VIBE Magazine Contents Page Analysis

This is the contents page for VIBE magazine. The layout of the magazine is like 'old school'. The contents on the page are in two columns. The ratio of the text on the magazine is  very different. This is because the text is very small and the main focus is the background image. For my analysis I did not choose the same magazine for the front cover and the contents page so only the font of the 'Contents' is the same font as the strap lines on the front cover. This links to the serious genre of the magazine. The features that make people want to buy this magazine is the big stories and the interviews that VIBE get from famous hip-hop artists make the magazine exclusive. There are 2 images on the contents page, one is the background and the other is the little image of the front cover. The mise on scene keeps with the genre because the main image is of reggae artist Mavado and the image is black and white which makes the magazine look like of those collectors item magazines.


The linguistic features that are used to persuade people to buy this magazine are the very famous interviews inside and the theme of the magazine just makes you want to buy it. There also is a letter from the editor included in the magazine. The picture is black and white and to anchor the image and the text the text is black aswell and this makes the text look written in the sky in the background. There is no humour used on the contents page at all because all the featured peoples expressions on there face are normal not happy and not sad. The effect this has on the readers is that this is not any joke magazine and its information is real not to made up. All the features in the magazine are easy to find because on the contents page there are sections such as 'Departments', 'V Style' and 'Seen'.