Vibe Magazine Contents Page

 

They have included an image of the letter V this is used to allow the magazine to be branded as VIBE this is used to put across the name of the magazine. this has been used to fill space and create a simple layout. this is a simple design that has been done on a plain background this is effective because this is sued to emphasise the feature which is the image. the use of a black and white colour scheme has allowed the design to have a classy and elegant style this is effective because it is allowing the viewer to focus on their own features as there are minimal colours used to catch you eye.

 

there has been lots of different fonts used this is effective because this is allowing the different style to appeal to different viewers. the use of bold fonts allow the design o have aspects that stand out and then the use of flowing handwritten style writing has allowed it to match with the elegant style that has derived from the black and white photograph.

 

the black and white colour scheme has been broken up with a red heart being held over Kanye West's chest by a woman's hand. this is effective because the colour and the heart both are portraying lover and affection. this has been used effectively because of the moody expression that is on the artists face. by doing this it has allowed the facial expression and the other darker features in the contents to be broken up allowing the viewer to have one singular feature on the page to focus on.

 

The use of titles such as Fashion and Features has allowed there to be an alliteration on the page of the titles this has allowed the design to flow together and become more uniform on the page for the viewer to look at.

Q Magazine Contents Page

On Q magazine they have used 4 seperate images this is good because this is allowing them to display more than one artist and include more features on the page. they have included on column on the left of the page. this is allowing them to have a title and then a small paragraph underneath each title meaning that they can have a brief summary of what is involved within that section of the page.

They have included 4 contrasting and different images there is not main colour scheme on the design however there is red running throughout which is based on the title of the magazine Q. they have included images and numbers of the pages within the same shot. by doing this it allows the viewer to link between the shot and the page number. in the main image they have used a shot from one of the band members form MUSE he is wearing a shiny silver blazer which is creating the main point on the page they have included a number at the top right of his photo allowing the viewer to see what page that feature is on.

they have contrasted all of their images by including a shot of the double page spread at the bottom left of the page I think that by doing this it allows the viewer to see directly who is on the double page spread and what the title and quote say. this is effective because this has allowed them to have an insight without having to read into the article its self.

they have used numbers on the images to make the connection between the mages and the numbers on the contents page this is effective because there has been various styles used throughout the design meaning that they are linked to the pages. this is allowing the photos to be explained in a brief paragraph underneath each title.

V Magazine Cover

 

V magazine always have a simplistic V design on the cover of every edition I think that y doing this it allows them to create their own brand and logo like Q magazine. however this is a bolder design because they have used it across the whole cover of the magazine allowing it to go over the artists image. by doing they have adapted and changed the design of the V on each edition to match the style and the colouring in the photo of the artist.

 

They use the image as the main feature the name of the artist is done in a smaller font meaning that this is not one of the main focused on features on the page.  they have used the conventions of thirds because they have included two thin columns on the left and right of the cover allowing there to be an insight into the magazine. on the right they have used a smaller section where they have said the artists name and a small caption about them allowing the viewer to read a little about them. on the left column of the design they have written artist names in a long list they have not written anything about them but by doing this it allows the viewer to see who is written about in this week issue. they have also included a barcode and the edition and year number at the bottom of the page allowing the buyer to see what number it is.

 

the use of no colour in the image is effective because this makes this edition stand out more because it gives the design a classy and elegant style to the magazine which is effective because many of V's magazine are coloured and all use vibrant style on the covers that match the artists that are featured on the covers.

GQ Magazine Cover

In GQ magazine they feature some music artists this edition features Kanye West this magazine abides by the main conventions they have the page divided up into thirds allowing there to be un seen divides between the columns and the images on the page. this is allowing the viewer to identify where each section begins and ends on the page.

this is an effective cover because of the use of colours and images,. they have used blacks, whites, greys and beige. these colours are all working together to create a mature and sophisticated style to the magazine. the use of a white shirt has allowed the attention to be drawn to the beige jacket this is an effective colour to use because it is suggestive of a calm and warm style this is important because this is used well because it links with his stance and body language however it is contrasted with his facial expression allowing the viewer to have features on the page that are different from each other. the use of the colour grey has been used on one section on the bottom right of the page to allow there to be another feature put on the page. this is important because this is what is used to allow the reader to see what is inside of this weeks issue.

They have used linking colours on the clothing and on the artists title Kanye West because this is allowing there top be a colour connection between the two this is used to show how they link. the use of lots of side text is good because this is allowing the viewer to see what is included in the magazine without having t open it. this is a key feature when creating a magazine because this is what is sued to draw the reader into buying the product.

The Fader Magazine Cover

Fader magazine has created a very basic style to all of its magazine covers they mainly consists of minimal text and basic imagery. this is effective because there are not many magazines out there like it. on each of their magazines they include the same title style however they change the main F lettering colour on each edition this is effective because they adapt the colouring to the covers photo. this is allowing them to create a colour scheme on their covers.

on this cover they have used white as the main feature colour this is good because it allows to to focus on the main image which is the artist.by creating a white frame around the artist this allows the magazine to have a bold contrast on the cover.

they have included 4 features of text on the page which are all printed in white. they have used the title to the magazine, the artists name, the edition and the text 'summer music' this could relate to the edition allowing the reader to understand what the edition  is specifically featuring. the use of minimal text has enabled the viewer to not focus directly on the text and this allows them to look at he facial expression of the artist and what they are portraying themselves. the use of Skeptas hand being brought up to his face is allowing the photo to be broken up and by dong this it is creating more layers that are then defining the fore, middle and the background to the page.

white is able to be used to represent purity and perfection these are both effective ion this magazine cover because the style that has been done is allowing there to be a clean and seam less style to the cover this is effective eon the viewer as they are able to see how the magazine comes together well. they have also included a smaller font underneath edition to show the website of the magazine this is sued to allow the magazine to show that it is available online this is effective because it shows they the are working off different platform's.
 

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