Vibe front cover - Beyonce

The audience for this magazine cover is aimed at males as there is a seductive woman on the cover wearing a white see-through top. The masthead is covered by Beyoncé as it puts across she is the main focus of the magazine. It is a medium long shot so that the audience can see her facial expression clearly as well as the hands and leg position. This shot also allows us to see her whole outfit. Her direct gaze makes the audience feel like she is looking right at them which emphasises her facial expression. Her body is arched to highlight her curve which was done on purpose to attract attention. The masthead is also universally recognised therefore it doesn’t matter if she is covering a couple of letters as the audience will still know it is ‘Vibe’. Vibe is written in red along with some of the other writing on the page; the red connotes lust and the connotation goes well with her outfit. The masthead is the largest font on the cover because people will recognise that first. The main cover-line says “Beyoncé strips down...” this is the second largest font on the page and excites the male audience and influences them to buy the magazine so they can look inside. This is also written in red to connote lust. This is an anchorage and supports the image. Under that it says “10+ pages of B like you’ve never seen her” this puts across that this vibe issue is unique and no other magazine will have this content; this is known as the teaser. The skyline gives us information about who else will feature in this magazine.