double page spread analysis - Vibe Magazine

Double Page Spread

This article is about Eminem who is a famous and very popular artist in the rap/hip hop genre. This would suggest that the audience the writer is targeting is the type of person who is interested in Eminem’s life and music. It would also suggest that it is targeted at readers who are interested in rap/hip hop music.

The writing style and word choices in this article show that it is very informal which is done to make it easier for the writer to connect with the audience and also to make it easier for the audience to understand the purpose of the magazine. The informality makes the audience more comfortable with the writer as it creates a more conversational tone. An example of this is when the writer writes “his childhood was fucked”. The lexical choice that he chooses here is language that is not typically used in a formal situation and it shows that the writer doesn’t want a formal and serious relationship. Also by using this type of word choice it shows that this magazine is aimed at people who are at a lower reading level.

The colour scheme which is used in this article is black and white. The background to this article is white and the text on the page is black. This is important as the contrast of these two colours make it very clear and easy to read. The title of this article is coloured in red. This is done to bring emphasis to the title as it is so different from the other two colours in the article. Also because red is a very bright and vibrant colouring this is also a way in which it brings emphasis to a title.

The text in this magazine is constant throughout. It is a block which looks as if it has a retro and older looking style. This may be showing that the magazine is different from over magazine. It could also be saying that the magazine has a slightly older style.

This magazine is laid out in a very slick and orderly way. The picture has been put on the page on his left. It is very large and takes up the whole page. It also has a quote from Eminem which has been given specific emphasis as it is the only peace of text on the page. On the right hand side of the article is the text. This has been laid out in such a way which makes it easy for the reader to know where the image is and where the text is. The majority of the article has text as there is only one page of images and two pages of text. This may show that this is a very informative piece of text.

Throughout the images the artist in the picture is shown as a scientist. This has been carried on from the theme on the front page. This picture has deeper meaning on the way that it is commenting on how Eminem the artist on in the image is experimenting on new and different styles of music. This matches the front cover in the way that he was also dressed as a scientist on the cover and due to the headline on the front cover it would make the reader think that he is trying something new.

I don’t believe that any prior knowledge about the artist or his music is necessary. This is because the text is very informing about both his life and his music meaning that the article will tell you about him if you didn’t know anything previously.