Possible magazine ideas.

1. POSSIBLE MAGAZINE I COULD
CREATE
By Humayra Suleman
• To come up with possible magazine ideas and also a chosen magazine idea to
help create my own magazine cover.

2. POSSIBLE MAGAZINE COVERS:
VIBE
These are the two
magazine covers I have
chosen to possibly use.
They are both from the
magazine “VIBE”. This is
because I like the style of
the magazines. The text
“VIBE” is behind both
images, making the
photos look 3D.
I like these magazines because of the unique photographs and costumers the artists wear. It makes
the magazine different. I also prefer the bold text of “VIBE” and the bold cover lines. This suggests that
the magazine is making a bold statement and also it shows its high status through all of the famous
and successful celebrities. I believe that these magazines are possible choices because of their unique
styles to other magazines and also the genre of the music magazine is pop and R&B two of the music
genres I think that are successful within the customers who buy music magazines. I prefer the cover
with the female on, this is because of the creative outfit and pose, making it look different from normal
magazines you may see on the shelf.

3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON
VIBE
This is a famous magazine brand which
Vibe is a music and entertainment
magazine founded by Quincy Jones.
The publication features R&B and hip-
hop music artists, actors and other
entertainers. is now issued every-other
month. with double covers, with a larger
online presence. The magazine's target
audience is predominantly young, urban
followers of hip-hop culture. Although
anyone can read the magazine, these
are the people that arte more interested
in it because of the hip-hop.
Here is an image of the company
website, including details about the
artists, albums, gossip, photos, news
and also the latest trends of what's in
Vibe Magazine was known for the creative direction of their covers.
fashion. R&B singer Mary J. Blige continuously created the covers of Vibe
magazine, with countless articles following her music career.

4. POSSIBLE MAGAZINE BILLBOARD
These are the two
magazine covers I have
chosen to possibly use.
They are both from the
magazine “Billboard”.
This is because I like the
style of the magazines.
The text “Billboard” is not
plain and elegant like
most magazines, it
consists of colours
showing that the
magazine is a bright
magazine with a large
variety.
I like these magazines as they have a round and cool text as the magazine title. However the
feminine look makes the magazine look interesting to read as the women look stylish and
glamorous. I prefer this magazine because its not mainly aimed at females as you can tell from
the title “Billboard” and at the font style and size. Both covers include the artists name in front
in big letters, making the magazine interesting to read as it is identifying the artists in the main
central image of the cover. I like the cover because it is very spacious, text hasn’t dominated
the page allowing the image to look more sophisticated and stylish, without masses of text
over it. I like the style of the magazine because the different colours in “Billboard” suggest its
for everyone and not aimed at one gender or a certain group of people.

5. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON
BILLBOARD
This music magazine does not have
specific genres, most enjoyed music
genres are included. The magazine
Billboard is an international news weekly
magazine devoted to music. It is one of the
oldest trade magazines in the world.
Includes internationally recognized music
charts that track and update the most
popular songs and albums on a weekly
basis. The chart used is the Billboard Hot
100, ranking the top 100 songs on digital
sales, radio airplay, and internet streaming
data; and the Billboard 200, the
corresponding chart for album sales.
Billboard was first founded in Cincinnati by
William h. Donaldson and James
Hennegan. Originally it was a trade paper
for the bill posting industry and was titled Here is an image of the magazine Billboard
Billboard Advertising. However, the name website, including details about the
had changed ever since it has been
artists, albums, gossip, top songs etc. As you
recognised as a music magazine.
can see Rhianna is featuring in the magazine
again, as well as the previous front cover.

6. CHOSEN MAGAZINE COVER
I have chosen this magazine cover because I think that the
theme goes well around the artist. I prefer the magazine
because of the angle Katy Perry is standing at, looking like
she did this to revolve around the text on the page. I also
like the flowers all over her body, making her look stylish
yet creative. The colour pink is used because of the flowery
theme, this portrays the magazine to be more feminine
when really it is a unisex magazine. Men can read this
magazine because of the attractive woman on the
page, maybe to find out what a female likes in a guy or
general preferences. I have chosen to create my magazine
with some ideas from this because the magazine looks
creative making the layout more spacious and also you are
able to read the text clearly, without the artist getting in the
way of the text. Another positive feature on the magazine is
the flash which has text about the charts, this attracts the
reader and shows an element of competition, making the
reader wonder whether Katy Perry is on the top of the
charts. The font style of “Katy Perry” is different and it is
more classy and wavy just like the stance she is standing
at.

7. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE
GENRE OF BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
Billboard magazine has no specific genre of music. The company play
and support a wide range of music genres from hip-hop to rock. This
helps to gain more readers as one particular genre would only gain
readers who enjoy that genre. Otherwise the variety of genres can be
read by anyone who is generally into music. Billboard hold some charts
keeping track of the latest music listened to by people like us. This
interests the reader because they can follow the latest trend, instead of
searching for something they may like individually as a majority or
people must like the song or album in order for it to appear on Billboards
top charts.

8. CONTENTS PAGE FROM
BILLBOARD
I have chosen this contents page because I like the layout
of the page. It has been well thought out because the text
for the contents page is laid neatly to one side with three
images on the other and a cool unique looking woman who
is looking very happy is standing in the middle of the page.
I enjoy looking a the enlarged image of the woman at the
front because she is happy with her arms wide open
greeting the reader. Her funky and bright striped clothing
also suggests fun to the reader, hinting that this isn’t a
normal boring magazine. This interests the reader because
it emphasises the excitement of reading billboard
magazine. Also I like the way the producers have inserted
the logo on the top left hand corner, making it very small. I
have chosen this contents page because it seems like a
multi gender magazine and it does not put any readers off.
The colours are varied throughout the page as well as the
images. As there are different artists representing different
genres of music. Welcoming everyone with different
preferences as Billboard magazine takes care of
entertainment for everyone and their preferences in music.
Particularly, I like the change of font “CONTENTS” as it
shows change.

9. ARTICLES FROM BILLBOARD
I have chosen this article because it balance a variety of
text and images. The article is about hip-hop and the
artists involved in the genre. This is a article placed in the
magazine as this is one of the many genres the magazine
features. I personally like the colour scheme as the colours
white, red and black are used through the page. This
suggests style and danger to the reader as hip-hop is
meant to be a rough genre where artists who have grown
up from rough backgrounds have become a success and
the problem of a rough childhood is for most of the hip-hop
artists. I also prefer the bits of the article where key
phrases and sentences are made to be bigger and bold,
standing out to the reader and catchingg the readers
interest as it is a key part of the article. Another reason is
that there is not a being continuous flow of text, the writer
has made it interesting by including colour and making key
parts bold, making the reader want to read the whole
article as the key parts look to be very interesting from a
further distance instead of actually reading the whole
article.