music mag front cover research 1

The first music magazine I looked at was ‘vibe’. The colours used in this magazine are consistent colours such as red, blue and white. The red is used to make the masthead stand out from the page, the colour red has also been used to indicate the specific details in this magazine which would stand out to the audience and catch their eyes. The blue background has been used to bring out the effect of the main picture in the centre of the page; it rings out the main picture, which is used to cover most of the front page. The blue matches with the artist used on the front and his appearance. The colour white has been used on text and information, which is written on the front page to stop colours contrasting with each other and making the text easier for the audience to read. The use of imagery has been kept simple by using only one piece of imagery, which is the main focus, and part of the magazine, to show what the most important thing in the magazine is. Other picture consists of a barcode and an android scanner, which allows people to get the magazine digitally. The graphics used on the left hand side have not been edited properly due to the white background that is visible, to show it has not been edited but in fact stuck on.