R&B Magazine Contents Page Analysis

VIBE Contents Page Analysis 1

This contents page is taken from the VIBE issue featuring Usher on the front cover. The masthead reads "Featured" as opposed to "Contents" and the different articles are listed in a column format on one side. When looking at this contents page, we can clearly it is from the same magazine, which is very important, as a lack of correlation between the front cover and the rest of the magazine can lower the standard of the magazine. 

On this page we see Usher stood in a strong, legs apart stance. He is wearing the same aviator glasses seen on the front cover, showing a link between the two. Although he is wearing a different outfit, he is carrying a travel bag and on the front cover he was dressed as a pilot, so this change to casual clothing might suggest he has landed and ready to shake the music industry metaphorically. 

He is standing against a gradient grey wall which matches the grey tones of the front cover. The text of the contents page is written in white, so it is clear for the readers to read it against the background and the page number is written in black, so it doesn't blend in with the rest of the text. 

This contents page is very plain aside from the text and the photo of Usher, this is something I will bear in mind when I produce my own magazine. 

VIBE Contents Page Analysis 2

This contents page is from another issue of VIBE that featured Ciara on the front cover. The masthead is very large and is broken up onto 3 lines which makes it more visually appealing to readers. 

As R&B is quite a sexual genre of music, Ciara is wearing a leotard which clings to her form and highlights her curves, this is to entice the male readers of the magazine. She is also wearing heels, which make her legs appear even longer, again to draw in readers. the position of her body in an almost "L" shape has been strategically used as a means to frame the list of contents. Near her feet an outline of the "V" from VIBE can be seen, this reiterates that this contents page is from the same magazine and therefore creates a clear pattern throughout the magazine. 

The background is plain, this is to allow the reader to clearly navigate and read the text. The list of contents itself is split into "Features" and "Fashion" and these words are written in a different font to the rest of the texts so that they stand out and readers who are interested in the Fashion section can find this easily and vice versa. Altogether there are about 5 page numbers written, it is not loaded with the page number and explanations of every single article in the magazine, only key ones. This may be so the magazine can ensure readers are actually reading the magazine as opposed to only flicking to the sections that interest them.