R&B Magazine Contents Page Analysis H/W

This Contents page is from the R&B magazine 'Vibe'. R&B magazines have a different approach towards women than most other music genres and this is shown on this page. R&B music is very much orientated towards sexual women and appearance. The image used on this page represents this. The image of the music artist 'Ciara' is used as she is very popular and this could attract more readers. Her minimal clothing, sexual pose and high heels add to the R&B music stereotypes. Vibe magazine is read by both male and female from a teenage age upwards. This image used can appeal to both male and female in different ways. Women can look at the image and do one of two things; either idolise Ciara or feel negatively about the image. Men can look at the image and admire Ciara. The layout of this contents page is detailed but basic. With just a faded grey background and black and white text, everything is easy to read. Although the font is quite small, everything has a heading and the layout of 'Contents' is big, bold and white to stand out. Ciara's clothes and the colour scheme of the whole contents page match to make the magazine more formal.