Magazine Analysis

1. Magazine analysis

2. Masthead
Plug
Puff
Splash feature
Splash image
Cover lines
Headline
Anchorage
Plug
Barcode
Cover lines

3. Keerang use a lot of red,
orange and black; mainly
dark colours. This gives it a
more rough look which
emphasize that it is rock
themed
They’ve made the band name big
and shiny so it stands out, you
don’t have to look for the band’s
name. They are in the main focus.
They also use a line over their O`s
to make it look more “modern”
and “fancy”. This also shows that
it’s not really made for people
who doesn’t have English as their
first language, as the line over the
O look like a Scandinavian letter.
Scandinavian's would read it like
“saung” and “pilauts”
The way they use their
language shows that this is
mainly aimed at young
people. The don’t use any
complicated words
Since this is based on a certain
genre of music, it expects you to
already have further knowledge
on the genre and bands that are
featured in the magazine
By giving away free stuff in
the magazine, the buyer
feels like they are gaining
something out of buying
the magazine. And by
putting 5SOS on the front
cover it becomes more
appealing to the younger
audience, especially girls.
A plug to draw the
costumers attention

4. The main titles are
highlighted with yellow to
emphasize the content of
the magazine. It makes it
easy to get an overview,
and you can find what
you are looking for in a
matter of seconds
They`ve put certain
props like skulls and
police tape on the
content page to make
it look more edgy. It
follows their rock
theme, and make it
look “dangerous”
The demon statue and
the man in the front
both have a tough
expression. It emphasize
“manliness” and
contributes to the
overall rough/edgy look
of the magazine.
The editor letter
makes the magazine
more personal and the
readers feel more
“loved”
The layout
continues the black,
red and yellow that
is shown on the
front page. The
colours are all quite
strong and they
make the content
page stand out

5. READER PROFILE

6. Masthead
Barcode
Secondary lead
Anchorage
Headline
Menu
Sub image
Main image
Cover lines

7. The main image is of a
group of people. They’ve
used a long shot so
everyone will fit in the
photo. They’ve placed
on of the guys in the
front to show that he’s
the leader/main person
in this group.
This menu shows
more of the
content in the
magazine. By
putting a list of
the content on
the front page, it
might catch
peoples interest
and makes them
want to buy it
They’ve made the
name of the artist
and the group
bigger then the
rest of the words
to make It more
visible. The artist
and group might
draw people to
buy the magazine.
The layout is quite
simple and plain.
They’ve stuck to using
few colours that doesn’t
really stick out too
much. This gives it a
professional look that
appeals to a more
mature audience.

8. This is a list of the
different bands in the
magazine. With putting
the list there, people
might recognize some
of the bands and would
want to look more into
the magazine.
The content page
is quite plain and
simple, which
indicates that it`s
made for a more
mature audience.
The titles are
highlighted in black
while the subtitles are
highlighted in black. It
gives you a pretty
good overview of the
content. The whole
page is quite
organized and simple,
which makes it easier
to find whatever you
are looking for.
The use of language is
quite “grown up”.
They write quite
formal even when
writing about posters.
This indicates that this
was made for an older
and more mature
audience.
By writing the page
number in big
letters, you can find
the page you’re
looking for right
away and you won’t
have to search
through the whole
magazine to find it.
They’ve stuck to using
as few colours as
possible, it gives it a
more professional look.

9. READER PROFILE

10. Masthead
Barcode
Headline
Main image
Tag
Top Strip
Bottom strip
Plug

11. This magazine cover
shows that the content
will be informative and
you don`t really need
any knowledge on the
theme to read about it
and still understand it.
It has a big headline that
immediately catches your
attention, and you can easily
figure out what the content is
all about.
They’ve put a plug
promising free stuff.
So if the cover doesn’t
draw you in, the free
stuff do.
By putting all the different
albums on the cover, it
might create a feeling of
nostalgia with people. It
also creates a colour
contrast.
Since the magazine is quite
expensive, they`ve made
the price really small so
people won’t see It. If
people could easily see that
it costs 4.99 it would
appear less appealing to
people that wants to buy it.
By using “big words” like
ultimate, they make the content
seem more “amazing” and they
make themselves seem more
important

12. They’ve made the text
box big and red so it
stands out from the
rest of the content. It’s
placed in the middle so
it will be the centre of
attention, and the rest
of the content will be
based on this big box
They’ve written
the number of the
pages so the
articles will be
quick and easy to
find
The Layout and
colours is quite all
over the place.
They’ve used the
colour red to
highlight the main
content like the
text box and the
artists.
Here the audience
is given an
Overview of the
rest of the
content.
By placing the
most interesting
articles
In the front, it’s
more likely that
someone
Would like to read
more of the
magazine
The review of
certain artist might
draw som people
in. If they have one
or more artist they
like, they would like
to know what kind
of reviews they got.

13. READER PROFILE