Indie Music Magazine 1

1. INDIE MUSIC
MAGAZINE 3
J O E H A L L

2. FRONT COVERIn the Kerrang magazine they use darker
backgrounds with a lighter vibrant font
colour to stand out. This gives the
magazine a dark theme and makes the
reader believe it is indie natured.
The magazines main image is of the band
Biffy Clyro, a well known indie band. They
use this image to draw attention to the
magazine and help it sell. The image has
the lead singer in front of the rest of the
band. This could show his dominance and
importance over everyone else. The way
the band stare into the camera shows the
focus on the magazine.
The mast head on the magazine is on a bright
background with black text. The font of the
mast head reflects the edgy nature of the band
with the scratched and damaged style.
The band all wear black dark colours
and blend into the background, but the
front line man wears brighter colours,
this can show his superiority over the
others. White can mean purity, but the
subline ‘unfold the puzzle of life’
suggests not.

3. CONTENTS
The contents in the Kerrang
magazine use bright vibrant
colours to stand out.
The contents in this
magazine has a
large main image,
the image is vibrant
and stands out. The
way the subject is
stood makes it look
like her hands are
coming out the
screen. This could
symbolize her
power.
The articles page
numbers are in a
vibrant red, this
makes them stand
out from the
page. Also the
yellow on black
contrasting
background
makes the areas
of the magazine
stand out.
The box at the bottom right is designed to
stand out from the rest of the page, they do
this by using a darker background with a
brighter vibrant colour to make it jump out
at you.

4. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
The Kerrang magazine use the large
main image in the double page spread
to attract peoples attention. The photo
is mid shot, showing the waist and
above. The character is looking into the
camera, giving the impression the
character is actually looking at the
reader. The character is relaxed, and his
surprised facial expression makes the
reader want to read on.
The large heading with contrasting
background colours draws attention to the
page. It also uses up space in the magazine
making the reader think the spread is
important and interesting. The tilted text
reflects his posture with his tilted head. The
white and pink text on dark background
makes it stand out and looks professional
and appealing to the reader.
The lighting in the image is three point.
This means the lighting is directed from
three angles onto the subject, giving off
a lighter and more pleasing image. The
border of the lights also reflects this
idea.