Masthead – Big red writing stands out over T.I’s hat. The masthead is stretched out the full width of the cover and is positioned at the top of the cover. The masthead font is the biggest size and brightest making it stand out and attract audiences .
Language – The language isn't very formal as the main article quotes T.I and says words such as ‘ain’t’ and ‘snitch’ many people who don’t listen to this particular genre of music that this music is aimed at (hip-hop, rap, R&B and urban music) they may not understand these words. Also their is another article which says ‘Mavado – Gangster for life’ which looks to attract a particular audience and age group as old people would not be interested in gangsters and neither would people that like rock music for example.
Main image – the main image is a medium close up of rapper T.I, the image is in black and white and the background is all white which makes the red surrounding writing stand out and catch the audiences attention. The model is not dressed in usual attire but instead is wearing a trilby hat, some geek glasses and a suit. He looks like an Italian gangster or something.
House style – many of the ‘vibe’ magazines use the similar red, black and white style on their front covers like this one.
List of artists being featured in the magazine – on the right hand side there is a list of a few popular artists, to some people these may be their favourites and it may lure them into buying the magazine so they can read about them.
Barcode – the barcode is used to scan in shops and underneath it is the magazines website.
Masthead – Big black writing stands out. The masthead is stretched out the full width of the cover and is positioned at the top of the cover. The masthead font is the biggest size making it stand out and attract audiences. The masthead is also positioned behind the models.
House style – many of the ‘vibe’ magazines use the similar red, black and white style on their front covers like this one.
Models – The cover models Eminem and 50 cent are positioned on the right hand side of the magazine and then next to them is a big red box which says their names in big red writing to stand out and attract audiences.
Target audience and language - the magazine cover uses informal/slang language that people who use this kind of language will understand. There are words like ‘cool-ass’ to describe holiday gifts. On the skyline there is a article that says ‘Fergie talks smack’ which is very informal and some people may not understand this phrase. They have also abbreviated Philadelphia to philly. The use of this language is clearly aimed at a particular audience.
Sky Line - There is a sky line at the top of the magazine cover which gives an insight to what the magazine will contain, it is at the top because usually that is the 1st thing someone will see if they look at the magazine in a shop and it is behind others that will be the only thing visible.
Masthead – the masthead says ‘vibe’ in the usual font it uses in a sky blue colour. The colour of the font is the same. The model is in front of the text so the letters I and B are not clearly visible.
Colour – the front page of the magazine uses bright, vibrant colours which stand out and could attract potential readers eyes, it is more likely for them to be drawn to a colourful magazine than a dull one as it looks more interesting and readable.
Cover lines – on the right hand side of the cover are some cover lines which list loads of artists that will be featured in the magazine, some people will read this and if they like the artist they may want to buy the magazine, this lures readers in.
Sky line – the sky line uses words which will make the readers want to buy the magazine, it says ‘exclusive on-set report: the making of Notorious 10 B.I.G secrets the film won’t tell’. This has been done cleverly as the use of the words ‘exclusive’ and ‘secrets’ make the person that is reading this want to buy it as ‘exclusive’ means this magazine would be the only place you can find out the secrets.
Masthead – this vibe magazine is a very old issue from 1994, the masthead font is the traditional font used by magazine however the spacing between the letters is wider than the newer editions, this shows how the magazine has changed and developed over time to make the appearance better. Some of the masthead is slightly covered by the model – Tupac Shakur’s head. The masthead is a basic black colour, black is generally a colour associated with dark, sinister things, the choice of colour for the text reflects the dark theme of the issue which is murder and people being crazy.
Colour – the colours used relate the skyline which says 'The murder of Michael Jordan's Father', the colours used are red, black and a dull beige colour. The red relates to blood, the black is a colour used for dark topics and funerals and the beige makes everything look lifeless. The colour red is used to highlight certain words.
Main Image – the main image is a medium shot of Tupac Shakur
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