task 2 magazine analysis

The background of this vibe magazine is grey scale so it draws the reader’s attention to Kayne west.The only colour used in this magazine is red heart, which is being pulled by a mysterious hand. This connotes that kayne’s heart is being stole by a love . This idea also reflects  the single “heartless”, which he talks about a women that mislead him and played with his feelings.

 The layout of the page makes it easier to read and understand. The information gives is just a brief highlight of what is expected and this will give just a little taste for it to get the readers engaged.  Vibe magazines’ contents page has the signature ‘V’. This is a trademark of their company. People will instantly recognise the v and will be able to tell that it is part of the famous vibe magazine.The cloths that kayne west is wearing is considered fashionable in today’s society. This connotes that vibe magazine is not only about music but about fashion and art. They even have an own section in the content page dedicated to fashion. kayne west has a very still and rigid facial expression, where he dose not show any emotion through his face only through his body language can you understand what is going on. he also makes direct eye contact with the audience almost as if he is directly looking at you. he dose this to show his inner emotion and thoughts through his body language and not his facial expression.  the main star kayne west in this particular image is not portrayed as a stereotypical African Amercian rapper, who has a lot of jewelry and gold. instead he is dressed as a normal approachable ordinary man. Vibe magazine dose this because they want to appeal to their board audience. vibe magazines target audience is both male and female. 51% male and 49% female. so the main star kayne west would have to dress accordingly because this magazine appeals to both sexes. 62% of the consumer of this magazine are black/African American so this hip-hop genre would appeal to them as most rappers or hip-hop artist are African American. the word feature is in italic font. it is also bold and has a greater sign ">" with it. the font styles only reflects vibe ability to maintain and create styles.Because the font is diff rent and it is bold it will catch the eye quicker the any other text. The text is placed on the right hand corner and it is in blocks. vibe did not want to fill the content page with texts. they wanted to emphasis on the main image because it symbolism a lot of things and Kayne west is a very famous icon. 

There are three colours used in this magazine cover. The main Colours Used In this Magazine Front cover Is Black and Red. Red connotes fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. The colour red represents blood, fearless, strength and links with the genre of the magazine because the magazine genre is about rap music and rap music has strong language. The colour Black is a mysterious colour associated with fear and the unknown. It usually has a negative connotation blacklist, black humour, black death. Black denotes strength and authority; it is considered to be a very formal. Black gives out an aggressive image and meaning. The Black and Red On the title contrast together, so the black on the top becomes lighter and lighter to become the colour red. Stereotypically men like the colours red and black because it represents strength, power, and aggression, brave and fearless.

 The large bold font is eye grabbing. The word ‘Vibe’ is often used in slang and the Hip-Hop terminology instantly conveying the genres covered in this magazine. The red and black colour theme reminds us of danger and trouble again giving an insight into the contents of the magazine. The connotations are that Eminem is dangerous.  Where it says ‘Comes Clean’, it gives an insight into what the feature will be about drawing target audience in. The text matches the font of the ‘advisory’ warning on CD’s suggesting that the genre of the music this magazine is promoting and the nature and personality as well as themes in the interview with Eminem.

A lot of lighting is used to emphasis her flawless look. It also makes her face stand out and creates sex appeal mostly towards the male audience. Also she is wearing very tight cloths which, only adds to the idea of her being sexy.Her costume is very unique and it makes her stands out from the background. This connotes that she is an icon, which is stated in her 4 finger ring. The colour scheme of the background is light pink which suggest that she is quite feminine and young. the main image also reinforces the stereotype that all female rappers are sexy ans stunning. it also reinforces the stereotypical view of that most rappers think very highly of their self. This also connotes that she appeal to the younger female audience.there are pull quotes from an interview which will catch the audience eyes first and draw them into reading the full article.the pull quote says "i really toned down the sexy stuff" but in the main image she is wearing tight cloths so these to contradict each other making the article more and more interesting. The use of the big “W” at the front of the article indicates the start of the text. The text is in a small font. The interview is in a simple question and answer based format. The questions are bold and numbered this makes it easier for the reader to understand. Some of the text is placed around the main image. this is done to make the text and the main image seem that it is together in one.  Her name is the biggest text there and it is in a darker shade of pink. Her right hand is across the text and it overlaps it. all the other text is around her but her name is covered by her right hand. this connotes that the audience already should know of her but the name Nickie minaj is a trademark and by being there it only makes the dps more reliable. The whole dps is dedicated to only her, which shows her influence and her importance even though some may think of her as a pretty feminist girl. She is one of the biggest icon in the music industry. the main audience this appeals to are young female adults and the secondary audience are adult female and male. this is because the genre of music, which is RnB applies to younger audience.