The cover of Vibe i think is age appropriate as i think its target audience is likely to be ages 18-28. However I feel this specific edition is for males. I gather this assumption from the front image cover of Mariah Carey in a bikini as she is standing leaning to the side making her boobs, bum and figure stand out. The image of Mariah is airbrushed this is typical of Vibe as they often care massively about the appearance of the people promoting there magazine.
This cover follows the conventions of other Vibe magazines this is because it has the person covering part of the title, also the magazine still has its selling line above the masthead. It also follows convention as it has all the stories around the image creating a frame for the image therefore all attention is drawn to the image.
In this case the image is taken from a low angle making Mariah look very powerful. The image is also a mid close-up which is very typical in a music magazine as it communicates emotion as well as body language.
In addition the main story which is about Mariah Carey has a different font to other stories. This is to grab the readers attention. Also the more important and interesting the story the bigger the font.
There is a lot of colours used in this cover, they are mainly orange and blues this is because the main story is about Mariah Carey going to the beach. Therefore the orange represents the sun and the blue represents the sea. 
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