barbados as your home town? Is it really paradise? The other week I was David Beckham’s new lover. David clothing line with the high street shop ‘River Island’ I hope
I wouldn't say it was paradise but it’s home, and home is Beckham is my dream man, I mean look at his bum in those that becomes big. Also I hope that my future never ends.
where the heart is. football shorts, but I’m not his lover. I bloody wish! Obviously I know I will die, well I don’t want to die but yeah. I
How much has your home town influenced your music? David Beckham doesn’t seem like your dream man compared want my future in the music industry to carry on being as
When I was younger I used to wake up to music blaring down to some of your past lovers. amazing as it is. My fans come out in their millions to support
the street from the locals. It always made me sad that none I don’t know a female who’s dream man isn’t David Beckham me and I don’t want to let them down.
of them really made it ‘big’. I remember standing in awe at but I always go for bad boys. I see them as a challenge they’re I’m sure you could never let the people who believe in you
the age of eight at some dancers in my local square. Ever fun and although I’m always the one left hurting I don’t mind down, your doing perfect already. Who would you say your
since I knew that stardom and fame were for me. As for the I’m quiet a strong person when I want to be. Also I blame biggest fan is?
culture of my town I would say it influences the way I dance myself for been hurt as I target people who I know aren’t My grandmother, definitely. I remember waking up one
more than anything. Dance is everywhere, nobody walks to loyal or aren’t up for long term relationships. morning to her singing around house cleaning up. She has
the shop in Barbados everybody dances. Don’t blame yourself, everyone's a bugger for spotting always believed in me and my singing hopes and dreams and
So what is your biggest influence on your music then? challenges. You are the ultimate bad girl, do you think people I will do everything in my strength to make her proud.
Honestly Bob Marley is my biggest music influence however I spot you as a challenge? How adorable. Have you ever had any strange gifts from
have always looked up to Madonna, I love how she has I wouldn’t say I’m a challenge or people spot me as one. I’m fans?
bombarded the music industry and the charts for years… I seen as this good girl who all of a sudden turned bad in 2007, I once got given a photo of a fan with their signature on,
want to be like Madonna, I want my fans to listen to my but I’ve never changed/. Everybody is obsessed to find the which I thought was cute and original more than anything. I
music years after I have written and released it. reason that I became bad all of a sudden, and the truth is I don’t recall getting anything too weird or I would remember
I see how they have influence your music and the style of was never really good at all. I haven’t been what anybody but I once got asked to signed a young mans abs, which was
your music yet where do all of the beautiful, sexy and would see as the perfect daughter, sister, student, friend, more exciting for me to be honest considering he was
vulnerable lyrics come from? girlfriend or celebrity but I’ve never acted good. Because that absolutely gorgeous.
I want my music to mean something to somebody whether just isn’t me. ‘I was always bad!’
they hate it or absolutely love it I want my music to be part of So why do you think people have this stereotype of you?
somebody’s life. Music has helped me so much over the past I think I grew up and when I grew up a lot of things changed:
years and if my music could help somebody the way music my appearance and personality but most of all my outlook on
has helped me I have achieved my goal in life. life. I stopped letting people take me for granted and I think
Your life is possibly one of the world most publicised in the that people saw me standing up for my self for along time.
world, does this effect your personal life? People stopped seeing me as somebody who didn’t say much
It used to really annoy me, there would be a new story about at all to somebody who had something to say about
me everyday. But now I’ve learnt to take it on the chin, its everything. I just stopped taking everybody’s S*#!. I am who I
just people only read the bad things because that’s the most am and nobody will ever change me.
entertaining. I’m not sure anybody in the world really knows Good for you, Speaking about your dream man earlier, we
one thing good about me ! I get critised for everything I do. know your fans have a huge place in your heart but is there

5. Title:
This is the title of an article from VIBE magazine:
I really like the fact that the title relates the article for one, also it is personal to the
artist as it is the type of text you would find on graffiti in the street. I found a font a bit
like this to write my title in. Instead of using the font to make a title I decided to use it
to feature my pull quote ‘I was always bad’. I chose to do this because the double page
spread style I have chosen means my article will be very small and I don’t want to
cover half an article with a pull quote.

6. My Title:
This is my title. I have chosen to use the pull quote from my contents page and front cover as I
think it creates obvious continuity. I have also done this due to the fact that I cannot really fit a
pull quote into my article as it is so small. If I cut even more of my article out the actual quote
wouldn’t have being in the article. I got the font of a website called dafont and it is called
Amsterdam Graffiti. Then I added the devil horn and tail I think it adds colour and it makes it
look more interesting. You can see the editing process I went through
and the changes I have made from draft to draft on my blog. This is the
final title that is on my final double page spread.

7. Page Numbers:
These are page numbers from VIBE, Q and NME. They are all different and all
in different areas of the page. They are all in one certain corner though. All
page number and extra things look simple but it isn’t only about the number.
A lot of magazine have things such as dates, barcodes, scan codes, websites,
mastheads, logo’s ect. on them.

8. My Page Number:
I have chosen to but my page number in the bottom right hand side of the
page. This is because it is easy to see as you are flicking through. I have also
decided to follow the way in which all magazines put their masthead or logo
next the page number. I have added the date too just like Q and NME
magazine do. On the left hand side of the second page on my double page
spread I have also wrote the website, I did this because I was inspired by the
way Q magazine do the whole bottom of their page.
Q:
BEAT:

9. Main Image:

10. My Main Image: