Front Cover Analysis

1. Masthead
The masthead ”Kerrang” is in all capital letters and in a
sans serif font with black lines that runs through the
letters at different angles. This is so that it gives a
broken and alerting title which gives an outlook on the
overall genre of the magazine. The yellow captures the
audience’s attention as it is very eye catching and it
symbolises attention towards the subject matter.
Cover lines
The cover lines suggest a variety
of artists that is featured in the
magazine. The black font on the
yellow background created more
direct attention to the audience
because the yellow contrasts
with the black therefore it makes
the words of the artist standout
compared to the magazine. The
cover lines are in a similar style
as the master head which makes
the main attention certain words
in the particular style.
Main Image.
The main image dominates most of the magazine
because the main image is of famous artists
therefore the audience would recognise the artist as
it’s at a dominating size and buy the magazine. The
picture of the artists have a scary-like expression
which can make makes a prediction of the magazine
which is rock.
The minimum optimal area
is of another artist
because the creators of
the article doesn’t want
space that is unnecessary
therefore they use another
artist to attract some
attention towards the
article.
The black lines that runs
through the letters create
an imperfect title which
can give the audience a
sense that this magazine is
for people who like loud
and scary music. The title
Kerrang also sounds like a
guitar what makes a noise
when its strung, therefore
its an onomatopoeia
The model credit goes to
the band artist which is
conveniently put below
the artist picture. They
are: Iron Maiden, The
prodigy and Metallica.
The artists names are all
in capital which shows its
loud and angry music.