2. Sky Line
the sky line of the cover makes
sure that even if the readers or
just passers by the shelf that its
on, will stay interested in the
magazine even if they don't like
Drake, so they will still look at
the magazine for the other
artist that they may actually be
interested in.
Masthead
The masthead of this VIBE magazine follows
the conventions of a magazine by having it at
the top of the cover and it being bold so that
it is the main thing on the cover that draws
you in; the focal point of the cover. All this
helps with the fact that the masthead is
usually the part of the magazine that is used
to draw someone in to buying it, as it is
usually all cover but the masthead. As the
masthead white against the black
background it is a very high contrast
therefore very eye-catching.
Barcode
The barcode on the front cover of this
magazine follows the conventions of
having the price and issue information on
the front of the magazine. This makes the
magazine feel more official and lets you
know that it is professionally made media
text.
Graphics
The cover has a primary colour
scheme of black, yellow and white.
The black and yellow connote that
the magazine is dangerous or is afraid
and is willing to cause harm, as these
two colours are usually linked with
warning signs, like nuclear waste or
corrosive. The simple colours could
connote to the readers that the
magazine is easy to pick up and read
of the shelf.
Main image
The main image of the hiphop/rap artist, Drake, adds to
the effect that the graphics
create, it follows the same
colour scheme of Drake only
wearing black and white
clothes.
3. Masthead
The masthead has a smashed effect
which goes with the smashed image,
these two things cohere with the
metal genre, as it is seen as a heavy
kind of music and very powerful. With
the masthead as metal ‘HAMMER’
this also coheres with the smashing of
the glass in the main image, as this
could be achieved with a hammer
itself.
Barcode
This magazine follows the
codes and conventions of music
magazines, as it has the price
and issue information written
on the front which shows that
the magazine is professionally
made and can be trusted.
Sky line
The skyline shows other bands
that will keep people that like
the genre occupied other than
if they didn't like the main band
shown and there wasn't a
skyline, they may just not take
any notice of the magazine.
Graphics
The cover has a theme of black, red and
white, these colours could connote danger or
harshness which again ties in with the heavy
metal genre, the dark feel of the people in
background is contrasted by the lead singer
of Disturbed, bursting through some glass.
Main image
The main image is of the heavy
metal band Disturbed and the
man in colour is their lead
vocalist, while the uncoloured
ones are the lesser parts of the
band. The coloured man is
bursting through the glass
which I believe connotes that
he is breaking the glass with his
voice as he is screaming like
they do in many of their songs.
4. Main story
The main story of this mgazine
is the “Albums Of 2011”, as
NME cover a wide range of
music genres this means that
people will be interested to see
what the main albums are, and
if their favourite artist is in the
mix to be the best, this is also
bigger than the masthead so it
even attracts the eyes of
people more than the
masthead, as 2011 is written in
a bigger font than the NME i
the masthead.
Masthead
The masthead is bright and
bold and follows the
convention of being right at the
top of the page where it is the
most focal point of the cover
and is easily seen from afar.
Main image
The main image is of a lot of
artists, this will keep the passer
by interested as there is
probably a band that or artist
that they are interested in on
the main cover, they will be
easily recognisable as they are
all arranged so you can see
there faces and recognise them
instantly.
Lure
This text, ‘Every Important
Release’, makes you want to
read the full story inside the
magazine.
Graphics
the colour scheme of this cover
is red, black and white, the red
is a vibrant colour that has
been used to draw the eye of
passers by, the white
background also helps with
this.
5. Main image
The mise-en-scene of this
image fits in with the rock
genre of this magazine as there
is a guitar being used as a prop
and the lighting in the
background suggest that he is
on a stage performing, which
also enhances the fact that the
main story is a report of the
Green Day U.S. Tour and is
highly influenced by other
festivals, e.g.. Reading and
Leeds Festivals.
Masthead
The masthead of this cover has
a cracked effect added which
shows that the magazine has
an audience that is younger as
and more rebellious, the
exclamation mark that is at the
end of the title also adds to this
tone. This also follows the
conventions of magazines by
being at the top of the cover
and spanning the width of the
page, these make sure that it is
the focal point of the magazine
and draws people in.
Cover line
The cover lines that are on this
magazine of KERRANG! are all
in the left third of the page
which is so that the majority of
the text on the cover doesn't
cover the main image of Billie
Joe from Green Day.
Graphics
The main colour scheme of this
cover is green, yellow and
black. These are also rebellious,
sharp colours, these tie in with
the effect of the title;
rebellious. The dirty look of
main story line, ‘GREEN DAY’,
also adds to this theme.
Barcode
This magazine follows the
codes and conventions of music
magazines, as it has the price
and issue information written
on the front which shows that
the magazine is professionally
made and can be trusted.
6. Masthead
The masthead of this cover has
a cracked effect added which
shows that the magazine has
an audience that is younger
and more rebellious, the
exclamation mark that is at the
end of the title also adds to this
tone. This also follows the
conventions of magazines by
being at the top of the cover
and spanning the width of the
page, these make sure that it is
the focal point of the magazine
and draws people in if the rest
of the cover is covered.
Buzz words
Words like plus! are used to
draw the eye of the reader and
make them want to read more
of the stories that come after
the buzz words.
Main Image
The main image complements
the graphics as the people in
the image are either wearing a
union jack or blue which is a
main colour, these colours
emphasise on a sense of
patriotism.
