Textual analysis of Vibe magazine

This is another front cover from the magazine Vibe.
The first thing you look at when looking at the magazine it the medium close up of the artist, your eyes then get dragged towards the magazine masthead as the text is in large, bold black writing and stands out against the light background, once again the artists head covers some of the masthead but since vibe is a well known magazine we recognise it from the font and position of the masthead. After you have identified the magazine your eyes move towards the strap line as it is large bright pink text, this stands out against the masthead. The colour pink also collaborates with the artists clothing as it is the same colour and is the main focus of the magazine. Also the sell line at the top of the magazine matches the bright pink text as the word ‘Hollywood’ is also in the same colour and font, this word is used bright text as it attracts the reader.
The background for this cover is plain white and fades darker towards the bottom on the page, this is an easy background on the eye and makes the writting and the image easily stand out, the dark colour text can easily be read. The lack of other images on the page show that the main focus is on the artist centred. The clothing he is wearing tells us that he is an artist from the R'n'B/HipHop genre, also his top his open revealing his body which is full of tattoos and his gold necklace which looks like a bag of coins, suggests he is successful.
The image is layered as if the artist is standing in front of masthead and the right hand side sell lines, the text to the left of the page is layered so the text is on top of the artist meaning it is important. Also the writing at the top of the page looks like it is on the same layer as the text on top of him.
The image is pictured in the middle of the screen so the reader automatically thinks he is the centre of attention, this is one of the reason why this page has inspired me, the main reason is that I think the colours work well together, the pink writing stands out and matches his clothing with suggests the pink writing is the most important and you look there before you read the other text.