Case Study NotesVibe Magazine

Type/Focus Of Magazine

The type and focus of Vibe Magazine is a music

and entertainment magazine founded by

producer Quincy Jones, the publication features

R&B and hip-hop music artists, actors and other

entertainers.

Magazine Facts

• Publishing Company: Vibe Media

• Editors Name: Jermaine Hall

• Date Of First Publication: September 1993

• Frequency Of Publication: Every Other Month

• Price: $3.99

• Distribution: WH Smith, Newsagents And Supermarkets

Analysis Of Front Cover

The front cover of the magazine has a large masthead placed at the top of the page which catches the eye of the audience.

There are 4 main colours on the front cover; Red, yellow, black and white.

The cover model makes eye contact with the audience, it is also a medium shot.

There are lots of cover lines which reflect the stories inside.

The cover model is R Kelly who is popular amongst the target audience.

There is an issue number, price, date and bar code.

The fonts appeal to the target audience.

Analysis Of Contents Page

Page numbers in chronological order.

Minimal detail on page information.

No more than 4 colours being used (Black, White, grey and Red).

Relevant image of Artist which links to a main article. Sub headings to

separate the different articles in to categories.

The writing is separated into columns .

Main image: the model is making eye contact with the reader and it is a medium/long shot.

Analysis Of Double Page Spread

Large image of the artist from the article which takes up a whole page.

Quotes from the artist are in big and bold text so that they stand out.

No more than three colours being used (Black, White and Red). The article is

separated into columns.

The article starts with the first letter of the first word in large text (drop capital) and the first few words are in a different colour which makes them stand out.

Issue number and magazine name in the top corner.

Case Study NotesQ Magazine

Type/Focus Of Magazine

The type and focus of Q magazine is modern

rock music with no certain focus on an age

group. The magazine has an extensive review

section, featuring: new releases (music),reissues

(music), music compilations, film and live

concert reviews, as well as radio and television

reviews.

Magazine Facts

• Publishing Company: Bauer Media Group

• Editors Name: Andrew Harrison

• Date Of First Publication: October 1986

• Frequency Of Publication: Every Month

• Price: £3.75

• Distribution: WH Smith, Newsagents And Supermarkets

Analysis Of Front Cover

The front cover of the magazine has a large masthead placed at the top of the page which catches the eye of the audience.

The cover model makes eye contact with the audience, and none of the texts go over his face.

There are lots of cover lines which reflect the stories inside.

There is an issue number, price, date and bar code.

The fonts appeal to the target audience.

There are less than 5 main colours.

There are smaller images that relate to the articles inside.

Analysis Of Contents Page

Page numbers in chronological order.

Minimal detail on page information so that the reader doesn’t get all the main information from the contents page without reading the article.

Relevant image of Artist which links to a main article takes up a lot of the page so it stands out and attracts the reader.

Sub headings to separate the different articles in to categories.

The writing is separated into columns .

Magazine name/logo at the top left corner.

The word ‘Contents’ is at the top of the page.

Analysis Of Double Page Spread

Large image of the artist from the article which takes up a whole page.

Quotes from the artist are in big and bold text so that they stand out.

The article is separated into columns.

Magazine name/logo in the corner of each page.

Page number in the bottom corner of each page.

Drop capital at the beginning of paragraphs.

Two main colours being used (white and black).

Conclusion

As a result of analysing these two magazines I come to the conclusion that I am going

to use some of the sections that I have looked at on the magazines and put them on

mine, I like the front cover of Q magazine with the name of the magazine in the top

corner which stands out because its bright, but I also like the colour scheme of the

Vibe magazine front cover. I liked the way Vibe magazine set out their contents page

too so I think that I might try and imitate it and have my contents page similar. For my

double page spread I think i’m going to do it similar to Q magazines because I liked the

way they have a large image on the left side and all the writing from the article on one

page on the other side.