2. Kerrang!
Front Page
The front page of Kerrang! Immediately looks like a magazine
for darker types of music. The main image of the page is a man
wielding an axe, which although would scare some must
appeal to the readers. There are quite a few different sell lines
on the magazine page dotted about. There’s one advertising 10
posters being inside, as well as one to Win a signed pumpkin
and a few others. These sell-lines are all connected to images
next to them, or are separated from the rest of the page by
being placed inside a shape. The cover line connected to the
main image is “Fear-turing!” which is a play on of “Featuring”.
There’s also a cover line connected to the main image saying
“Matt Tuck presents The Halloween Issue”. There’s a Puff or
“pug” at the top of the page saying “Inside Metallica’s
Halloween!” as well as a few advertising freebies and
competitions. The mode of address is quite a scary one. A
disturbing image is designed to be put across to the reader that
the magazine contains something spooky.
3. Kerrang!
Contents Page
The contents page has followed the house style of the
magazine by first keeping the red goo at the top of the page
and by keeping the same typefaces and colours. The contents
page also follows a Grid system of two columns. There is a
large column on the left hand side of the page whilst there’s a
thinner one to the right hand side of the page. Although the
layout of the contents page is simple, there’s not that much
white space and it works well with the black and orange text.
There’s also a rather large image on the page advertising the
chance to win a signed pumpkin. On the right hand side, the
different sections of the magazine are also labeled clearly into
sections such as news, live reviews, poster
special, features, albums and a few others. This lets the reader
know exactly what’s in the magazine without having to read
everything on the contents page. There’s also an editorial on
the page and a bit of information about subscribing as well as
an issue number and a cover date.
4. Kerrang!
Double page
spread
The headline on this double page spread is “Prepare to enter
the gates of HALE!” The main text of it is in a white
font, similar to the Kerrang! Title, although the “HALE” part is
wrote in red and designed to look like blood has been streaked
across the page. The subheading is actually just above the
headline and gives a brief introduction saying that the band
Halestorm is entering one of Britain's most haunted houses.
The article is put into the columns although the pictures don’t
seem to be part of the grid and clump together into little
groups. There’s only one pull-quote on the page and it’s a
quote from Lzzy Hale saying that they love exploitation movies
with lots of gore. It’s put in a basic white font which helps it
stand out against the dark background. The main image is of
the band Halestorm looking rather afraid. The structure of the
article is done like a diary of events, however in the first
section of the article is immediately mentions the most
haunted house. Hooking the reader in and making them want
to know what will happen. The style of writing is rather simple
and doesn’t seem to overuse any complicated vocabulary. This
allows it to appeal to the target audience. This one article
seems to stray from the house style, losing the white
background and black text. Although the headline is still similar
5. NME
Front Page
The NME front page at first looks completely different to
Kerrang! For a start it’s a lot less busy and uses a simpler
design. There seems to be an immediate house style of Red
black and white. There is around 4 sell-lines plus one cover
line on the front page. The sell lines are all positioned around
the main image, separating them whilst the cover line is placed
over the cover image. The cover image is of two people, most
likely musicians or band members. The female takes up more
of the front page and is covering the male, so it’s likely she is
more important. There’s a few puffs on the page too. One
advertising free posters and one advertising a “Big interview”
inside. There doesn’t seem to be a definite banner on the front
cover, but the text above the Masthead may be one.
6. NME
Contents Page
The contents page for NME seems to follow a grid system
instead of columns. It also sticks to the white black and
red house style created on the front page. Although some
of the typefaces seem to change slightly. The main
articles included in the magazine each have a photo to go
with them, although there’s also a little “plus” section at
the bottom. The content isn’t split into sections in the
same way as Kerrang! Was but the articles do have thin
lines separating them. There isn’t much description to the
articles but with the photos that are included, they are still
able to entice the reader. There’s a small section at the
bottom of the screen about subscriptions and a little bit of
information about contacts. However, there is no editorial
included on the NME contents page.
7. NME
Double Page
Spread
The headline for this double page spread is “Johnny
Marr – ready for his close-up”. This title fits in with the
colour scheme from the house style but the typeface
doesn’t match. The subheading gives a little preview of
what’s in the article and explains that Andy Welch met
the most celebrated guitarist of his generations. The
article is split into easily recognised columns and
makes it easier for the reader as it looks less terrifying
to try to read. There only seems to be one pull-quote
on this article, similar to Kerrang!. It’s wrote in a rather
bold black so it jumps out from the page, even though
it’s at the bottom. The main image is of Johnny Marr
and is in the centre of the two pages making him stand
out to the reader. The structure of the article is done
quite cleverly. At the beginning of the article is a little
box saying “Main Event” which entices the reader to
get stuck in to find out what’s happening. There’s also
a little “story so far” box on the second page, adding in
a little extra information. This article creates a rather
simple and all round ideology for the magazine.
