1. Header big and bold, so
people can recognise the
magazine. Also says the
word ‘rock’ so people know
this is a rock music
magazine.
Colours bright and stand out to
reader.
This would attract the reader as it
is colourful,
unlike other stereotypical rock
magazines, people will
find it as something different
Callout from artist to attract fans of
5 Seconds of Summer to the
magazine and encourage them to
buy and read more about them and
their article in the popular rock
magazine.
Buzz words to attract the
reader and make them
think this magazine is the
only one to cover the
story. This is effective to
fans of 5 Seconds of
Summer as they would
want to know everything
about their favourite
band.
Cover lines to pull readers into reading the
magazine by giving them ‘sneak peeks’ of the
story.
Pull quote to bring reader’s
attention to this story. Aimed at
fans of Black Veil Brides.
Surveillance. Gives information from
around the world about Fall Out Boy’s
new tour. Aimed towards fans of Fall
Out Boy.
Posters of other rock bands to
bring attention from the reader
2. The colour scheme of
pink and white shows
that the genre of the
magazine is pop and
the target audience is
aimed at young girls.
Plug. Aimed at younger girls
reading this magazine . This
is shown by the celebrity in
the graphic feature which is
usually associated with
younger girls
Central image is of One
Direction, a stereotypical
pop group. As they are a
very popular band, this will
attract the reader into
reading more about their
favourite band
Buzz word ‘exclusive’ to
make readers think that this
magazine is the only
magazine to cover this story
of One Direction
Audience once again young
girls. This will bring more
attention to the plug, as it is
showing the audience what is
within the story.
Masthead says ‘Top
of the Pops’ so gives
the audience a direct
idea of what genre
the magazine is
about.
Another plug which
is aimed at people
interested in this TV
show. In this case,
X Factor. It is aimed
at people who are
interested in the
show and are into
gossip of the show.
3. Magazine’s colour
scheme is black, yellow
and white, which stands
out and draws attention
to the magazine.
Three popular musicians on the
front. Fans of Mack Wilds,
August Alsina and Ed Sheeran
will be drawn towards the
magazine and read more about
their favourite artists.
‘Rap’s dirty sign language
queen’ shows that this
magazine is not for children
and the target audience is
teenagers and young adults.
Cover line of a popular artist . Brings attention to the magazine and makes fans of Michael Jackson want to read on.
Masthead shows what
genre the magazine is.
It shows that this
magazine is a hip-hop/
rap magazine and
that it has a ‘vibe’ to it.
Tattoos on artists show that
they are serious and grown
men. As well as this, the pose
they are making and their
facial expressions and their
poses show that they are
serious musicians and take
their career seriously
Simple, yet effective.
For example, this plug
which says ‘Jhene
Aiko, is cooler than
your girl’. This is a
simple phrase yet
makes you want to
read more on about
how ‘he is so cool’
‘Soul brothers’ linking the
central image by suggesting
that somewhere in the
magazine, there in an article
about the three of them and
makes the reader want to find
out what the link between
them is.
4. Masthead automatically
tells you what genre of
magazine it is. In this
case, classical music,
which will attract the
attention of people who
are interested in this
specific style of music
Cover line about
Katherine Bryan going
solo. Mostly aimed at fans
of this artists as they
would be interested in
why she is going solo, or
other bits of information
this magazine might
cover.
The central image is
of Katherine Bryan,
who is in the main
article of this
magazine. The way
she is standing and
her facial expressions
show she is a serious
artist and her music
style is not pop or
something you would
hear everyday. As
well as this, her
clothing is black and
white, which means
her music may match
her style and is quite
dark or powerful.
Plugs link to the magazine in style of story.
5. Onomatopoeia of an electric
guitar strum. Shows this is a
music magazine and it is a
magazine about artists and
bands who play their own
instruments.
Font of text gritted to
show it is a rock
magazine, compared to
a pop magazine which
would use a more
bubbly approach to their
fonts.
Central image is of the
lead singer and guitar
player of Green Day,
which is a stereotypical
rock band. In this image,
he is holding an electric
guitar so it shows that this
magazine is for people
interested in music and
instruments.
Abbreviation of a swear word.
Shows that this magazine
isn’t aimed at children and
audience is older people
interested in rock music (e.g.
teenagers or young adults)
Pull quote from lead singer of
Green Day to attract fans of
Green Day to read on more
about their favourite band.
Buzz word ‘exclusive’
to make the reader
think this is the only
magazine to cover
this specific article
from Green Day.
