Contents Page Analysis - Vibe

From looking at this contents page we immediately suggest that is aimed at an older audience between the age bracket of 18-30, a more laid back audience that are not really bothered about their magazine consisting of a lot of images and text and being eye catching, but rather a magazine that is plain, simple and straightforward that includes the important information they want. The structure of the page is very simple and straightforward which allows the audience to find the information they are looking for very easily through the use of subheading and page numbers. Other than the picture of the front cover in the bottom left corner, there is no use of colours and the background is of a black and white background with black text which suggests it is not for a younger audience as they would not find it very appealing as they would prefer a magazine with colours, images and funky bold fonts. There is also very limited text on the page only consisting of the important information and the page number so that the audience can easily access to the pages they want rather than having to look for the important information and finding out the page number. It get straight to the point without any fuss.

From looking at the background and the main image we straight away realise it is of a R&B magazine as it links with the gangster culture and seems quite ghetto, some audiences will be able to relate to this gangster culture as they too may be represented as being gangster and so they could relate to the artist. The chain he is wearing also links with the gangster culture and with the R&B genre as it connotes wealth any money. Also as it is black and white it makes it look more ghetto and links in well with the contents page as a whole. The way the guy in the main image is posing makes him look much laid-back as are the audience, he also looks chill which both connote power and confidence as though he has come far in the music industry. The tilt of the head connotes arrogance and dominance as though he is better than the audience, looking at them with a tilted head, this would appeal to his fans and audience who emulate him.

There is not much to say about this contents page as it is rather plain and simple, pretty straight forward which shows that it is more for a laid-back audience and for that reason there is not much to say about it.