2. The idea of having the
front cover on the Font, Colour and
content page is good
because is reminds the Language
reader of what they are The fonts used on the content
reading and instead of are very clear and easy to
them going back to look read, also is more structured
at the font cover they can unlike the front cover. The
just see it there on the inform colour is yellow and
corner. black: both very bold and
alluring. The background on the
Images yellow fonts are black and the
background on the black font
are yellow this is a very clear
The images on
and good contrast, which makes
‘KERRANG’ content
it easy to read. Also the colours
page shows artist that
are appropriate for the style of
they will be featuring in
the magazine . The other sub
the magazine. Most of
main articles are accompanied
the images are not
with a picture of the band
done in high quality
showing some importance and
shoots as if it would be
eye catching .
on the front cover. For
example some of them
are just token from a
live gig. The images all
show the kind of bands
that the magazine
would feature and the
Adverts
The adverts go in well with the magazine, they are about some of the bands that the magazine
music genre.
issue, so this would be interesting for the target audience.
3. Banner. The banner here is in The main
bold black background which shows picture has
the name of the magazine well. the
some stories about
date of the issue was released, and
it in bigger text to
the ‘NME This Week', shows the
give information
readers that there is a new edition
about the UK gigs
released every week, alerting them
and tours, and how
that they can buy it every week. The
they were
word ‘NME’ is written in like the
received/reviewed.
mast head and in red but the ‘THIS
It is not done in a
WEEK’ is written in white which is a
high quality shoot
contrast to the black background and
which shows that
stands out.
the magazine is kind
of laid back and
on the left side of the page more ‘real’
shows a column of red text
which is the band index. This
is helpful to the reader to find The different
things easier. sections helps
the reader to find
The large text draws attention to out thing more
the start of the article also makes easily, and know
them worth reading it, as not a lot of what the
music magazine have the start of an Adverts. The adverts that are shown are story/article will
article on the contents page. to promote the magazine, so that the be about.
readers would buy it even more
4. The number ‘235’ is written in red which again is one of the colour The month typed in
scheme, this is showing importance because is the column it is the only ‘FEB06’ makes the
thing written in red and it makes it stand out because is in numbers too. magazine more
modern and young
which will appeal the
target audience and
This content page has a make them feel like
uniform colours of part of the magazine
grey, black and red which
underlines and links with
the brand. The sections The main image
are well-form and easy to There is only one main
know and so are titles medium close-up shot of an
which are written in artist making it more in
bigger bold text than the focus. This could be on the
rest showing the cover too because of the
significance of them. The quality of the shoot. The
numbers are printed in a artist is looking straight at
opposing colours to the the reader making the
others, this makes it picture very profound and
more easily to observed. expressive. His clothes fits
in well with the colour-
scheme of the magazine
and the hairstyle
On the bottom test part there is a quote written in complements the issue’s
red that alerts the reader which makes it as a direct style.
speech to them