Surveillance. Giving
information about new
albums from different
artists. This specific
example is showing
information about
Muse’s, Megadeth and
All Time Low’s album,
attracting attention from
fans of these bands.
Teasers to attract fans of bands. These are smaller than the main stories of the magazine, but are still bright so the reader can see.
6. Graphic features. These
smaller images add
interest and indicate
articles about certain
bands and show people
that they have articles in
the magazine. As there
are pictures, people think
these bands are more
important than the rest of
the articles without
pictures on.
Tattoos and
clothing. This shows
what genre of
magazine this is and
the personalities of
the artists and
bands in it. It shows
a sense of rock and
grown men.
Language you
wouldn’t expect to
hear in a children’s
magazine. This shows
that this magazine is
aimed at teenagers or
young adults and not
children.
Page numbers, which are
written in the house style
of Rock Sound
Main features which is
also written in the house
style.
7. The titles of these articles
imply what genre the
magazine is. For example,
‘Composer of the Month’
gives the idea that the
magazine is classical
music and that the article is
going to be talking about
composers and their
music.
Images used have a very ‘old’
and classical effect which shows
the type of audience this is aimed
at. For example, with pop
magazines, the photographs are
usually high quality with bright
colour, but here it is dull and
vintage looking.
Colour scheme is red,
white and black. This gives
the contents page a look of
sophistication and suits the
genre of the magazine as
they are very vintage
looking colours.
Language use. Compared to
children’s magazines, this
magazine’s language is more
sophisticated, which shows who the
audience of the magazine is as
young children or even 11-13 year
olds wouldn’t necessarily understand
or read it.
8. The masthead of the
magazine is the same as
used on the front page of
the magazine. This
means that when we see
this contents page, we
automatically know what
magazine we are reading
and the genre, which in
this case is pop.
Pull quote from a popular pop artist
which gets the reader interested and
wanting to read into the article. As
this is a magazine aimed at youngish
girls, it will interest them as they love
to listen to gossip, especially from
attractive celebrities, in this case,
Olly Murs.
Teaser to interest fans of One
Direction. Within One Direction’s
fan base, it is common that they
‘ship’ the 5 boys and some people
are more obsessed with this than
others. This will draw attention
from those people in the fan base
who enjoy reading about
bromances and shipping.
Attracts fans of celebrities in
this magazine and encourages
readers to continue reading
the magazine to find poster of
the celebrities they like.
Body copy. This is the introduction of
the magazine and gives the reader
an idea of what is in the magazine. It
also has some teasers which lead for
the reader to read it.
9. Pull quote to draw readers
into reading the article. As
this is big and bold, it
means it will catch the
reader’s eye and
encourage them to read on
more.
Drop capital to show where
the article begins and
indicates people should start
reading the article here.
Central image shows
Linkin Park. The way
they are all stood
shows they are a
serious band with a
serious career and
their music means
something to them.
Body copy. This is the article that
links to the central image on the
page. In this case, it is about
Linkin Park and their music.
10. Central image looks really poppy and
bright. The clothing she is wearing
shows that she is most likely to be
found in pop, bubblegum style
magazines. Her pose also indicates
the article is about gossip, as her
hand is over her mouth in a shocked
looking way.
Pull quote from Cher Lloyd,
which shows who the article is
about and also gives you an
idea of what the article is
about. This looks like an older
version of the magazine as it
is giving you information
about her and telling you facts
you may need to know if
you’re starting to become a
fan of her.
Colour scheme is pink and white,
which are stereotypically very
girly colours and show that this
magazine’s audience is aimed at
young girls particularly interested
in pop and gossip.
11. Drop capital to
indicate where the
article begins
Images show people at
parties and night clubs
which gives the reader an
idea that the magazine's
genre is rave/club music.
This also tells the
reader what genre
the magazine is as
it says 'rave the
Body copy about rave music. The colour of
this is white whilst the background is black,
so it stands out.
planet'.
The photograph have effects
on them which gives a cool,
chilled vibe to it, and makes
the reader want to be in that
position
12. Masthead is clear and simple.
Shows the audience that this
magazine is for. In this case, it
is aimed at older people that
are interested in country music Central image is very clear
and serious. Again,showing
the target audience.
The body copy is very small, once
again saying this is for older people
and not young children as they wouldn't
be able to read it.
The layout of this article show how the target
audience are older and more sophisticated
and are more likely to read this article.
