Vibe Magazine
The front cover of Vibe Magazine features the American Rapper named Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. more formerly known by his stage name as T.I.
T.I. is the main image of the magazine with a close up medium shot of him he appears to be rubbing his hands together and staring right at the audience, this is done to convey a menacing and threatening persona as those are the stereotypes to being a rapper in America. The cover lines further support this as they say "people have been comparing me to Tupac..." and "Teenagers marked for death". Also the use of the spotlight on his face is used to capture his facial features as they are the central point of the front cover. He is also covering the masthead 'VIBE', this demonstrates his importance, as the magazine are portraying that he is more important than the magazine itself, however due to 'VIBE' being written in a big bold red text makes it stand out. The main colour scheme of the front cover is red, white and blue. Red is usually a colour associated with danger and trouble this correlates with T.I's threatening stare but Blue is a colour normally associated with feelings of trust and loyalty the magazine have chosen to use this balance of colours to maybe demonstrate that even though rappers have a hard exterior they are really just normal people.
Contents Page
This contents page is a double page spread, with rapper Jay-Z on the left and singer Keri Hilson on the right. Jay-Z is the feature star with the content numbers and headings on the left hand side this is also the same on the other page which features Keri Hilson. The contents page is laid out in a professional and organised way. The second page with Keri Hilson also features in a Double page Spread. VIBE also added their logo to the contents page. Also, all of the editorial items that are featured on the contents page are also in the magazine.
Double Page Spread
Unlike most double page spreads this doesn't feature a big and bold heading as it doesn't immediately catch your eyes, however the images of Keri Hilson are very striking to to the audience's eye so you may end up paying more attention to the images rather than the article. As the images portray Keri Hilson as quite promiscuous and seductive as she is in really revealing clothing. She is also in a confident stance. Keri Hilson also appears to be in a graffiti setting, graffiti is a form of expression and art and the fact that she has chosen this setting depicts her profession and the work that she does.
This double page spread uses a drop cap which follows the conventions of a double page spread, it is used to indicate to the reader where the article begins and to attract them to the article and make them want to read it. The article is written in four columns, which makes the article easier and quicker to read.
This double page spread uses a drop cap which follows the conventions of a double page spread, it is used to indicate to the reader where the article begins and to attract them to the article and make them want to read it. The article is written in four columns, which makes the article easier and quicker to read.
The article speaks about Keri Hilson career as an artist and her rise in fame and how her chart topping single 'knock you down' was reigning the charts and earned her two Grammy nominations. Her success id further shown through the images as they depict her as being strong and independent as she is holding a cane in this instance symbolises someone with control and status. The article uses mode of address to reach out to their audience. This is done by using colloquial language and current affairs within the music industry. This article appears to be aimed at a more younger audience.
Press Pack
It is demonstrated through Vibe's press pack that men are the more dominant readers as 55% of men read Vibe whereas only 45% of women read it. The magazine is more commonly read by the Black/African American race as 75% of them read it, on the other hand only 15.9% of Whites read this magazine. So we can see that this magazine is more popular amongst the Black/ African American Community. Also the main age group that read this are 21+ this could be understood that people are possibly working and earning a wage, so they can afford to buy the magazine whereas only 35% of 18-24 year olds read this magazine.
NME Magazine
Contents Page
Unlike Vibe magazine, NME's contents only consists of one side. On the left hand side there is a small brief account telling you about NME and it's history and it being a free magazine, what makes this eye catching is the fact that the word 'Hello...' is written in big, bold and black letters and it's followed by an ellipsis this instantly attracts the audience to this information and the use of the ellipsis makes us instantly more intrigued. NME have also put there iconic long on the contents page this is quite conventional for a contents page. The main image on the contents page is of Lana Del Rey a singer she is in a article in the magazine, advertising her new album. The contents page lets us know that the magazine contains three feature articles within it. One of them being a cover story on Rihanna. This is clear to the reader because it is written in a bold text inside a white textbox.
Double Page Spread
This double page spread uses a drop cap which follows the conventions of a double page spread, it is used to indicate to the reader where the article begins and to attract them to the article and make them want to read it. It also uses a pull quote which is used to entice the audience or highlight a key point within the article. The images of Rihanna on the other side all depict different sides to her personality which is cheeky, fierce and confident as they use close ups, spotlights and a white background to really expose her facial features. The double page spread is written in three columns which is conventional for a double page spread.
This article speaks about Rihanna's reign within the music industry and how she has surpassed people who have been within the industry longer than she has and how she views her self as an artist but as a role model. The article uses a more formal tone however there is some colloquial language used so you can tell that it more appeals to an older generation.
Press Pack
At least 76% of males read NME magazine whereas only 26% of females read it. The median age for NME magazine is 23 years which is slightly younger than Vibe magazine and at least 46% of people that read NME magazine are students.
