Analysis of Double Page Spread-Vibe

I have chosen to analyse a double page spread from the R&B genre from the magazine Vibe. This double page article places a lot of importance on the way the person on the magazine looks and also shows a lot of flesh. This is very different from the other two double page spread I have analysed as they are wearing more clothes and their standing position may be seen in a less sexual way. The colours of the font that has been used on this magazine are black grey and blue which contrast with what the R&B artist Solange Knowles is wearing. She is wearing a short red dress and pink stilettos which compliment her dress. The red dress shows that she is a confident person who isn’t scared to be herself as the colour red usually doesn’t go unnoticed by people and she is not scared to be the centre of the attention. As the colours of the fonts that have been used on this article not very bright or eye catchy this shows that Solange Knowles is the core of the magazine and she is the most important thing on the magazine. However her name is written in blue which stands out to the reader again showing the importance of her being on the magazine. Quotes have been taken out of the article and have been written in bold writing showing that what she has to say will be heard and is significant to the reader. Also many other pictures have been used of her as the background she is posing in many different ways this indicates again the importance of her being in the magazine and she will not be overlooked or ignored.

The magazine is aimed at both males and females. You may find males reading this magazine as they may be attracted to the picture. However female readers may be envious of her and may read the magazine to try to look like her as she seems to be the centre of the attention and all eyes are on her. This magazine places a lot of impotance on trying to create the sexiest pose whereas the rock magazine places more importance on trying to create the right look for their intended audience and are not trying to look overly sexy they are proud to be different.

This magazine uses very basic contrasting colour scheme such as black, blue and pink. The main image that’s been used in the music magazine is larger than the rest of the images used. The biggest image is the only image that’s in colour this gives the reader something to focus on and is the most appealing image on the page. The image used in the magazine is a very stereotypical sort of view of an R&B/Hip-hop artist the woman in the magazine is of a black origin and is showing parts of her body and is posing in a sexual way.