Monday, 7 December 2009


This double page spread has a background that covers both pages. Also this group has one member that is not faded in the background this puts the focus on the one artist. This then links to the title, ‘’WILL HE WON’T HE?’’ this makes it obvious to the reader that they are talking about this one artist. Also the font of the title is the same of the recognised font used on the group’s album cover and also music videos. This makes this double page spread unique to this one specific group. On the middle of the second page there are two arrows this shows the reader that if they want to find out hat the storey is then read there. Also half way down the second page there is four lines of writing highlighted this shows that this part is of importance and will be off more interest to the reader.

Sunday, 6 December 2009

This contents page is very crowded with information to appeal to a more mature, older target audience. On the right hand side there is a list of the content inside the magazine with different subheadings giving the different topics in there magazine. They also highlight theses subheadings to catch the attention of the readers eye. The picture of the ban oasis links to the main story on the middle of the page ''...Oasis kicked of their world tour''. At the top of the page there is the magazine name and also in a big bold font ''THIS WEEK'' this shows the reader that what they are reading is up to date and in the magazine they will find all the music news for the week. Also on the contents list there are gig dates, reviews etc on different bands/artists. Because of the wide variety this opens the magazine to a much more wider audience giving the magazine more readers (purchases).

Friday, 4 December 2009


This contents page has a basic white background this is so it doesn’t take the concentration away from the main headlines. It has a bold title of Drummer where the font is very bold and black. The biggest picture on the page also has a drummer on his drum set so this links to the title. Also on each picture in the top left corner there is a page number where you can read about the storey that links to the picture. On the list on the left ever subheading is in bold this is to emphasise on the story that is on that certain page.

This contents page has a fading white to black background fading background. With the magazine logo in the background with a contrasting colour to the background also the girl that is lying down has her legs in a V this links to the magazine and its name. The title is bold white but doesn’t go across the page so it doesn’t take the concentration away from the girl of the magazine logo. The font has a modern look to it to link to the subheadings ‘’Features’’ and ‘’Fashion’’.

Monday, 16 November 2009

This front cover has a blue bold magazine name (VIBE) this is so constant readers will recognise the name of the magazine. The celebrity on the cover is in front of the magazine name. This puts the focus on the celebrity. Not only does it put the focus on him it attracts his fans to read the magazine which is good advertisement it also tells people that the magazine will have pages on the celebrity. On the right of the cover they have blue and black coloured text the black is only for celebrity's names to highlight the act that there are going to be extracts in the magazine about them. At the very top of the cover there is a title saying ''The making of notorious 10 B.I.G secrets the film wont tell'' this gives the reader an in site as to what they can find about not just music but a film inside this magazine. On the left of the cover there is a Small quote that says ''kanye west + his 50 greatest songs'' this shows the reader that not only can they read about kanye they can find out his top 50 songs he likes.

This magazine front cover has a big bold white Magazine name (VIBE) to show people the name of the magazine so people will recognise the name. The celebrity ''Chris Brown'' who is also the person on the front is in front of the magazine name. This is because people will recognise the celebrity and be attracted it also attracts extra readers because Chris Browns fans might want to know what has been written about him. On the right of the cover there is white and green text that says ''ushers exes'' and more all the names of the music artist's are in a green text and the other in white. The text is basically set out as a start of a contents it gives people a sneak as to what stories are inside the magazine. on the left they use a quote out of the magazine that says ''I'm still a virgin... in your eyes'' this gives a reader a quote out of the magazine but leaves no hint as to who they are talking about. This makes the reader want to know who they are talking about and to find out more of the story. Also the word ''virgin'' is the colour red this is also to emphasise on the quote. At the top left of the cover there is a kicker with the quote about the mega music issue this is a little advertisement for the reader to buy a different magazine.

Sunday, 8 November 2009




This magazines front cover has a title with a white hilight behind so it makes it clearer for the reader to see and also to catch the readers eye easier. Also the Title ''King of Leon break through'' links to the back ground because the kings of Leon band are breaking through glass. The band are also infront of the magazines logo putting the focus on them and people will recognise the band better than a magazines logo, also this attracts the bands fan's. There are two sub headings with a white hilight so it is easier to read one says ''The 50 BEST Albums of 2008'' this is a quote to show the reader what they can expect to find in the magazine. On the bottom left of the covver there is a small read out from one of the magazines pages and is stopped half way through a sentance and it gives no detail to who the band that have ''BROKEN UP'' are. This also attracts people that read this short read out because one, they want to know who the band band that has split up are and two, why it happend.

Friday, 6 November 2009

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