house style improved

1. House style
The housestyle of the “classic rock” magazineis very noticeable.
They typically puttheir main image in the centre of the cover to
almost say “this is the most importantperson this week” it also
allows the reader to clearly see what the magazineissue is focusing
on. They have also included the bandsname, which is layered over
the artist to further aid the reader in what the focusof the magazine
is.
The main images in all three magazinecovers have their similarities
and differences. For instance, the gunsand roses and musemagazine
cover both have a seriousnatureabout them, which is shown
through there NVC. We can clearly see the artist of musewith his
arms crossed starring directly into the camera. Not only does this add
direct address, it also makesthe reader feel like the artists means
businessand does not mess about. Another part of the house style is
their positioning. In all three magazinecovers, the artist’s head is
positioned so that he is in the generalarea of being over the O and C
of the word “rock”. This helps with other magazines, as they will all
be similarly positioned. In addition, both “muse” and “metallica” both
use high key lighting and are well lit from all angles. Where as the
“gunsand roses” cover useslow key lighting and is being lit from the
side. This gives the cover a mysteriousfeel. It also indicates to the
reader that the main image playsa major ole in this issueof the
magazine.

2. The magazinealso consistently usesthe same logo for their
magazine. This allows them to layer the main image of the artists
over their masthead, without the reader not knowingwhat the
magazineis. This is because the masthead has become second nature
to regular readerswho will be able to notice the magazine even if it is
slightly covered.
The colour of the backgroundsgenerally black or grey, this is used to
as rock musicis commonly associated with darknessand also allows
the text on the magazinecover to stand outto the reader and the
morecolourfulparts, such as the puffs, immediately attract the
attention of the reader before anythingelse.
The word classic on this magazinehas never been covered by the
main image. This is because they are trying o connotean old vintage
vibe and one way in which that they can do this is by leavingthe
word ‘classic’ untouched. In addition, the main cover line covers all of
the artist’s chests, which shows the reader that they are partof that
band and may be the mot importantaspect of it. The cover line may
help the reader understand thetype of rock that the band plays. For
instance, the word ‘Metallica’ is in a font, which comes across as very
sharp and brings a heavy metal feel with it. However, the fontof the
cover linedoes change dependingon who is starring on the front
cover of the magazine. They change in a way, which portraysthe
bandsstyle and music. For example, the word “Muse” is written in
large thin letters which bring a clean and calm feel compared to he
“gunsand roses” namewhich seems t have wisps comingoff of the
letters which may portray fireand depict their fiery natureand
tendency to go crazy on stage.