Contents Page Analysis

 

The main image on vibe magazine’s contents page is of famous musician Kanye West. This relates to the cover as he also the main image on the cover and his article is being used as the main selling point. The image is in black and white, this brings more attention to the only thing in colour on the page which is the heart. Hearts connote love suggesting the article could involve personal things about Kanye West; this would be a unique selling point as Kanye West is not typically known for speaking about personal issues. The heart is being held by a woman’s arm, this also suggests the article could be about personal things as the woman backs up the connotation of love. However as you cannot see the woman this creates mystery and doesn’t take the main attention focus off Kanye. Kanye is also dressed very smart enhancing that the magazine also has aspects of fashion and not just music. This gives the magazine another selling point.  

The background is grey and very neutral this makes sure it doesn’t take any attention away from the main image.  However a large ‘V’ in the background represents the brand identity and reminds you of the magazine name but it again it is half covered to not take the focus point of the main image.

The word ‘contents’ is in black and sticks out from the background. It is laid out in an unconventional way; this might anchor the edginess of the magazine. In contrast the sub headings are in quite a classic, fancy writing this portrays all the different levels of the magazine and might anchor the sophisticated dress sense of the artist in the main image. The house style is very neat and spacious, there is no irrelevant information and it looks very professional matching the colour scheme and main image.