deconstruction of two magazine covers

One of the magazines I have chosen is Vibe. The music they promote is R'n'B and hip hop artists which is the music audience I want to use in my magazine. This cover inspired me as I liked the consistent type of font for the heading it uses. This is how people recognise that it's Vibe which is a unique thing about it. The cover never looks too busy and always two consistent colours throughout. One thing which makes a cover eye catching to their target audience is colour. If there are more three colours used, then wouldnt appeal to their target audience and is unlikely for them to make any sales. Talking about sales, their magazine cost £4.00. This is cheap as compared to other music magazines and is one of the best selling. Also, in every Vibe magazine, the artist that is on the front page always overlaps the heading, which was another reason why it inspired me. That's what I want to do in my own magazine with the use of two consistent colours. In their magazine, they include a gossip column which intrigues the reader to read more their artisit which makes them feel involved as they know more about what is going on about them.




Another magazine cover which inspired me was 'The Source'. The also promote hip hop music and first started in 1988. While researching about this magazine, I found an interesting fact about it. I found out that 'The Source' was found as a newsletter when it had first started (1988). As you can see, the heading is in front on Lil wayne (the artist) However, if you look at other magazines produced my 'The Source', they own use this type of layout very rarely and use the type of layout 'Vibe' uses (the heading behind the artist). Their heading is bold as though it has been stamped in compared to vibe. One thing which attracted me to this magazine was the matching colours. Lil wayne is wearing a red hat which matches with background of the font used. There are three colours here red, black and white which all go together well. There not too bright and too colourful althought it is busy. I've realised in most of the front covers, they use a close up shot of the artist which is another difference between the two well know, popular magazines. So you must be thinking about how much it costs? Well, the price is £3.95, cheaper than vibe but good quality. 'The Source' is exclusive and different from vibe as it has its own radio and TV station.