2. The layout of my magazine is conventional, I
have made my magazine follow the route of
the eye which is conventional for any
magazine not just rock magazines. I have
the masthead in the top left with the main
image in the middle with the main cover
story over the main image.
I have used conventional colours for my
magazine cover. I chose my colours from my
audience research where I found that
people wanted to see black, white, red and
yellow.
I have put a competition I my
magazine as I have found this to
be very common in all types of
magazines including rock.
I have put the cover stories
and other information around
the outside of the main image
like it is on most magazine
covers.
The images I have used are also
conventional. I didn’t want them
to be too happy and jolly because
that would not be conventional for
the genre. This is why the only smile
from the images is a little one in the
main image. The costume I have
used is very conventional as they
are mostly dark colours like black
and grey, and also some white.
The props in my images are also
conventional, they include drum
sticks and a guitar.
The fonts I have used are
conventional for the genre. I
have used bold san serif
fonts that are clear and
easy to read. My masthead
is a font that looks broken
up, this connotes anger and
violence which is
conventional for the genre,
it is also similar to Kerrang’s
masthead
At the bottom of the cover I have put a list
of the bands and artists that will feature in
my magazine. This is conventional for rock
magazines and I have seen it in man
different magazines such as Kerrang.

3. The images that I have used for my contents
page are conventional. The main image on
my contents page is one of the featured artists
‘Bessie Cruz’ singing into a microphone, and
he is wearing a black T shirt, this is conventional
for the genre. The image on the right is
conventional as it is very dark and serious.
The fonts I have used some of
the same fonts on my
contents page as I did on my
cover. This includes the font
for ‘Contents’ and for ‘in this
weeks Rockit!’. However the
rest of the font on the page is
different. I have used Franklin
Gothic as I feel it is
conventional for the genre, it
is san serif and very easy to
read.
The layout of my contents
page is similar to that of
many Kerrang contents
pages. This includes the spit
page that I have used with
the contents of the
magazine appearing at the
bottom. Also I have added a
subscription to my contents
page which is conventional
for magazines.
I have used the same colours for
my contents page as I have for
my magazine cover. The
difference is the way I have used
them. I have used a white
background with black and
yellow on the top half. And a
black background with white
and red. These are conventional
colours for the rock genre and
they look good.
I have included a editor’s
message to my contents
page as this is conventional.
Overall I have made a very
conventional contents page. I
have used conventional
colours, images, fonts and a
conventional layout.
I included the poster
advertisement on the
contents page also as I
found this to be conventional
for the genre in my research.

4. The layout of my double page
spread is very conventional. I
have put the image on the left
page and than the headline,
the stand first and the main
article taking up the second
page.
I have put a kicker in
my article which is very
common for any
magazine.
The font I have used for my
headline is the same font I used
for my main cover story on the
front cover. This shows that I am
sticking to a house style which is
conventional in magazines.
I have included a stand first
underneath the headline.
This is very conventional for
a magazine article and
would be found on all the
good double page
spreads.
I have added a caption
onto my image also
which is a quote from
the article.
My image on my double
page spread it
conventional for the
genre. It is conventional
because it shows the artist
playing the guitar. I have
seen images of performing
and practising artists used
in Kerrang magazine.
I have put a caption under my
main image which is very
common in magazines.
The main text in the article is a
basic san serif font that is the
same as what I used for my
contents page. This is normal for
a magazine as the text is an
article needs to be clear and
easy to read.
Just like on my cover and
contents I have used
conventional colours for
my double page spread.
This includes red, black and
white which has been
common throughout my
magazine.

5. My masthead is in some ways
similar to Kerrang’s masthead.
They are both san serif and are
both black and white. I feel that
they both use a font that connotes
violence and anger which is
conventional for the genre.
This strip line from a Kerrang
magazine is very similar to mine.
They both use the same colours
and both use clear san serif fonts.
At the bottom of my cover I have
added a little section that shows
the bands and artists in the
issue, under it I have put an
example of this that can be seen
in many Kerrang magazines.
The main image on this Kerrang
magazine shows that mine is
conventional as the are both of
the artist with a guitar, which is a
very conventional instrument in he
rock genre.

6. This comparison shows that the
colours have used are
conventional as they appear in
Kerrang magazine. The red
connotes violence and anger and
the black connotes sadness and
darkness, this is conventional for
the genre.
Here I have taken a poster
advertisement that appears on
the left of a Kerrang magazine.
This is where I have put mine also.
Having posters is very conventional
for a rock music magazine.

7. Just like this image, mine is very
dark, this I conventional for the
rock genre.
The layout of my contents page is
very similar to this Kerrang one, I
have the page split into two
sections just like the Kerrang page.
Both contents pages have a main
image on the top half with some
extra information and also the
bottom half is taken up by the
contents in the magazine. I have
found this to be a very
conventional layout for rock
magazine contents pages.
The colours I have used are very similar to this
contents page also, this includes white, black and
yellow, however I have used more red, but this I still a
conventional colour for the rock genre.
The fonts I have used are also similar. They are san
serif and easy to read fonts which through research I
have found to be very conventional.

8. The layout of my double page
spread is very similar to this Kerrang
double page spread. The main
image is on the left with the article
on the right.
The image I have used is in some
ways similar, this is because these
images are both of a performing
artist, which is conventional for the
rock genre.
The colours of my magazine are
very similar to this Kerrang one.
They both have red, black and
white. This is conventional for the
rock genre.
Both this Kerrang double page spread and my
double page spread include a headline, stand
first, main image, kicker and main article.
However the Kerrang page does have extra, but
many different Kerrang pages have the same as
mine.