The document analyzes Vibe magazine's cover from a past issue. It describes design elements like the masthead, cover lines, barcode, and color scheme which are meant to attract readers. Images of Usher on the cover and inside pages showcase his style and status in the music industry. The target audience of Vibe magazine is identified as 18-34 year olds who listen to genres like R&B, hip hop, and rap.
2. Header Summarising who some of the articles are going to be on. Masthead Width of the page , short and memorable for the consumer. Main cover line Big bold font to capture readers attention. Cover lines To attract the reader. Important eye catching information for the reader. barcode website Scan code for android phones shows the convergence to technology and summarises the audience. Image - Medium long shot of usher to capture the whole theme him standing in front of a air jet and him being a jet flyer shows him being quite a hard man to attract reader. Colour scheme black white and yellow simple not too cluttered to attract a more sophisticated reader.
3. Usher smoking a cigar with big designer watch in designer brands shows his status in the industry and wealth and that he has that ‘BOSS’ style persona. Vibe trademark sign Columns in the form of question answer questions in bold black font. Image of usher on left page with quote.
4. Vibe trademark being a bar code symbol of money and expense. Shows the features of the magazine the what readers will most likely want to read. Page numbers in bold font Page titles white bold capitals Credit to photographer and editor. Image medium shot of usher in designer wear to show his status in the music industry and sense of style.
5. VIBE MAGAZINE TARGET AUDIENCE Quincy Jones launched Vibe in 1993, in partnership with Time Inc. It is a music and entertainment magazine. On june 29 th 2009 Vibe announced that it was going to stop publishing Vibe subscriptions : $14.99 for 2 years worth of magazines $9.99 for one year worth of magazines Vibe magazine was aimed at the urban market which is 18 – 34 year olds Who listened to music from the genres R&B , Hip Hop and Rap. The statistics of vibes circulation in 2007 was approximately 800,000.
