2. REPRESENTATIONS IN A ROCK MAGAZINE
All male band shows that
it is a masculine magazine
Black leather clothing
represents the anger
and masculinity in the
magazine
The props use
represent violence
as they have
baseball bats and
chains and being
held in an
aggressive way
The lead band member is
shouting and the others
have blank
expressions, this
represents seriousness in
the blank faces and a
contrast of an angry shout
A mixture of full body and mid
shots represent intimidation
and seriousness
Rock audience
Male
Dark colours of the
image contrasts with
the other colours used
Femal
e

3. The clothing that they
wear, such as hoodies
represents their age
because they are
stereotypical for younger
people to wear hoodies.
REPRESENTATIONS IN MY MAGAZINE
Informal and aggressive
font for the masthead
Blank expressions
represent
authority, intimidation, ser
iousness, and masculinity
Full male duo shows
masculinity in the
group and within the
magazine
Dark clothing and
a white shirt
shows that they
do not follow
trends and are
looking very plain
and simple
Dark colours of the text and boxes
contrast with the light background
Props used show that
they are part of a band
and the guitar looks
like it would be used
in a rock band as it is
an electric guitar

4. The image
represents
masculinity
because his facial
expressions are
aggressive which
are stereotypical
of young males
The pull quote used makes the
person self-glorified which connotes
confidence and cockiness
The colours used in both
the page and in the
image represents
masculinity
The white contrasts
with the black
connoting light and
safety
By using the dark
colours it represents
males as they are
masculine colours
The black
background
connotes
death, darkness
and mystery
The gothic fonts
used connote
violence, anger
and rebellious

5. The pull quote connotes
distress and danger
The font
represents males
because it is
aggressive and
looks like it should
be on a rock
magazine
The use of the
black, white and
red represent
masculinity while
the red and
black contrast
together to
connote death
and danger
Full body mid-shot connotes
dominance and
intimidation, and the blank
expression adds some
The clothing
seriousness and mystery
represents the
younger ages
as he is
wearing a Tshirt which is
stereotypical
for young
people
By wearing dark
colours and
trousers it
represents males
because males
stereotypically
wear trousers
The language is
masculine as it uses
words which females
would not like or be
interested in reading the
text
The annotation down the bottom adds
humour and wittiness towards the person