1. Analysis of magazines

2. Front Cover Analysis Masthead – The masthead for this magazine is in red and is behind the picture of Janet Jackson. It is large and takes up about a ¼ of the page. The font is sans serif and is in bold. Headline – The headline tells us about the celebrity on the front cover. “Janet Jackson” is written in bold and this tells who she is. List of artists – This tells us of the kind of music that will be inside the magazine. It also gives us a list of who we can expect to find inside the magazine and what kind of articles. Barcode – Vibe magazine follows the normal conventions of having the barcode in one of the lower hands of the magazine. Line – “A history of Hip Hop” this gives us an insight into one of the articles that will be inside the magazine. Cover Image – The cover image is a picture of Janet Jackson holding a camera. This tells us that one of the main articles in this issue will be about Janet Jackson and some part of her career.

4. Front Cover Analysis Colour Scheme – This magazine sticks to colour scheme of black, yellow and white. The magazines a rock magazine and by using the colour black a lot it helps the rock theme. List of bands – At the bottom of the page the magazine has given a list of artist names and this helps the reader to get an idea of what artists will be featured in the magazine. Barcode – The magazine has placed its barcode in the bottom right hand corner of the page. Near the barcode you can find the price and information about the magazine. Barcodes are usually in the bottom right hand corner and this magazine has stuck to that. Pug – “UK TOUR EXCLUSIVE” has been written in a yellow pug. Apart from the pug itself, the capital letters help to draw in the reader to that specific part of the page.

9. Double Page Spreads For this double page spread the colour scheme is white black and pink. The colour pink shows that this magazine is aimed at girls as it is a very feminine colour. We can also tell that this magazine is aimed at girls because Mcfly is on the cover. Mcfly is mostly aimed at a female audience. Each picture has been anchored in white text to contrast against the pictures behind it. The ratio of pictures to text is there are more pictures than text. The double page spread is mostly filled with pictures with the text running down the left hand side.