2nd Magazine cover analysis

for this magazine cover of Vibe the colour scheme is a red, white and black which is good because it is simple colours and makes it look good and also it is easy to see the photo and other coverlines.  the masthead it placed at the top with cover lines above it and it is a black colour which fades off into a white towards the bottom, this allows it to flow into the background ot the magazine and so it fits in with it.  the main photo of thw cover is of Ciara squatting and she is half naked.  the photo has been placed in front of the masthead so that we can see her face and to emphasise her expression.  some of the cover lines have been placed above the masthead so that when we read the masthead which catches our attention when we look at the magazine, we will the  look at the cover lines which will give us a taste of what is in the magazine.  'Ciara' has been put on the left side third of the page in a large red font to stand out and also the use of red is very effective as it is the colour of passion and so having this with the half naked photo of Ciara is very appealing to a male reader.  there is a pun above the name saying 'stand up' which is a name of one of one of her songs and as she is aquatting down it could show that she is about to 'stand up', and it is telling the reader to 'stand up'.  on the right third of the page there are cover lines listed down the whole page, and they are alternated with black and red colouring, so that it fits in with the colour theme and also it shows which artists names and articles are separate to the others so that it is easier for the reader to understand.