My immediate reaction to this front cover was that the masthead was quite hard to read. However for regular readers they would be able to recognise the style. It is clearly quite a popular magazine to be able to do that.
The contrasting bright colours of the pink and green make a bold statement about the magazine and image they are trying to pursue. The colour scheme/house style is continious throughout the text on the page. The stance of the people on the front page portrays a statement of what they are about, which is clearly what the magazine is additionally about, the band chosen are models of the type of customer they are wanting to attract.
The overlayed image of the man holding the cards suggest that the magazine is quite daring and gives an insight into the kind of fun they could have in the magazine.
There is a series of different fonts on the page, which may suggest that they are appealing to an audience of 'different' and 'alternative' people. There are lots of cover lines on the left and right hand sides. They continue the house style colours of pink, green, black and white. There is a strapline at the bottom of the front cover giving an insight of the music andbands the magazine will be talking about. The distribution is by Comag Specialist and is a independant magazine published by The Big Cheese Publishing. This makes it a slightly unsual magazine compared to the other big named magazines. Which could be more appealing to their audience, it also means it could cover bands that haven't been heard of yet, making it a bit more specialist and different, also reaching to market that isn't catered for so much because it isn't so mainstream.
Q
Q magazine is a very well known, big music magazine. I find it interesting that the cover lines are in gold and more pronounced than the masthead. The masthead is in the background of the page, behind the band, which could suggest that the magazine is all about the music, but is still easily spotable on a shelf as Q magazine.There is a colour scheme/house style of red, black, gold and white. These are quite grand colours, suggesting that the magazine is important and good quality and something that everyone wants - gold. It appears as a sort of collectors item as apose to a cheap magazine. There are again, a series of different fonts, the more important information highlighted or in a different colour. The colours are also bold and 'out there', which reflects the magazines image and reputation.
Q is published by Bauer London Lifestyle Ltd and distributed by Frontline Ltd.
These are big and official names giving the magazine status.
The magazine name is called 'Q' that relates to queueing up music. It's quite a popular magazine because it covers a wide range of music, appealing to a wider audience.
Vibe
Vibe is quite different to the other magazines I have analysised, because it's a completely different genre of music. It's a Rap magazine, which has a niche audience.The colour schemes are red, grey and black, these colours seem to be quite popular on the front of magazines, I think it's because they are bold statement colours that attract the eye from a shop shelf. The cover lines range in size but the font is generally the same. They have used Eminem on the front cover, who is one of the biggest and most well known names in Rap, this encourages people to buy it because it must be good if Eminem is on the front. He is wearing a black vest top that matches with the colours of the magazine. It's quite 'in your face' which relfects the music and attracts an audience. There is quite a stark lighting, that adds to his 'toughman' image. The fact he isnt wearing much suggests that we're going to get honesty, which is stated in the coverline about him 'coming clean'.
The other names mentioned are Swagga Jack, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z and T.I. These are big names in the Rap industry making the magazine seem important and up there in the industry. Vibe is produced by Quincy Jones and published by InterMedia Partners which is a private firm, again for the niche market.
Q
Q magazine is a very well known, big music magazine. I find it interesting that the cover lines are in gold and more pronounced than the masthead. The masthead is in the background of the page, behind the band, which could suggest that the magazine is all about the music, but is still easily spotable on a shelf as Q magazine.There is a colour scheme/house style of red, black, gold and white. These are quite grand colours, suggesting that the magazine is important and good quality and something that everyone wants - gold. It appears as a sort of collectors item as apose to a cheap magazine. There are again, a series of different fonts, the more important information highlighted or in a different colour. The colours are also bold and 'out there', which reflects the magazines image and reputation.
Q is published by Bauer London Lifestyle Ltd and distributed by Frontline Ltd.
These are big and official names giving the magazine status.
The magazine name is called 'Q' that relates to queueing up music. It's quite a popular magazine because it covers a wide range of music, appealing to a wider audience.
Vibe
Vibe is quite different to the other magazines I have analysised, because it's a completely different genre of music. It's a Rap magazine, which has a niche audience.The colour schemes are red, grey and black, these colours seem to be quite popular on the front of magazines, I think it's because they are bold statement colours that attract the eye from a shop shelf. The cover lines range in size but the font is generally the same. They have used Eminem on the front cover, who is one of the biggest and most well known names in Rap, this encourages people to buy it because it must be good if Eminem is on the front. He is wearing a black vest top that matches with the colours of the magazine. It's quite 'in your face' which relfects the music and attracts an audience. There is quite a stark lighting, that adds to his 'toughman' image. The fact he isnt wearing much suggests that we're going to get honesty, which is stated in the coverline about him 'coming clean'.
The other names mentioned are Swagga Jack, Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z and T.I. These are big names in the Rap industry making the magazine seem important and up there in the industry. Vibe is produced by Quincy Jones and published by InterMedia Partners which is a private firm, again for the niche market.
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