Analysis Of Magazine Contents Page 2

Denotation/ Connotation:
The image used in this contents page is of a famous hip hop artist “Ludacris”. In this contents page the music artist looks intriguing and powerful, as he is looking over his shoulder and looking directly into the camera. The other aspect that makes the hip hop artist look appealing is through the facial hair as he has a pattern in his beard which is eye catching and makes the subject look powerful. The image also makes the reader feel uncertain on why the music artist is looking over his shoulder. In this contents page Ludacris does not show much facial expressions as he is looking over his shoulder. The connotation of this image is that he is posing in a way in which he is looking over his shoulder and looking back into the camera. Ludacris is also wearing a silver chain and an earring which reflects on the roughness of the hip hop artist and shows his gangster type looks.

Description:
The contents page shows clear description of what would be included in the magazine and what page the different topics would be on. The contents page has three sections, the features section which would include all other music artists like 50 Cent and Kanye West. The interviews section would include special interviews and the last section which is monthly sections which would be based on who has topped the charts over the months.

Conventions:
The convention of this music contents page is that there is a heading for three different sections, features, interviews and monthly sections. This is a common feature which most magazines contain.

The conventional layout of this contents page is a C shape.

Layout:
The layout of this hip hop contents page is different in comparison to others. The layout is well used and look attractive as the writing is on a slant and is colour coordinated well. With the use of the image of “Ludacris” it also contributes to making the layout of the contents page more appealing as the writing is in the same flow as the image. The layout is well worked and looks intriguing. This layout is also good as it is easy to navigate through; the information is stated in clear writing with the page number of where it can be found in the magazine.

Target audience:
The target audience for this music contents page would be for those who are interested in the music world and like to get an inside story of who is doing what and being up to date with the gossip. The target audience would mostly be based around boys as the contents page of this magazine includes “Ludacris” who most boys would intend to listen to his music. The target audience would mainly be young adults in there in early 20`s because of the imagery that has been used in the hip hop music contents page.

Colours:
The colours that have been used in this hip hop contents page are red, black and white. The colours have been used effectively and intelligently as there has been a use of a pattern. In the writing there is the use of a combination and pattern of black and red, this is a great idea as it makes the contents page look

Lighting:
The lighting is based around the contents page as the image of the hip hop artist “Ludacris” is bright as seen on face as we can see a shine. The lighting is based around the contents page especially on “Ludacris” as it emphasis his mood.

This contents page is taken from the magazine VIBE which specialises in hip hop magazines.