Graphics
The colours that are used are
red, blue and white, this is
clearly a reference to the union
jack of Britain, this gives a
patriotic feel that is
emphasised by the fact that the
band, Enter Shikari, are British
and that they are wearing the
union jack over their shoulders.
Barcode
This magazine follows the
codes and conventions of music
magazines, as it has the price
and issue information written
on the front which shows that
the magazine is professionally
made and can be trusted.
7. Masthead
The masthead has a fade from
red to black which shows that
the magazine means business.
The masthead is covered
slightly by Eminem’s head,
which makes him seem more
important than the title itself.
Sky line
The sky line shows other
artists, rappers in this case, that
are inside the magazine, which
keeps non-Eminem fans
interested in the magazine.
Cover line
The cover lines that are on the
cover make the readers want
to read more of the stories that
are inside; gives them a taste of
what is inside the magazine e.g.
“who is the best rapper ever?
You decide” which involves the
audience and draws them in.
Graphics
The main colour scheme is red,
black and white which gives a
sense of danger emphasised by
the presence of Eminem on the
cover.
Main image
the main image is of Eminem
who is a well known rapper. He
is the most forward image that
is on the cover, this makes it
seem that he is the most
important thing that is I the
magazine and he is the centre
of attention, this draws in fans
of the rap genre of music that
are fans of Eminem, as he is the
focal point.
8. Graphics
The graphics are effective on
this front cover as the black and
red elements of the colour
scheme reflect the harsh nature
of the rap and rock genres that
Jay-Z and Dave Grohl represent,
the masculine side of the
magazine. The pink on the cover
reflects the more relaxed and
feminine pop genre of Lady
Gaga. These elements attract a
wide variety of potential buyers.
Masthead
As the masthead is a single
letter, ‘Q’, this makes it the
focal point as it has to be large
to make the one letter visible.
Part of the masthead is covered
by the main image which shows
that these people are
important, which is emphasised
by the heading ‘Exciting
People’.
List of artists
The list of artists that are in the
left third of the page, these are
artists from three different
genres of music so this makes
sure that a wide range of
people will by the magazine as
it does not focus on a single
genre, as either VIBE or Metal
Hammer do.
Barcode
This magazine follows the
codes and conventions of music
magazines, as it has the price
and issue information written
on the front which shows that
the magazine is professionally
made and can be trusted.
Main image
The main image is of Jay-Z,
Lady Gaga and Dave Grohl of
the Foo Fighters, these artists
are highly acclaimed ones and
the mere presence of them on
the cover makes a huge variety
of people interested in the
magazine, as these artists are
all from different genres of the
music industry.
9. Masthead
The masthead on this magazine
follows the codes and
conventions of magazines, as it
is in the top third of the
magazine so that even if it is
not the most forward magazine
on the magazine stand the
masthead is still visible.
Barcode
This magazine follows the
codes and conventions of music
magazines, as it has the price
and issue information written
on the front which shows that
the magazine is professionally
made and can be trusted.
Main cover line
The main cover line also
reflects the fact that The Script
are the main focal point of this
cover as the name of the band
is actually bigger and bolder
than the masthead itself.
Graphics
The colour scheme of the cover is red, black
and gold, these colours give the impression
of a very high quality magazine and that it
can be trusted to provided good reliable
information on the music industry.
Main image
The main image is of the band
called The Script, they are all
wearing black leather jackets
and backed by a red
background, this makes them
stand out a lot and makes the
band the focal point of the
cover as they are also covering
a part of the masthead.
10. Masthead
The masthead is nearly
completely covered by the
cover image, this may deter
some people from looking at
the magazine as if they didn’t
know of the KERRANG!
Magazine then they will not
look at this one; not a first
KERRANG! Magazine for
someone.
Buzz words
Words like plus! are used to
draw the eye of the reader and
make them want to read more
of the stories that come after
the buzz words.
Main cover line
The main cover line is of the
metal band Stone Sour which is
a very niche market for the
magazine to target as they are
not a well known band, but this
is the kind of audience that
KERRANG! Target.
Graphics
The main colour scheme of this
magazine is green and yellow,
these colours give a sense of
the army which ties in with the
helmet that Corey Taylor is
wearing in the main image.
Main image
The main image is of the lead
vocalist of the metal band
Stone Sour, Corey Taylor in his
garden doing a barbecue, this
gives the audience the feeling
that they can react with the
famous man and can relate to
what he is doing, which
develops a relationship with
the consumer.
11. Masthead
Sky line
The masthead is stained with
blood which emphasises a
theme of violence and also ties
into the name of the magazine
itself as the them could be
directly achieved with a
hammer itself.
The skyline shows other bands
that will keep people that like
the genre occupied other than
if they didn't like the main
band shown and there wasn't a
skyline, they may just not take
any notice of the magazine.
Barcode
The barcode on the front cover
of this magazine follows the
conventions of having the price
and issue information on the
front of the magazine. This
makes the magazine feel more
official and lets you know that
it is professionally made media
text.
Main image
Graphics
The colour scheme is red and
black which also emphasise the
theme of violence and danger.
The blood stains throughout
the cover image also show that
the band on the cover are
violent.
The main image is of the band,
Defenders of the faith, they are
a metal band which ties in with
the niche market that they are
targeting. The man at the
bottom of the image seems to
be crazed, this shows that the
band are energetic and are up
for the quote that is on the
cover under the main cover
line, “this isn’t music. Its war”.
