Colour Scheme:The colour scheme is orange, black and white. They have the plain colours, black and white which make the orange stand out. The orange looks bold, bright and eye-catching. Nicki Minaj, the woman in the main image, has orange hair, which then goes with the coverlines. She is known for her different colour hair, so it is fitting that they use a bright colour for her hair. Her hair is different because people do not normally have orange hair so it draws people’s attention to the magazine.
Masthead
The masthead is big and bold. The bold font makes the magazine more noticeable, which will help the magazine to sell. The bigger the masthead the more likely the customer are going to pick this magazine to buy. The masthead is orange which ties into the colour scheme.
The Selling Line
The selling line is ‘PURPLE SUITS, WHITE KICKS AND A $30K DRESS’. This gives an idea of what is inside without giving the full details of the stories. Also, it is there to make makes people want to know more and to get as many people to buy.
Cover-lines
The cover-lines are different sizes, font and different colours, this is to give the attention to the specific cover-lines. This draws the attention of the customers and gets them interested. The boldest cover-lines are on the topics of most interest, so the potential customers are drawed in.
The Main Image
The main image is of Nicki Minaj. She is wearing a crown, which could suggest that she is the best at what she does, which is rapping. Her pose shows confidence and strength. Also, her clothing blends in or does with the background.
Target Audience
The target audience for vibe is young, out going personalities. They want to make a statement and keep up to date to the new trends. Nikki Minaj is a good person for the cover as she has all these personalities and people look up to her. The age group for vibe is likely to be between 14-24. Vibe appeals to both the male and female market.
Textual Analysis: Music Magazine Front Page - Billboard
The masthead
The masthead is big, bold and is in san serif the colours in the middle of b, o, a, and d doesn’t necessarily go with the rest of the magazine but it is a logo that is always the same in every issue.
The Main Image
The main image is of Lady Gaga, a singer well known for her innovative fashion style. The image resembles an image from a high fashion magazine. This is because of the black and white black and white camera effect, which gives a vintage and classic look which high fashion portrays; the pose, which is a pose that usually is associated with high fashion models; and her outfit appeals to discerning fashionistas. Her outfit that she wears reflect Lady Gaga fashion sense. She has the heels with no heels, a big hat or head accessory, and a leather dress. Her make up is also exaggerated which still matches her style. The background is plain maybe because they want to focus on Lady Gaga.
Selling line
The selling line says ‘BORN THIS WAY’ IS OUR 100TH NO. 1. This could mean that this issue of the magazine focuses on Lady Gaga.
Cover-line
There is only one cover-line, which says Lady Gaga. The word Gaga is very big and bold, and spreads across the whole magazine and Lady is very small and fits in the first G of Gaga. This could mean they are focusing on people seeing the word Gaga first. This could be because the symbol of Gaga that she has created only needs one word to sell it, or they want to focus on how gaga she is. Since the selling line talks only about Lady Gaga, the rest of the magazine cover is only about her.
Colours
The colours in this issue of the billboard magazine are mainly white, black, and grey. The colours are consistent and simple. This specific issue may not appeal to a younger audience as the colours are dull.
Typography
The font for Lady Gaga is serif, which gives the impression of a classy or formal magazine. This follows the theme of a high fashion style of magazine for music.
Target Audience
The target audience are people that are up to date with music and with fashion. They will be keeping up the trends, as Lady Gaga is one of the modern icons, so are trend followers. They target age is 18-24 years. The billboard is also targeted for both men and women.
The masthead is big, bold and is in san serif the colours in the middle of b, o, a, and d doesn’t necessarily go with the rest of the magazine but it is a logo that is always the same in every issue.
The Main Image
The main image is of Lady Gaga, a singer well known for her innovative fashion style. The image resembles an image from a high fashion magazine. This is because of the black and white black and white camera effect, which gives a vintage and classic look which high fashion portrays; the pose, which is a pose that usually is associated with high fashion models; and her outfit appeals to discerning fashionistas. Her outfit that she wears reflect Lady Gaga fashion sense. She has the heels with no heels, a big hat or head accessory, and a leather dress. Her make up is also exaggerated which still matches her style. The background is plain maybe because they want to focus on Lady Gaga.
