Music magazine research:

I used 'VIBE' magazine to do my research and also to give me inspiration when creating my own music magazine. I used 'VIBE' as it displays R'n'B music, which is the genre I based my music magazine on, therefore I thought it would be relevant to look at a magazine which covered the same style. The target audience that the magazine 'VIBE' is aimed at, is the same as the target audience I aimed my magazine at, which is another reason I chose to do research on it. The colours used on the 'VIBE' magazine cover, are very basic, cool and calming. They also relate to the 'youth' of the magazine. Like the music magazine I created, 'VIBE' used a close head shot of the female artist, maybe to represent youth in itself but also the true meaning of the music behind the celeberity. I chose to use a close head shot, to challenge the usual stereotypical images and poses of teenagers. I thought it created quite a calm atmosphere among the page, calm yet urban and funky!

The head shot image could also make the reader feel more involved with what is inside the magazine.