What genre of music does the magazine cover? Give evidence
Hip-hop and R&B - there are names mentioned such as TI and Jay Z who are Hip-hop artists. Reveals Keri Hilson a well known hip-hop artist
What are the connotations of the masthead?
The masthead is written with a large font to capture enough attention and is placed on the top third.
What can you say about the language techniques used by the headline and sell lines? Give evidence
Standard and simple english. Not too sophisticated. The headline 'Vibe' indicate a sense of R&B background seeing it sounds fluent and relative to music
What can you say about the layout style, particularly style and size of fonts and the colour scheme?
Very vague yet interesting colour scheme of blue slowly decreasing in brightness to the left. 'vibe' is written in large font with a plain white colour however it is written on a jazzy font type of music specifically with the 'V'.
What can you say about the use of photography?
The photograph of Keri Hilson is almost a full body shot. Use of photography may reveal Keri Hilson a well known music artist which conveniently relates to the genre of the magazine in R&B and she's an R&B artist.
Does the front cover feature any other layout conventions?
The front cover of the magazine has a masthead, barcode, headline, sell lines, strap line
Who are the target audience? why?
The target audience for this magazine is for teenagers/young adults and also anyone who enjoys R&B/Hip hop
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