1. Heading
The heading is a
musical term –
‘Kerrang’ refers to
the onomatopoeic
word that derives
from the sound
made when playing
a power chord on a
distorted electric.
This will appeal to
music fans who
know what the
term means. The
shattered effect
on the title will
appeal to rock
music fans as it
gives the magazine
a more rebellious
look which is a
feature of rock
music.

2. Main image
The main image uses
a pose that gives the
impression that Hayley
Williams is quite
rebellious portraying
her as a ‘proper’ rock
artist. This would
appeal to rock music
fans as rebellion is a
feature of rock music.
It would also appeal
to the target audience
as the image is quite
different as there
aren’t many cover
images that use this
pose.

3. Main story
The way the story is layout
will appeal to the target
audience as it uses all three
colours of the colour scheme
(those being common colours
amongst rock music) and it
looks exciting and interesting.
The story itself also gives the
impression that Hayley is quite
rebellious. The word ‘NO’ is a
different colour to the other
words, red, this colour also
makes it bolder than the other
words so it emphasises it along
with the use of capitals that
also do this. These make the
word ‘NO’ stand out amongst
the other words and as it’s a
word related to rebellion and
resistance it reinforces this
image of Hayley.

4. Colour scheme
The colour scheme is
red, white and
black. This is quite
a common colour
scheme for both
Kerrang! Itself and
also many other
music magazines. As
most people don’t
like it when a
magazine tries
something different
than the norm this
would appeal to the
target audience. It
will also appeal to
rock music fans as
they are quite
common colours
amongst rock music.

5. Small pictures
The small pictures
used on the
magazine will
appeal to the
target audience
as they are
pictures of rock
artists. These
images give the
reader an insight
as to what’s
inside the
magazine so if
they like these
artists they will
be attracted to
the magazine.

6. Poster special
The poster
special featured
on the front
cover will appeal
to the target
audience as
from my
research I’ve
found that many
rock music fans
like posters and
have bedrooms
full of posters.

7. Top bar
The top bar makes
the front cover
busier and more
interesting. This will
appeal to the target
audience as after
doing research into
the same audience I
found that rock
music fans prefer
busier front cover.
It also gets the
reader more involved
in the magazine so
this could appeal to
some of the target
audience who like to
have a say in the
magazine or on
bands.

8. ‘Plus’ bar
This feature will
appeal to the
target audience
as it has lots of
rock artists in it
so they will be
more interested in
the magazine if
there’s even more
bands they like.
It also makes the
magazine look as
though there’s
lots of stories in
it which makes
the reader more
interested in it.