This document summarizes the key design elements of a magazine cover featuring the rock band Kasabian. The target audience is people aged 18-35. The main image is a photo of Kasabian from 1997. The main cover line "Kasabian" identifies the band. Additional design elements include the colors red, white, and black; banners highlighting other artists; and cover lines about related rock acts like Amy Winehouse and Liam and Noel Gallagher. The overall design is meant to attract fans of Kasabian as well as other rock music enthusiasts.
1. GeorgiaCatterall
Target Audience and genre
The genre of thismagazine would
be rock because Kasabianare a rock
bandand you can tell thattheyjust
fromlookingatthe frontcover.The
target audience wouldbe people
betweenthe agesof 18-35.
Main Image
The main image isa picture of
Kasabianwhowere a rock bandin
the 1997.
Model credit
The model creditwouldbe ‘The
mostexcitingactson earth’.Even
thoughit talksaboutotherartistsit
still talksaboutKasabian.This
showsthat there reallygoodand
there betterthananyone else on
the earth.
Main CoverLine
The main coverline is‘Kasabian’.
Thiswouldhave beenusedtotell us
whoare these people onthe front
coverif people don’tknow.Italso
linkswiththe model creditbecause
it tellsuswhothe mostexcitingacts
on the earthare but Kasabianisin
capital letters.
Colours/Typefaces/House style
The house style wouldbe red,white andblack.
Theymay have beenusedbecause theyare
masculine coloursandtheygowell with
Kasabianbecause theyare an all boys group.
Theyalsomay have beenchosenbecause the
redstands out andthe redison all the main
pointof the cover.
Masthead
Part of the mastheadof thismagazine hasbeen
coveredthe girl onthe leftshead.Thismay
have beendone toput more focuson the bad
and the twogirlsbehindinsteadof focusingon
the whomagazine itis.
The GutenbergDesignPrinciple
The GutenbergDesignPrincipleisthe order
your eye sightgoeswhenyou’re lookingata
magazine cover.Onthismagazine oureyes
sightwouldgoto the most excitingactson
earthwhichwouldhave beenplacedthere
because itstalkingaboutKasabianandother
artists.
Coverlines
The cover linesonthe magazine matchthe genre of Kasabianwhichis
rock because there all relatedtootherrockartistsor people whohave
made rock type of musicbefore.Youcansee thisbecause onthe right
side ittakesaboutAmy Winehouse andLiam&Noel Gallagher.
Banners/Flashes/badges
These bannerswouldhave beenaddedto
showwhatother bandsand artistsare being
talkedaboutinthismagazine alongwith
Kasabian.Whichwill attractpeople if they
don't like Kasabian.