Magazine
VIBE MAGAZINE
Hip hop culture has always been fueled by the soul of the inner city, the passion of the people and the voice of those who didn’t have a platform. At the center of the movement was music—which shaped, molded and propelled the genre into the most powerful movement since rock ‘n roll.
VIBE has and will continue to be the vehicle that gives a voice to the undiscovered and a stage to those already shining. Through our pages, we chronicle the celebrities, sounds, fashion, lifestyle, new media and business born from urban music. As an authoritative voice, VIBE creates trends as much as it records them.
VIBE serves as a portal to a growing young, trendsetting, multicultural audience. As excellent journalists and innovative marketers, VIBE is the voice of urban music and culture. VIBE provides a democratic digital experience were users are encouraged to contribute content. At VIBE, print and online seamlessly relate.
Production Specs
| Size | Bleed | Trim | Live Area | Fractions |
| Spread | 16 1/4” x 10 3/4” | 15 3/4” 10 1/2” | 15 1/4” x 10” | 1/8″ x .125″ |
| Full Page | 8 1/8” x 10 3/4” | 7 7/8” x 10 1/2” | 7 3/8” x 10” | 1/4″ = .25″ |
| 2/3 Vertical | 5 3/8” x 10 3/4” | 5 1/8” x 10 1/2” | 4 5/8” x 10” | 3/8” = .375″ |
| 1/2 Horizontal Spread | 16 1/4” x 5 3/8” | 15 3/4” x 5 1/8” | 15 1/4” x 4 5/8” | 1/2” = .50 |
| 1/2 Horizontal | 8 1/8” x 5 3/8” | 7 7/8” x 5 1/8” | 7 7/8” x 5 1/8” | 5/8” = .625 |
| 1/2 Vertical | 4” x 10 3/4” | 3 3/4” x 10 1/2” | 3 1/4” x 10” | 7/8″ = .875″ |
| 1/3 Vertical | 2 7/8” x 10 3/4” | 2 5/8” x 10 1/2” | 2 1/8” x 10” |
These sizes are in inches, width by height, and allow for 1/8” trim on all four sides. Keep live matter 1/4” from trim. Allow 3/16” safety at gutter of each page for type running across gutter. Perfect alignment of type or design across gutter of two facing pages cannot be guaranteed. A ruled proof should be supplied for positioning purposes.
Printing Process: Web Offset (SWOP)
Binding: Perfect Bound
Line Screen: 150
Publication Trim Size: 7 7/8” x 10 1/2”
