contents comparison

Extra analysis:

Both contents pages are different, the "vibe" (left) has a model in tight clothes showing her legs, the use of revealing skin (legs) along with heels shows the dominance woman have, their seductive techniques that can attract the readers. However "Billboard"(right) is more playful and energetic, this is shown through the bring all in one outfit and the upright position of the model. The "Vibe" magazine only has one model showing the power the one model has, however the "Billboard" magazine has a montage of images located on the right, the montages are all of men, attracting both males and females, the montage images are much darker in comparison to the billboard, the opposite colours used could show the different levels the magazine has. Both images on both magazines are a long shot, this is done to give the reader everything, the facial expressions and the clothing used. The colours in both magazines vary, the dull dark colours in "Vibe" could signify mystery and enigma as it is all shadowy and unknown, also the model doesn't appear to be smiling. Whereas "Billboard", the model seems happy and is placed on a white background, symbolising purity, this could show that the model isnt hiding anything from the reader, "what you see is what you get". The masterhead "Contents" in shown to be located at the top of the page, following stereotypical conventions, however the layout of the wording is different, "Vibe" is distorted, perhaps to show how unique and different their magazine is, whereas "billboard", the contents appears in one line at the top, making it simple and familiar to the reader. Both magazines have a similar target audience between the ages of 16-25, this is because the models used are well known celebrities, therefore this target audience will recognise this and what to continue reading. "Billboard" follows conventions as the writing is all on the left hand side, this is commonly used and allows the reader to be familiar with this layout, therefore comfortable with navigating their way through the magazine. "Vibe" however challenges this idea and has the writing to the right, this maybe done to make the magazine stand out and be recognised and kept in the readers memory due to the difference in layout. Both typefaces are bold and strong, this could connotate the magazine, it is powerful and dominance as it shows the reader what they want to see. "Billboard" has the magazines name located at the top right hand corner to remind the reader, however "Vibe" doesn't show this, however it does show a big outline of the letter "V" which is located near the masterhead, this could stand for the magazines name "Vibe", the random letter on its own is noticeable therefore makes the reader think what is stands for, therefore publishing the name.