Contents page annotations

1. MAGAZINE ANNOTATION
Steven Sibiya

2. The magazine presented shows
signs as to what genre it is by
continuing what we see on the
front cover, the genre
conventions remain, not as
strong as they do on the front
cover however they are visible,
for example the dark colours
are evident in this showing that
it is a RN&B magazine.
Another way the magazine
links to the front cover is
through the title, although on
the front cover the title is Vibe,
here the V is put alone, this
would result in the audience
realising what the magazine is
from anywhere, making it
easier to understand and
analyse whether they find it
worthy of its title. In essence it is
simply a watermark to remind
the customer of the title, giving
the magazine meaning.
The layout has changed from
what the front cover would be,
for example the front covers
main picture is the central
image, in this case the central
image still exist however it isn’t
the focal point of the
magazine, although it does aid
us into understanding what the
content of the magazine
would be, potentially.
The fonts also remain the same,
considering the front page had
bold and outstanding textual
content, similar to the word
Contents featured on this
page.
It also manages to maintain a
professional layout by toning
down the fonts boldness when
attending to the information on
each page.
In addition to their layout, they
have issued a date on the
bottom of the magazine. This
would result in the audience
easily accessing the
information provided as well as
them keeping file on the
magazine produced.

3. This magazine is presented as a
R&B magazine, it uses the
conventions of what common
Rhythm and blues magazine
would. For example the central
image, this picture may not be
the focal point however it
continues from the front page
of which has Kanye West
posing.
The magazine uses the mast
head in a abbreviation. It
simply takes the V from Vibe.
This would allow the customer
to understand the worth of the
magazine, much like a
watermark referencing the
professionalism behind the
company ensuring the target
audience all is of high quality.
The fonts are similar to the front
cover, however in this they
have toned down the font in
order to allow the viewers to
read, considering the
magazine is aimed to
welcoming a wide range of
fans, they have taken a
professional approach to the
situation -
-and allow the audience to
read what is available with
ease.

4. The magazine would link to
the traditional Q front page
of which would contain the
main colours white and red,
the contents page follows
this similar attribute.
In addition the magazine
uses the big Q, this would
now be considered to be
something that the target
audience would understand
easily. Considering that the
title is one word it make it
very convenient to attract
fans.
The cover image from the front page is
used in the magazine to show
importance of what will be the double
page spread. In addition the magazine
is something that is evidently
The layout of the magazine is set out to
be cramped but understandable it
allows the audience to choose from a
wide perspective, subsequently
allowing them to make their choice of
what would suit them best
The colours are common
considering it is what is on
the front of the magazine.
It also has the edition of the
month, this is evidently the
reason it would be
considered useful to the
audience.