The document discusses the design elements of a magazine cover and contents page. It analyzes the use of color, images, and layout to attract the target audience of young rock music fans. Red is used prominently and consistently to link different advertising sections. Large images of recognizable bands are featured to draw readers in. Icons and symbols associated with rock music like skulls and beer bottles are incorporated into the typography and graphics. The overall design portrays a lifestyle of danger and rebellion through its stylistic choices to appeal to readers.

1. In the bottom third the colour red is
reintroduced from the strip on the main
cover. The Incorporation of the colour red
relates to where it was used on the front
cover. Portrays the link between cover mount
advertisement and where it features within
the publication. It also highlights the
recognisable brand of Reading Festival that
is being advertised.
Featured image links to coverline that
contained buzz words. This featured image
make the article much more prominent and
easy to locate for readers who are interested
in this section and article. The tag line related
to this image is humorous, making a comical
comment about the band artwork being
shown, thus, relating to the target audience
of young people with a good sense of
humour about music so buy the magazine as
much for the entertainment element as the
informative specialised subject elements.
The contents list fits the right hand rule of
third making it comfortable for the viewers
eye to fall and rest upon, thus, causing it to
be easier to read. It is also separated into
different sections by using headings created
with the house colours to keep the ongoing
house of the magazine going but also to
separate the differentiating sections of the
magazine so there is no confusion and it is
clearly presented.
The contents strip is edge by police warning
tape that also fits the house colours but also
portrays a strong representation of rock
music fans (the genre this magazine focuses
upon and the target audience it aims to
attract). This representation is that they often
enjoy or thrive in dangerous situations and
have a lack of fear- a stereotype that has
been created through other forms of media
like the music itself and videos in which these
things are portrayed.
The top right pug of the magazine shows the
word “contents”. It is extremely large, taking
up 2 horizontal thirds of the page and is
created using the house colours seen on the
front cover that are used throughout for any
text of headings. The typography creates a
slug for this particular area of the publication
and makes it dominate the page. The word is
surrounded by items such as skulls and beer
bottles drawn in a tattoo style- all these
elements hold connotations of rock music.
The main image on this page is extremely
large, filling two thirds of the page itself. It
depicts a young group of men who would be
age relatable to the young target audience.
They are a band that may been seen as
icons of this genre, thus, drawing attention
and causing attraction to read further to find
out why they are featured. The fact the red
box is on top of the image implies they are
something to do with the Reading Festival
feature but this can also be depicted from the
fact they are outside as appose to an inside
studio portrait image being used and also the
chair is read. Once again, this colour red is
the only time the house colours have been
broken and it is all to represent the same
feature within the magazine.
The men in the main image are in what looks
like a festival setting (represented as events
for young people) and also they are drinking
alcohol. These drinks are being drunk
straight from the can in the image- something
that is a regular occurrence at festivals and
music events and also something that young
people are stereotyped to do.
A summary message is displayed
immediately after the dateline before the
contents listing starts. It gives a short insight
and news update as to what has recently
happened within this area of the music world
and also a small portrayal of what will be
featured throughout. It features many band
names that act as specialised language and
engage the target audience as well as having
an image of a rock icon and one of the most
well respected artists from this genre to
conjure interest and intrigue.