The magazine's target demographic is predominantly young, urban followers of Hip-hop culture. The publication predominantly features R&B and Hip-Hop music artists, actors and other entertainers. The Vibe magazine has used many techniques to attract the teenager audience. Vibe used bright colours, which attracts our attention to the masthead, which is the main name of the magazine. All the writing on this magazine, is all in capital letters, which makes the magazine stand out more. They use a sans serif font. There's the main picture in the middle of the page, the person stands out, because he's wearing a bright coloured, so he stands out, and it contrasts which the masthead behind him. The bright red 'callout' immediately attracts the attention of the audience, because its a bright, powerful colour to the rest of the magazine. Vibe Magazine was known for the creative direction of their covers.R&B singer Mary J. Blige repeatedly made the cover of Vibe, with countless articles following her career. The centre of visual interest is clearly Chris Brown. the main thing which would catch your eye straight away would clearly be the bright bed t-shirt, in the centre of the page. The look on his face connotes that he is angry, and also shows what type of magazine this is. The way he is sloughing connotes that he is a rebel, and that is quite relaxed, and also shows that this magazine will have many people like him in it. The magazine owed its success to featuring a broader range of interests than its closest competitors The Source and XXL which focus more narrowly on rap music, or the rock & pop-centric rolling Stones and Spin.There's the main picture in the middle of the page, the person stands out,
because he's wearing a bright coloured, so he stands out,and it contrasts which the masthead behind him.
The centre of visual interest is clearly Chris Brown.
the main thing which would catch your eye straight away
would clearly be the bright bed t-shirt, in the centre of the page.
The bright red 'callout' immediately attracts the attention of the audience,
because its a bright, powerful colour to the rest of the magazine.
Rolling stone Magazine changed its format in the 1990s to appeal younger readers, often focusing on young television or film actors and pop music. this led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance. in recent years, the magazine has resumed its traditional mix of content, including in-depth political stories and has seen its circulation increase. Rolling stones has maintained a website for many years, with selected current articles, reviews, blogs, MP3s, and other features such as searchable and free encyclopedic articles about artists, with images and sometimes sound clips of their work. The articles and reviews are sometimes in a revised form from the versions that are published. There are also selected archival political and cultural articles and entries. The site also at one time had an extensive message board forum. By the late 1990s, the message board forum at the site had developed into a thriving community with a large number of regular members and contributors worldwide. The rolling stones magazine has used many techniques to attract the teenagers audience, they have used a basic photo of a famous celebrity, a well known person. they have used subtle, but effective colours on the front cover of the magazine. they have used big bold letters for the masthead, to attract someones eye.
Theres a big bold masthead, which attracts the audience, from a far distance. they have also used a serif font, for the masthead, which also attracts a persons audience. The persons head contrasts well with the masthead, they have used effective colours, which helps attract someone's eye.