Selling line
The selling line says ‘BORN THIS WAY’ IS OUR 100TH NO. 1. This could mean that this issue of the magazine focuses on Lady Gaga.
Cover-line
There is only one cover-line, which says Lady Gaga. The word Gaga is very big and bold, and spreads across the whole magazine and Lady is very small and fits in the first G of Gaga. This could mean they are focusing on people seeing the word Gaga first. This could be because the symbol of Gaga that she has created only needs one word to sell it, or they want to focus on how gaga she is. Since the selling line talks only about Lady Gaga, the rest of the magazine cover is only about her.
Colours
The colours in this issue of the billboard magazine are mainly white, black, and grey. The colours are consistent and simple. This specific issue may not appeal to a younger audience as the colours are dull.
Typography
The font for Lady Gaga is serif, which gives the impression of a classy or formal magazine. This follows the theme of a high fashion style of magazine for music.
Target Audience
The target audience are people that are up to date with music and with fashion. They will be keeping up the trends, as Lady Gaga is one of the modern icons, so are trend followers. They target age is 18-24 years. The billboard is also targeted for both men and women.
Textual Analysis: Music Magazine Front Page - Vibe![]()
Denotation:The magazine cover shows a coloured photograph of a man looking at the camera. It is a mid-shot which shows just
about shows the top of his waist. The background of the photograph is red, and
the photograph covers the whole of the magazine front cover. Behind the man is
the VIBE Masthead, and in front of him are four separate cover-lines in white
& yellow going down along the sides. The photographed man’s name is written
in bold and is in yellow & white. A bar code is visible in the bottom left corner.
Masthead:
VIBE's masthead is simple: The
font is easy to read & it is in Sans Serif which could suggest that it’s
modern; the colour used for the masthead is white. In the music industry the
word "vibe" is to feel the music and have insight to it. This normally involves
swaying of the body and head, or bobbing to the beat and sound of the
music.
Character:
The cover photograph is of the successful American rapper & songwriter ‘Rick Ross’.
Composition:
He is posed in a very arrogant, insolent, almost careless kind of way.
Costume:
He is topless & showing lots of cleavage. He is also wearing several diamond chains & a pair of sunglasses.
NVC:
His non-verbal communication is very
indolent. He is also biting his lip which is a sign of seduction for both males
and females.
Lighting:
The lighting in this photography is high key & very clear.
Setting:
The photograph setting isn’t clear, but it
looks like a photo-shoot studio with a red
background.
NVC:
His non-verbal communication is very
indolent. He is also biting his lip which is a sign of seduction for both males
and females.
Lighting:
The lighting in this photography is high key & very clear.
Setting:
The photograph setting isn’t clear, but it
looks like a photo-shoot studio with a red
background.
Cover-lines:The main cover line that relates to the
photograph says: “Rick Ross: Too Sexy for His Shirt”. This is making reference
to his topless cover photograph. The words‘Rick’ and ‘Ross’ are both different
sizes, ‘Ross’ is bigger than ‘Rick’ and it’s indented. The words Rick and ‘Too
Sexy’ are written in the same colour (Yellow). The cover line relates to the
photograph because the selling line of the magazine is ‘The Sexy
Issue’.
Target Audience:
Considering all these points and factors, the likely target audience would be people females aged 18-40. They would have a good knowledge of the popular music culture that
he represents which is Hip-Hop/Rap.
photograph says: “Rick Ross: Too Sexy for His Shirt”. This is making reference
to his topless cover photograph. The words‘Rick’ and ‘Ross’ are both different
sizes, ‘Ross’ is bigger than ‘Rick’ and it’s indented. The words Rick and ‘Too
Sexy’ are written in the same colour (Yellow). The cover line relates to the
photograph because the selling line of the magazine is ‘The Sexy
Issue’.
Target Audience:
Considering all these points and factors, the likely target audience would be people females aged 18-40. They would have a good knowledge of the popular music culture that
he represents which is Hip-Hop/Rap.
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