Analysing ‘Vibe’ Contents Page Magazine

Analysing ‘Vibe’ Contents Page Magazine

The layout of the contents page is that all the text is on the mid –half-way on the right hand side and you could tell that a grid has been used. This is because the texts are lined neatly on the right hand side and the main image has taken two-thirds of the page. The main image has taken more of the space and the content of the text is a lot but it is very small font therefore it shows how sophisticated the magazine is and how organised it is. You could tell the magazine had been carefully placed and chosen the font of text with thought as you can tell the magazine has kind of elegance.

The contents page consists with the front page cover with the similar mise en scene. The clothing the artists are wearing on the front cover is the same as the contents page which is very formal and smart wear and this relates to the magazine as it is a very sophisticated magazine.

The feature which makes the contents page appear exclusive is the content of the contents page and the famous artists. This helps to appear significant because if it was an unknown model it would not give the same effect as using celebrities as a main image as this attracts the target audience. Especially if they had used someone overly well known and someone who was in the media spotlight recently this enables more attention for the reader as they would then want to purchase the magazine because it seems ‘hot’ in the topic.

There is one image and the mise en scene helps it make it look very elegant and neat. The costume Eminem is wearing contributes to my point of him looking very formal and neat. The lighting just shone his face as this emphasises who he is and the importance of him.

The linguistic is very interesting and is very quirky. It breaks the conventions and it does not look like a contents page as much however they do include the number of the page and what is on that page. They include some of the content of the contents page. The type of language affects the way the reader receives the message therefore the reader in this case will be more interested in it as it is weird and different. Dramatic language is used to attract the reader’s attention “Who’s Got Juice?”

There is no letter from the editor in the contents page