Analysis of 2 music magazines

Kerrang – Main cover page
Masthead
Based at the top of the magazine cover with the largest font which can be read from a distant. However with this magazine the picture overlaps the Masthead, this is because the magazine is known so even by covering a few letters, the audience will still recognise the magazine.
Strap Line
Based at the top of the magazine just above the masthead. The colours yellow and white makes the strapline stand out. The strapline is used to make the reader want to open the magazine and find out more.
Main cover line
The font is smaller than the masthead but larger than the other cover lines. It is bold and the white colour of the font against the orange t-shirt makes it an eye-catching cover line.
Direct mode of address.
Cover lines
Cover line also known as ‘puffs’ give us some information about what we will find in the magazine. Language is carefully used, to make the reader want to open the magazine and read on. It tends to be the one of the smallest typefaces on the page.
Image
The image plays an important role as it represents the ideal reader. It is the first thing the buyer will see. It needs to be able to stand out from a whole range of magazines and grab the audiences attention.

Kerrang – content page
Title
The title is placed at the top of the magazine. The colour yellow makes the title stand out from its black background.
Author
The author welcomes the audience and gives the audience more information about the magazine itself.
Images
The content page has a number of images which relate to the theme of the magazine and makes the page look more interesting rather than having a lot of writing. On the corner of the images they also have the page number where the audience can go to, to get more information.
Text
The text are in a small font size, because the pictures are the main focus. The texts are in a simple font and tell us what we will find in the magazine and what page it is on.

Kerrang – Double page spread
Title
Largest typeface on the page. This is the first thing the reader will see when they open the page. The colours red and white work well with the black background which makes its stand out.
Column
Allows the reader to find out easily the new MCR tracks. The white background makes its stand out from the page.
Image
The images take up most of the double page. The images are based on the article and by putting up 4 different images, the double page looks more attractive.
Text
The text is placed in the middle of the second page. The font is simple so the reader will find it easy to read.

Q – Main cover page
Masthead
The masthead is based at the top of the magazine with the largest font. The background colour of the masthead (red) makes it stand out more.
Image
The image plays an important role as it represents the ideal reader. It is the first thing the buyer will see. It needs to be able to stand out from a whole range of magazines and grab the audiences attention.
Direct mode of address
Puff/cover lines
Cover line tells us what we will find inside the magazine. It is smaller than the main cover line.
Main cover line
Smaller than the masthead but larger than the other cover lines. The audiences attention will turn to the cover line after the masthead. The white background makes it stand out more.

Q- Content page
Date
The date has been put at the top so the reader knows whether they are on the right issue it is, and if they are reading an old issue.
Masthead
Allows us to indentify the institution of the magazine.
Main Picture
The image will be the first thing the reader sees as it is placed in the middle and the size of the picture is large. The colour the people are wearing within the picture matches the colour theme of the magazine.
text
Gives us an some information on what we will find inside. It has been pushed to the left side of the content page.
Review
Instead of having an article on the content page they have a small review with a picture.

Q – Double page spread
Main picture
The picture of the band members covers one page. The image is a long shot, and also links to the article. It is the main focus of the double page.
Text
The text is placed on the opposite side of the picture which it links to. It has the smallest typeface and the text goes along the page from side to side rather than columns. The important texts are in red to make it stand out from the rest of the text.
Title
The title is placed at the bottom of the first page on top of the image. The masculine colours white, grey and red make it stand out from the picture.

Analysis of 2 music magazines

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