Front page Analysis.

Other well known artists are used at the top of the page. This also gives an idea to the buyers what genre this magazine is. The main image on the magazine is a well known rapper Drake. They have used a well know rapper as it will attract their target audience. Making this image their selling point. The use of the word exclusive will catch the viewers eye as its saying you can only read this interview in this magazine.

The masthead Vibe is written in a bold, white font. As the background of the front cover is black, the white masthead reflects of it making the magazine easier to identify.

The magazine has a colour scheme of yellow, white and black. Sticking to a group of colours makes the magazine look professional and neat.

Come dressing with Amber Rose highlights that this magazine could be targeted at females as Amber Rose is a fashion icon, however other sale lines portray that this magazine is targeted at both sexes. This could cause some confusion with the buyers.

The barcode shows that this is a magazine that is sold by retailers.

The rappers costume has been deliberately dressed in a plain black t-shirt and a black hat. This is because this costume has connotations of the genre of the magazine (Hip-hop). For example, the black hat Drake is wearing is commonly wore by other artist. So when an audience see this front page the can automatically guess the genre of the magazine.

The cracked masthead ties in with the genre of the rock magazine. The band are all colour coordinated. They are all dressed in black tshirt/jumper. This makes magazine professional and organised. The band facial expression are all positive. They are either smiling or pulling a funny face. This has been done so that the band is introduced to the readers or new fans as laidback and real. The use of the word hotshots will appeal to the female audience as they would want to read more and see more pictures of rocks new hotshots. The sell line Free poster special! will grab the readers attention as everybody loves a freebie. Also it opens options to other readers who may not like the band You Me At Six. The red border helps separate the images up so that the magazine doesn't look crowded. This shows the reader that there are different articles.

The explanation mark in the masthead portrays the genre well as rock is quite a loud from of music. The explanation marks make it look like the title is being shouted at you just like in rock music. The main image of the magazine is of a new band called You Me At Six. As they are a new band the magazine have chose them as their selling point because they can bring a new band to their readers. Also this may give the magazine a wider audience as the new bands interview could be talked about between their weekly readers. The front cover has a house style of black, white, yellow, red and green. Keeping to a house style makes the magazine look professional. The barcode shows that the magazine is sold by retailers. Also the price is shown which tells the viewers how much the magazine costs. The issue number and the date of when the magazine came out is there to. This helps the readers to know what magazines they have missed and also to know when they brought it later on in life.

The BBC are a well know terrestrial channel that have strict rules and conditions, parents will know that their will be nothing unsuitable for their young daughters to read in the magazine. Many young girls love boy bands and particularly are well know for liking Harry Styles and Justin Bieber it would be silly not to do an article on whos the fittest out of the two. This would defiantly attract young girls as they will be interested to see who gets crowned the fittest. The colour scheme of the magazine front cover is pink, purple and white. Pink and purple have connotations of girls and girly things. Sticking to this colour scheme makes the front cover of the magazine professional and presentable. Rochelle is from a band called The Saturdays. She is also very popular with young girls. By making a sell line saying Look Like Rochelle young girls will jump at the chance to maybe look like her.

The glittery pink title highlights that the target audience for this magazine is young girls. Top Of the Pops used to also be a popular music show on the TV channel BBC1. They have place the BBC logo on the magazine to show they are both produced by the same company. The main image is of Jessie J. She is a respected singer who is looked up at by many young people. The sentence underneath her image I've beaten my haters! shows that their is an inspiring story that has been told in the magazine. This would attract the target audience as they would want to know her personal story and her inspiring actions. Young girls are conscious about how they look, they would love to find out ways to solve their problems. This article will attract readers because it is saying it can solve their problems and help them.

The price of the magazine is sold at 2.50. This is a standard cost for a magazine. Also most young children get pocket money, which means they can purchase this magazine themselves.