Kane Lincoln

St. Marylebone Sixth Form

Year 12

Masthead: The name of this magazine is quite unusual for a commercial magazine !ibe. !ibe is a "or# commonly use# by ra$%hi$&ho$ music artists' "hich is the genre(s) of music this magazine focuses on. The masthea# is in a huge' bol# font an# the re# colour ma*es it stan# out from the blac* bac*groun#. The magazine also loo*s +,layere#. This is because $art of the front co.er images (Trey Songs/ hea#) o.erla$s the masthea#' yet the rest of the image is beneath the text. Image: The figure in the image is to$less an# it/s quite a stri*ing image. 0e loo*s masculine as he/s sho"ing off his $hysique an# he has a stern loo* on his face. They ha.e use# this image to #esign the colour scheme. The #ar* bac*groun# relates to his s*in tone an# the huge' re# "riting stan#s out as a bol# feature of the magazine. 0is boxer shorts are also "hite "hich is "hy 2 of the co.er lines ha.e been coloure# "hite. Cover Lines: The co.er lines are all in the same font "hich is unusual for magazines. 1one of them stan# out from one another but they all stan# out generally. 2n a##ition' they are all in either re# or "hite "hich fits in to the house style an# colour scheme of the magazine. Barcode: The barco#e is .ertical instea# of horizontal. This has been #one to gi.e the to"ering' u$right figure (Trey Songz) on the magazine co.er. Banner: The banner at the to$ of the $age is "hite "hich matches the colour scheme. The banner also inclu#es the names of some $eo$le "ho "ill be in the magazine. The banner gi.es customers an insight as to "hat the magazine "ill inclu#e an# "ho "ill feature in it. Other: 2n the bottom right corner of the magazine !ibe ha.e inclu#e# a $re.ie" of the next issue co.er. This is goo# because rea#ers "ill be able to #eci#e "hether or not they/ll buy the next issue or subscribe to the magazine base# on future issues.

Kane Lincoln

St. Marylebone Sixth Form

Year 12

Masthead: The masthea# on this magazine is bright an# bol# "hich imme#iately catches the rea#er/s attention. The colour of the masthea# also stan#s out from the bac*groun# "hich means the "or# 3!ibe/ ma*es a larger im$act on the rea#er. The masthea# is also in a sans&serif font com$are# to the rest of the fonts on the front co.er "hich are serif. 2 li*e the contrast bet"een the #ifferent fonts. Image: The bac*groun# image on this front co.er has an attracti.e' to$less "oman on it. This suggests the magazine "ante# to a$$eal to male rea#ers more than female. The light bac*groun# of the image "or*s "ell "ith her s*in tone. The image #ra"s the rea#er/s attention because you "oul#n/t ex$ect to see a to$less "oman on the front of a music magazine co.er' so it imme#iately #ra"s your attention. Cover Lines: The co.er lines are all in the same font on this magazine co.er. This is unusual because it means that none of them stan# out any more than the others. 0o"e.er' they all stan# out equally because they are in colours "hich contrast the neutral bac*groun# re# an# blue. 4oth of these colours fit in "ith the general colour scheme of the magazine because the masthea# is also re# an# the main 2 colours use# throughout this co.er are re# an# blue. Barcode: The barco#e is .ertical "hich $uts more em$hasis on the figure in the image. She is also stan#ing u$right' li*e the barco#e. Banner: The banner at the to$ of the $age is coloure# in both re# an# blue. The banner gi.es the rea#er an insight into the to$ic of one of the featuring articles. Other: 5n this front co.er there isn/t a *ic*er or a lure "hich is unusual for a magazine. This suggests that !ibe "ante# to *ee$ their magazine consistent an# equal.

Kane Lincoln

St. Marylebone Sixth Form

Year 12

Masthead: The masthea# on this magazine co.er is in bright yello". Yello" is a colour "hich contrasts "ith most colours so imme#iately it stan#s out from the #ar* blue bac*groun#. The font is large an# bol# "hich #ra"s the rea#er/s attention to it more so. Image: The image of 6iara sho"s off her $hysique' namely her big bum "hich suggests that !ibe "ante# to a$$eal to male rea#ers more than female rea#ers but may be trying to strengthen the image of "omen in the music in#ustry. The #ar* blue bac*groun# "or*s "ell "ith her s*in tone an# the #ar* clothes she is "earing. Cover Lines: The co.er lines on this magazine are $lace# aroun# the cur.ature an# sha$e of the "oman/s bo#y. They are in a sans&serif font but are in a #ifferent font than the masthea# "hich ma*es them stan# out. The co.er lines that stan# out the most are in yello" because they contain "or#s "hich stan# out more to rea#ers li*e 36iara/ an# 30ot/. The other co.er lines are in blue (an# some green' re# an# "hite) because they are less im$ortant. Barcode: The barco#e is in the bottom left corner of the magazine "hich is consistent "ith the $re.ious 2 front co.ers. 0o"e.er this is horizontal "hich $uts more em$hasis on 6iara/s figure. Banner: The banner at the to$ of the $age is coloure# in blue. The banner gi.es the rea#er an insight into the to$ic of one of the featuring articles.