Vibe magazine
The first thing that captures my eye is the image, it is a close up of Kanye West and his pose is quite arrogant and therefore in a way captures your attention. His head is overlaps the masthead which could indercate that he is more important than the magazine.I'd say the next thing that captures my attention is the headline next to the image that reads "the truth hurts Kanye West 'I am rap'". The words Kayne West and 'I am rap' draw me to read it as they are in a bigger font, bold and a different colour to the other sell lines. I like the way this headline is on a tilt, almost to match the image as Kayne's head is also on a tilt therefore they have made good use of that space. However, the space below the sell lines above the barcode and the bottom little corner there is a big amount of free space, it makes the page look quite boring. The designer's could of put more sell lines, social networking logos and information or a burst within that space to make it look like more is going on and therefore intise the reader in.
The masthead is across the top of the page in bold writing and in a different font to the other writing on the page. It stands out as it is in a vibrent colour. I like the title of the magazine as it could represent how this genre of the magazine makes the people feel when listening to this type of music.
There is a three colour colour scheme of pink, blue and black. This makes the magazine look more professtional and they are all eye catching, bold colours.
The sell lines to the right of the page are short and snappy. They are names of artist's which could mean what the reader would see within the magazine. Personally i dont like these sell lines as they dont say much about what is inside. The top right sell line looks out of place as it overlaps the masthead. To make better use of the free space below they designer's should have moved the sell lines down, however the other sell line with the artist's names look good and creative as they fit around Kayne's ear.
Q magazine
The first thing that i see is the bold red masthead at the top right corner of the page. It over laps the models head slightly suggesting that it is more important and dominates the page for attention.
The coverline 'The UK's biggest music magazine' stands out because it is in white on black in capital letters. The coverline is quite persuasive, it captures the reader's eye and draws them in wanting to read and buy the magazine.
The model looks quite dark and appealing to the eye and therefore might make reader's buy it. The mise en scene in the cover photo, such as her dark make up and black leather looking clothing is in tied with theme of the rock styled magazine. Along with this by using the words 'Cheryl Cole rocks' with the word rocks in bright red ties in with this theme and portrays the model as a rock chick. Underneath the model the magazine uses the model's song '3 words' to sell the story within the magazine.
Throughout the cover there is a three colour colour scheme of red, black and white. It makes the magazine look more professional and by using the bold colours it creates an eye catching cover.
The sell lines overlap the model slightly with the writing in white, red and gray. As you read down the sell lines they get smaller and consiquently arent as bold as the top of the sell lines. I find the smaller writing hard to read especially on the background that it is on i.e. the rain drops have a light sheen to them making the gray writing in particular difficult to read.
