Vibe Music Magazine Front Cover 5

Vibe Music Magazine Front Cover

Denotation

The front cover of the magazine is of a female American singer who is well known her music and beauty in a medium close up showing her body from chest up.  Furthermore the magazine consists of a masthead and 5 cover-lines and has a distinctive theme colour of red white and blue signifying the fact that the character on the front cover is American and also that the magazine is American, this magazine therefore has some American history to it and it is being highlighted by the choice of theme colour which also connotes that the magazine is based on American music and culture.

Masthead

The masthead is writing in big, red and bold sans serif writing which is writing right across the top of the magazine, there is spacing between all the letters and they are not joined up this creates a sense of significance which tells us that the masthead ‘VIBE’ has an important meaning behind it. ‘VIBE’ comes from the word vibrant which perhaps describes the style of magazine and the people that are put on the front cover.

Character

The character on the front cover of the magazine is “The American beauty Keyshia Cole”.

Composition

Her pose and body language is very sexual as she is slightly looking away from the camera and she has got her teeth showing.

Costume

The fact that she is actually naked tells us that the magazine is targeting a male audience.

NVC

Keyshia Cole has her breasts being covered and held by her hand in her non-verbal communication which shows that she is trying to attract a certain audience and also trying to promote herself and her beauty in a sensual and enticing manner.

Lighting

The lighting presented is bright and the brightest spot is mainly on Keyshia Cole, to create an effect of her being put in the spotlight.

Setting

There isn’t much of a setting being shown but the background is in plain white with all the writing being blue and red to create an American atmospheric sense/ picture.  

Cover-Lines

There are 5 cover-lines shown on the cover of the magazine with the major one being about Keyshia Cole which says: “American Beauty Keyshia Cole “, this emphasises the fact the magazine is based on American music and also promotes Keyshia Cole, who is representing America and perhaps the beauty of all American women. 

One of the cover-lines mentions a list of other famous American artists which include: “Nelly”, “Bow Wow” and “Omarion”.  Apart from music, the cover-lines on the lower right hand side of the magazine cover there is some celebrity gossip included, some of which are “Celeb Secret Santa” which may appeal with a female audience.

The Audience

The audience that this magazine would attract is largely a male audience that have an interest in American music, culture and women. This is due to the reason that Keyshia Cole is put on the front cover of the magazine with no clothing and the theme colour of the magazine is in the world famous red, white and blue colours which come from the American flag. The magazine can also attract a small female audience that are interested in American celebrity gossip and scandals.