2. contents page
Editorial Layout
The layout within the contents page is
particularly consistent throughout all
An editors welcome is usually conventional for
issues of Kerrang , which makes it easily
magazines, some choose to incooperate it , identifiable , it’s usually gridlike and
while others dont. The letter adresses the regimented . The features and general
audience of the magazine personally enticing line up of what the magazine includes is
them into what the magazine is going to offer situated to the right , which does’nt
follow the usual codes and conventions of
within the issue. The tone is often colloqurial
a typical contents page. There are
and informal , again this is solely used to numerous images , which is fairly similar
approach readers personally. It implies Kerrang to all magazines, however you will
is familiar with their audiences, this is usually find that intellectual magazines
marginally true becase through market ( normally centred on speacialised
subjects ) focus on a high ratio of text in.
research they’ve adapted their magazine in
As the page is made up within this
terms of demographics of their readership. contents pages it could suggest the
Lastly the editors name is printed handwritten , audiences age ( Teenagers ?) and that
used to give a personal dimension to the they are lured by pictures. The images
magazine. are formed in a structure , maybe
because they are prioritized through size
- “you me at six” being the main
feature .
The quote
The quote is a regular occurnece for the “This week”, is
contents page of Kerrang, the magazine divided into
picks out a wuote which is either subheadings ,
ambiguous, shocking or an bold statement easier to consume
in order to allure or encourage the the information.
audience to read the interview. The sub headings
are highlighted in
distinguished
colors , so easily
subscription located.
The subscription is conventional for a contents page, there
are usually an collaboration of past issues plus an attractive
promotion in terms of signing up to recieve regular issues
weekly .
3. Double page spread
Name of the featured artist
Layout T here usually is a quotes
The image of the
featured artist is the situated among the double
dominent subject on page spread either to seperate
the page , she is huge amounts of text or to be
situated left and is used to encourage audiences to
styled to portray what read the full interview , the
journalists have quote tends to be shocking or
chosen to name her a personal confession. However
the “wild child”. The within this double page
layout of the text is featuring Talor Monsen it
regimented and placed
dosen’t feature a personal
rigtht side of the
statement from herself .
double page spread,
interview questions Drop
are more visible as
they are highlighted
pink (against a black
Capital
background) . An identifiable feature in all
maagzine texts, incoperated to
standfi outline the start of a paragraph
on the beginning line of an
rst artical . This particular Double
page spread meets the codes and
The standfirst conventions in terms of the drop
is used as an capital
introduction to The text is segregated into columns There is no certain code or convention which is consistent within magazines in terms of color ,
present the usually around two to three , when there is however a theme of using contrasting colors when placing text upon the background ,
artist to the presenting within this forms readers are within this scheme it’s rather simplistic but extremely noticeable. The scheme could also
reader. likely to cosume the information more apply to both male and female readers , it’d not gender biased. The artits is portrayed as
efficently , and being able to skim wild , the collar around her neck demonstrates she is like an animal. The heavy makeup and
faster. black leather jacket gives her a rigid look and suggests she is rebellious.
4. FRONT COVER The Masthead
The Masthead of Kerrang presents a
varitey of connotations , the title is rigid,
mode of address scratched and uneven conveying the genre
of rock and roll. The masthead also
The centre image and feature band are consumed a good width of the front
positioned in order to convey they are cover , it becomes predominnet in terms
addressing their audience personally , of the sizing of other fonts and images
free
they’re all foreshadowing eachother and represented.
each individual carries a different
expression especially of mystery.
merchan
Conventionally it’s usually rare to find an
artist/artitst presented with an instrument
on the front cover. Within our courswork
dise
based task we were expected to create a it’s conventional for front covers to
front cover, personally I felt that I needed to offer it’s readership gifts ,they’re
feature with my chosen artist an instrument usually free and used to captivate
to convey to my readership that my the individual , leading them to
magazine specialised in music , this is down purchase the product. The posters
to the fact that I was featuring an unknown which are advertised here are
made-up individual. Kerrang heads images of artits who specify in
extremely famous aritists who are instantly Kerrangs theme / specailist type of
regoniseable to fans of Kerrangs genre of music (rock/indie)
musuc.
Barcod
Kerrang have included additional
artitst as they bottom of the front
cover , this is another tactical ploy to
e
Kerrang! follows the codes and
conventions of magazines by positiong
encourage readers to explore inside. it’s barcode in the bottom right-hand
( sense of enigma) corner and by displaying issue
information and price in the same place
