Denotation: The magazine cover contains a colour image of a woman having eye contact with the audience in the right eye whilst the left eye is looking through a camera. It is a medium long shot revealing her head, arms and waist. She is standing up and just showing her waistline as she poses in the shot. Behind her is the Vibe Masthead, and in front of the main image are five groups of coverlines in black, peach, blue and white. The woman’s name is in blue on the top right underneath the Masthead so that it stands out. The barcode is on the bottom left corner. Masthead: Vibe masthead is quite bold and professional: the colour of the font is dark peach over a lighter peach background. The font is a san serif font. You can tell because it is quite plain and distinctive. The word ‘vibe’ comes from the 1960’s and is a slang that means atmosphere or feeling. The fact that the title of the magazine is colloquial language gives the impression that the magazine is a hip pop/r&b/rap magazine because those genres mostly use colloquial language. Character: The main image is a photograph of the famous, successful American Janet Jackson. Composition: She is posed in quite a seductive but youthful way as she is tugging on her jeans and her facial expression. The fact that she is holding a camera shows creativity and confidence. Costumes: Her clothing is a white tank top revealing her arms, a sort of string vest beneath and a pair of denim jeans. She has also accessorized the outfit with some jewellery; rings and bracelets. The clothing is to make her look natural but still seductive. The outfit also makes her look quite youthful, this is because teenagers normally wear those types of outfits. NVC: Her nonverbal communication is also playful. Her mouth is open showing some white teeth and direct address is used as she looks at the camera. Lighting: The lighting is quite bright, as her skin is glowing. Setting: There is no setting; however the peach background connotes a studio as she is holding a camera. The picture may have been taken as she was taking a photo of something. Coverlines: The main coverline that is involved with the main image says: ‘Janet Jackson Likes to Watch’. This is in relation with the camera she is holding in the main image. The different coverlines advertise to us that the magazine does not only talk about one celebrity, but also talk about the past and future of hip pop/ rap/r&b as well as the present. The other music artists advertised are Jermaine Dupri, Erykah Badu, Rihanna, Mario, Tupac, Run Dmc, J.Lo, Dr. Dre, Bobby Brown, Lil Kim, Diddy, Angel Lola Luv and Beastie Boys. The arrangement of the coverlines expose what will be in the magazine. All these coverlines are san serif, supporting the generic conventions of how magazines should be made. Target Audience: Taking into consideration all of these topics, the expected target audience could possibly be people (both male and female) aged 16-35. This is because of the genre of the magazine. Making it inly appeal to only a segment of the population.
Denotation:
The magazine cover contains a colour image of a man having eye contact with the audience. It is a medium long shot revealing his head, arms and waist. He is standing up and just showing his waistline as he poses in the shot. Behind him is the Vibe Masthead, and in front of the main image are five groups of coverlines in red and white. The man’s name is in white on the top right underneath the Masthead so that it stands out. The barcode is on the bottom left corner.
Masthead:
Vibe masthead is quite bold and professional: the colour of the font is red over a black mosaic background. The font is a san serif font. You can tell because it is quite plain and individual. The word ‘vibe’ comes from the 1960’s and is a slang that means atmosphere or feeling. The fact that the title of the magazine is colloquial language gives the impression that the magazine is a hip pop/r&b/rap magazine because those genres mostly use colloquial language.
Character:
The main image is a photograph of the famous, successful American Trey Songz.
Composition:
He is posed in quite a seductive way as he is standing quite assertive and his facial expression is quite serious but promiscuous.
Costumes:
He is hardly wearing any clothing, but the little that he is wearing is Calvin Klein boxers. There is hardly any clothing so that he can attract the right target audience is to make her look natural but still seductive. The outfit also makes her look quite youthful; this is because teenagers normally wear those types of outfits.
NVC:
His nonverbal communication is also stern. His eyes are looking straight at the camera and has his eyebrows frowned.
Lighting:
The lighting is quite bright, as his skin is reflecting the light.
Setting:
The black background connotes a bathroom scene as he is dripping wet. The picture may have been to make him look dominant and seductive.
Coverlines:
The main coverline that is involved with the main image says: ‘Trey Songz, Hardest in R&B’. This is in relation with the fact that he is topless to make him look like he has authority over the music genre: R&B. The different coverlines advertise to us that the magazine does not only talk about music, but also sport: ‘Gambling in NBA’- Basketball. The other music artists advertised are Buju Banton and Young Jeezy. They also talk about news around the world; ‘Haiti-Survival Story’. They also give advice to their audience: ‘4 ways to wear a suit.’ The arrangement of the coverlines expose what will be in the magazine. All these coverlines are san serif, supporting the generic conventions of how magazines should be made.
Target Audience:
Taking into consideration all of these topics, the expected target audience could possibly be people (both male and female) aged 16-35. This is because of the genre of the magazine. Making it only appeal to only a segment of the population. It could appeal to women because of the main image of Trey Songz making women intrigued. Also it would appeal to men because of the coverline, ‘4 ways to wear a suit.’ This backs up the point of men reading the magazine because suits are worn by men.
The magazine cover contains a colour image of a man having eye contact with the audience. It is a medium long shot revealing his head, arms and waist. He is standing up and just showing his waistline as he poses in the shot. Behind him is the Vibe Masthead, and in front of the main image are five groups of coverlines in red and white. The man’s name is in white on the top right underneath the Masthead so that it stands out. The barcode is on the bottom left corner.
Masthead:
Vibe masthead is quite bold and professional: the colour of the font is red over a black mosaic background. The font is a san serif font. You can tell because it is quite plain and individual. The word ‘vibe’ comes from the 1960’s and is a slang that means atmosphere or feeling. The fact that the title of the magazine is colloquial language gives the impression that the magazine is a hip pop/r&b/rap magazine because those genres mostly use colloquial language.
Character:
The main image is a photograph of the famous, successful American Trey Songz.
Composition:
He is posed in quite a seductive way as he is standing quite assertive and his facial expression is quite serious but promiscuous.
Costumes:
He is hardly wearing any clothing, but the little that he is wearing is Calvin Klein boxers. There is hardly any clothing so that he can attract the right target audience is to make her look natural but still seductive. The outfit also makes her look quite youthful; this is because teenagers normally wear those types of outfits.
NVC:
His nonverbal communication is also stern. His eyes are looking straight at the camera and has his eyebrows frowned.
Lighting:
The lighting is quite bright, as his skin is reflecting the light.
Setting:
The black background connotes a bathroom scene as he is dripping wet. The picture may have been to make him look dominant and seductive.
Coverlines:
The main coverline that is involved with the main image says: ‘Trey Songz, Hardest in R&B’. This is in relation with the fact that he is topless to make him look like he has authority over the music genre: R&B. The different coverlines advertise to us that the magazine does not only talk about music, but also sport: ‘Gambling in NBA’- Basketball. The other music artists advertised are Buju Banton and Young Jeezy. They also talk about news around the world; ‘Haiti-Survival Story’. They also give advice to their audience: ‘4 ways to wear a suit.’ The arrangement of the coverlines expose what will be in the magazine. All these coverlines are san serif, supporting the generic conventions of how magazines should be made.
Target Audience:
Taking into consideration all of these topics, the expected target audience could possibly be people (both male and female) aged 16-35. This is because of the genre of the magazine. Making it only appeal to only a segment of the population. It could appeal to women because of the main image of Trey Songz making women intrigued. Also it would appeal to men because of the coverline, ‘4 ways to wear a suit.’ This backs up the point of men reading the magazine because suits are worn by men.
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