Vibe Magazine

VIBE magazine oowed its achievment to featuring a broader range of interests than its closest competitors The Surce and XXL which focus more narrowly on rap music, or the rock & pop-centric Rolling Stone and Spin. As of 2007, Vibe had a population of approximately 800,000. Advertisers ran the scale from record labels to fashion houses to various Cognac brands.

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target audience of our magazine

the age range for the magazine would be 16-22, other R&B magazines that the audience may like is VIBE magazine (american magazine), other magazines such as FLAVOUR which is a british R&B magazine. the target audience for this genre of music is a majority of white fans  but has a bigger proportion of black people who are interested in the genre. FLAVOUR mgazine is more for ages 16-24, readership 67% female and 33% male,

R&B magazine published in Britain

this is a double page spread we found from uithe magazine we have been looking at for ideas, VIBE magazine

we could possibly use this photo for the double page spread in our magazine





       On this photo the background isnt suitable but the angle is

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1)      Make sure that we take the picture in a plain light coloured room and a plain wall. This will make the picture look professional. We will shoot it in the football centre Goals, we felt that the goals football centre was the best place inwhich we should take our  photos.

2)      We have chosen this location because there is a plain black wall where we can take our picture,we felt that the goals football centre was the best place inwhich we should take our  photos, we felt that the large black buildingant we could capture an image that would stand out form the  black.

3)      The lighting issues could be a problem because it could either be to light or too dark. Also, there could be a lot of people about when we shoot it so this could be a problem too. But other places ihe college such as the refectory and otheir walls are either dull colours or bricks, we flet a plain black background would look more appealing to the type of magazine, focusing on just the imnages on the front cover and make the bold bright text stand out.

This is a building plan of what Bede Goals centre looks like, this is where we are goingto take our pictures.

This is a contents page from VIBE magazine

 i found this contents page really enspiring for my magazine. i like how the text contrasts well with the background, as well as the black and white image effect. also, there isn't too little information on it and there isn't too much. i have tried to take all of these ideas into consideration when creating my magazine.

This is the questionnaire that we handed out to members of the public.

Are you male or female?

Male □    Female □

What age are you?

What magazines do you like?

R&B      □        Kerrang       □           Pop       □         NME        □ 

How much would you spend on a magazine?

£1.00   □    £1.50    □    £2.00    □    Other    □

What is your favourite artist/band?

What is your favourite radio station?

Capital FM  □   Radio 1  □   Kiss   □  The Hits  □

What do you look for in a music magazine?

Latest News  □    Interviews  □     Backstage Reports  □    Posters  □

inspirational texts

this is another inspirational texts that we liked

mood board initial ideas

These were  my initial ideas for an R&B magazine. I have took all these ideas into consideration whilst making my magazine.

VIBE magazine