Contents Page Analysis Four

This contents page from Vibe magazine has been created to be simplistic yet effective by using certain conventions of music magazines. The layout is sharp and blocky instantly perceiving the magazine to have an urban style and to be edgy. Although the page consists of only two main colours, black and grey, this is extremely effective as it keeps the urban vibe whilst drawing our attention to the bright red heart on artist Kanye’s chest. The heart is held onto his chest by another hand, most likely a woman’s, showing his heart to be strong and a main part of him but also personifying that he is the life and heart of this issue of Vibe.

            The title ‘contents’ stands out, being broken into three lines in the top right-hand corner of the page allows the reader to grasp the urban genre of the magazine. With the majority of the text in sans serif font, again showing the bold and strong theme of this issue of Vibe, the headings ‘features’ and ‘fashion’ stand out in serif fonts. The layout of this page is image dominant having featured artist Kanye West as the main focus. As he is known to be a strong, focussed, and looked up to man the photographer has captured this to consist in the image. A mid shot is used to show his strong stance, with the woman’s arm not having an effect at all on his attention or stance. He is also looking head on into the camera, instantly connecting to the reader creating a sense of knowledge and warmth. The image has been positioned to take up the majority of the bottom of the page, with his head covering part of the larger letter V, representing Vibe. Although this contents page is simple I like the use of simplistic colours, and how the colours are used to represent the genre of the issue and would like to use this in my magazine, manipulating it to my chosen genre.