Contents Page Analysis

Contents Page Analysis

 

 On the contents page there is only really one main person. The picture of this person is a long shot and the person is called Ciara and she is a famous song writer, this shows that she has had quite a large story in the magazine as she covers a large portion of the magazine it suggests that she is important and will be the first thing people see.

The house style for the magazine is prominently black and white. The background is a black/white fade and this is done so the text can follow a similar pattern and stand out really well. The title of the page has an extremely big font size and is in bold white and a black background which makes it stand out, and the single world ‘CONTENTS’ is split up into 3 separate lines, this is done to make you take your time to read the title and in the process of reading the title you will begin to notice other things on the page which will make you more interested.

Behind the title there is an outline of a ‘V’ which stands for the name of the magazine ‘Vibe’, this is done to remind the reader what magazine they are reading. This is done again with the woman on the front as her legs are in the shape of a ‘V’ again representing ‘Vibe’ this is done to reinforce the reminder that this magazine is Vibe and you should expect quality from it.

The magazine uses quite a few font types and sizes to represent different things of the page, for example the title uses a very bold text to make it stand out while each of the categories use a different font type to provide a variety between fonts and this is done for nearly all pieces of text of the contents page and this is done because it shows that the magazine has more variety and is not plain.

The target audience for this magazine would be a majority of males as the woman on the page is shown in a very provocative way and would entice a lot of males to look at this magazine as it is more likely to attract a man’s attention rather than females. The expression on the woman face is again supporting this view as she has a seductive gaze; she is also wearing quite a short dress and is putting her legs up in the air to again entice the male reader.