1. Masthead- the masthead
of thismagazine has
clearlybeencreatedtofit
the genre.It iswrittenina
verylarge,capital and
boldfontwhichmakesit
standout on the cover.
The mastheadalso
appearsto have a
smashedeffectcovering
it; thisgivesita rebellious
lookwhichreflectsthe
genre of the magazine.
Genre and target audience- Iwouldsaythe genre
of thismagazine ispunkrockand will be targeted
at anyone that listenstothattype of music.The
target audience wouldbe foryoungpeople
betweenthe agesof 14 and 25 because itis easy
to readand put together.The coloursonthe cover
alsosuggestthat thismagazine isaimedat
youngerpeople astheyare verybrightwhich
tendsto be whatattracts people of thatage
group.The bandsthat are onthe coverof this
magazine are alsomainlylistenedtoandenjoyed
by people of ayoungage. Althoughthe main
image isthismagazine looksveryrebelliousand
dark, the surroundingstyle andcoloursmakesit
feel alotmore friendlyascolourssuchasblue,
pinkand yellow have beenused,thismakesthe
image seemalot lessthreateningasitwouldbe if
the colourswere darker.Thisisanotheraspect
that highlightsitisaimedata youngeraudience.
Main image- The image on the
coverof thismagazine isof a
memberof a band namedBring
Me the Horizon. He issituatedin
the middle of the coverwhich
makesthe layoutequallybalanced.
The male artist isalsousingdirect
addressbylookingstraightatthe
camera; thishasbeendone to
entice the readerintothe
magazine whichcouldresultina
potential buyer.The mainfocus
pointof the magazine tellsusalot
aboutthe genre due tothe
appearance of the person.He is
wearinga blackvestwhichis
clearlya veryrevealingchoice of
outfit;thishasbeenchosento
show off the amountof tattooshe
has.The manytattoos are
importantwhenconcerninggenre
as theygive a sense of
rebelliousness.The memberof the
bandalso looksasif he issinging
to the readeror tryingto reach out
to themusinghismusicas the
microphone isaclear central prop.
Strong fallow area- the
strongfallowareaincludes
information thatthere are
10 free postersincluded
inside;thiswouldmake
people wanttoreadthe
magazine astheyare aware
there are free thingsinside.
Weakfallow area- the weak
fallowareaalsoincludesan
advertisementof the
postersthatare inside.The
‘10’ haspurposelybeen
enlargedsothe attentionof
potential readerswill be put
uponthat, thiswill allow
themto be informedthat
postersare included.Next
to thispiece of information,
variousimageshave been
addedto showwhattypes
of postersreaderswill find.
The artists inthese
photographsclearlyfitthe
genre of thismagazine and
engage a wideraudience.
Cover lines- the coverlinesonthis
issue mainlyinclude the other
musical artiststhatare goingto be
includedinthismagazine.The
words‘METALLICA’‘MADINA
LAKE’and ‘KVELERTAK’are written
inboldto give more of an insight
on whoelse isexpectedtobe seen
inthismagazine.Thishasbeen
done so thatpotential buyersget
more of an ideaonwho else is
goingto be includedinthe
magazine.The wordshave been
writteninpinkboldcapitalsso
that theygrasp attentionand
standout.
Model credit-
The model creditonthismagazine is
‘BRINGME THE HORIZEN INSIDE
THEIR BIGGEST EVER UK TOUR!’ this
givespotential readersaninsighton
whatis goingto be discussedinthe
issue.Audiencescouldbe interested
inreadingabouttheirtour; thisis
alsopromotionforthe band.
Designprincipals- The primaryoptical area
of thiscoverincludesthe logoof the
magazine alongwithanimage of the main
focusof the issue.Thisisto catch the
attentionof potential buyerswhenlooking
for a magazine inthe shopas theycan
immediatelygetasense of whatthe issue is
goingto consistof.It immediatelytellsus
whatthe mainfocusof the magazine is.
‘THE UK’S BIGGEST GIG GUIDE’ alsocatches
attentionwhichisbeneficialforthe
magazine aspeople are interestedingigs.
House style- kerrangmagazine is
generallysetoutthiswayforevery
issue;thishighlightsthe factthat
the target audience ispeopleof a
youngage.The mastheadof the
magazine isalso partly covered
whichshowshow popularthe
magazine isas the title of itis not
importantbecause everyone
alreadyknowswhatitis .