Magazine Analysis

By Toni Morris

Header

Summarising who some of the articles are going to be on.

Masthead

Width of the page , short and memorable for the consumer.

Main cover line

Big bold font to capture readers attention.

Cover lines To attract the reader. Important eye catching information for the reader.

barcode

website

Scan code for android phones shows the convergence to technology and summarises the audience.

Image -Medium long shot of usher to capture the whole theme him standing in front of a air jet and him being a jet flyer shows him being quite a hard man to attract reader.

Colour scheme black white and yellow simple not too cluttered to attract a more sophisticated reader.

Usher smoking a cigar with big designer watch in designer brands shows his status in the industry and wealth and that he has that ‘BOSS’ style persona.

Vibe trademark sign

Columns in the form of question answer questions in bold black font.

Image of usher on left page with quote.

Vibe trademark being a bar code symbol of money and expense.

Shows the features of the magazine the what readers will most likely want to read.

Page numbers in bold font

Page titles white bold capitals

Credit to photographer and editor.

Image medium shot of usher in designer wear to show his status in the music industry and sense of style.

VIBE MAGAZINE TARGET AUDIENCE

Quincy Jones launched Vibe in 1993, in partnership with Time Inc.

It is a music and entertainment magazine.

On june 29th 2009 Vibe announced that it was going to stop publishing

Vibe subscriptions : $14.99 for 2 years worth of magazines $9.99 for one year worth of magazines

Vibe magazine was aimed at the urban market which is 18 – 34 year oldsWho listened to music from the genres R&B , Hip Hop and Rap.

The statistics of vibes circulation in 2007 was approximately 800,000.