1. The black and red colours of
the models hair and clothes
shows thegothic theme of
the magazineand hints at the
rock/metal music the
magazine is centred around.
The main colour scheme of
this magazinecontents page
are black, red and white. The
connotations of these colours
are: death, danger, and purity
(all tie in together to create a
gothic and dark theme).
The easy layoutof this contents
page makes it easy to navigate
around the magazineand gives
the audience a clear
understanding of what the
magazine will feature/offer.
The small messagefrom the
editor makes them magazine
seem a bit more personalas the
audience may feel like he is
talking to them. This then entices
them to read the magazine.
The little sketches at the top
of the page, framing the title,
add to the gothic/rock genre
making it clear to the
audience what the magazine
will be centred around and
also makes the contents page
more appealing to look at. The
skeleton in the bottom left
corner also ties in with the
genre and the little images on
the top of the page making
the housefont more clear and
fun.
The target audience of this magazine
is clearly females due to the colour
schemes and artists used. However,
the provocativeclothing that this
model is wearing could create a
secondary audience of males as for
they will be drawn in by the clothing
and the sexual body language/
gesture code.
The bold, bubble writing,
san serif font used for
the title makes it stand
out and draws the
audiences eyes straight
to it.
The bright yellow banner
around the subheadings makes
them standout, drawing the
audiences eyes to them and
also ties in to the general colour
scheme of Kerrang!Magazine.
The use of subheadings also
makes the magazinemore
organised and easy to navigate.
