Analysis of the 'VIBE' Magazine

Conventions

Masthead:

The masthead is placed at the top of the magazine in a big font that spreads out throughout the length of the whole page. It is positioned behind Nicki Minaj possibly because it is intended that the reader looks at the main image first. The positioning of the masthead could also imply that it is already well known and only a small portion of the title needs to be visible for people to instantly know what magazine it is. This emphasises the popularity of the 'VIBE' magazine. Furthermore, the colour of the masthead is orange and the font used is a mixture of capital and lowercase letters as the first 3 letters are written in capitals however the last letter is lowercase.

Cover Lines:

There is a small amount of cover lines in the front cover. The cover lines are also moved to the side and edges which once again makes the main image much more eye-catching. The bold, orange title tells the audience who the person on the main image is. 

Main Image

The main image features the artist Nicki Minaj taken in a mid shot. The cover star's hair colour is orange which fits with the colour scheme. Nicki Minaj is also wearing pink lipstick. I believe this was done to contrast from the rest of the magazine.

Colour Scheme

The front cover uses a white, black and orange colour scheme.