The document analyzes magazine covers and articles from Kerrang! and Billboard magazines. It discusses design elements like images, colors, fonts and layouts used on the covers and within articles. Key points analyzed include the use of images and poses to attract audiences, color schemes, font sizes and placement of elements. Articles are also summarized in terms of topics, quotes used and writing styles.

1. Music
Magazine
Analysis

2. KERRANG!
• The usual colours of the cover of this brand of magazine
are black, white, red and yellow. The blue is used this time
however to highlight the main band of this issue. The
white background allows the other colours to stand out
against it.
• The image is on the full band attracting fans. The way they
are posed is humorous. They have eye contact with
whoever looks at the magazine and the way they are
posed is a typical rock and roll style.
• The Masthead of the cover is shattered which is the
typical style
• The boldness of the black words above the main headline
stand out again the brightness of the blue. Also the use of
the ‘!’ relates back to the name of the magazine and it
also emphasises the excitement of the article
• The image takes over part of the masthead which allows
the whole image to be displayed on the cover. The image
is used as a second background of the magazine
emphasising them.
• Other articles within the magazine are displayed along the
bottom and at the very top where the image is not of
importance e.g. the legs/feet.
• Colloquial language is used ‘total mayhem’

3. BILLBOARD • The purple background implies that it is more feminine
than that of Kerrang!
• The pose by lady gaga is quite seductive which is typical
when women are on the covers of magazines as sex is
used to sell products, her mouth is open which is also
quite sexual.
• There seems to be shadowing around her to make her
seem like she's standing out like she does in her life e.g
the meat dress etc.
• The article titles are in smaller fonts except the one
about Lady Gaga as she is probably the most well known
person appearing in that issue
• The outfit she is wearing is outgoing which represents
what she is usually like but it also adds a dynamic to the
cover
• She covers the masthead which is generally done on a
lot of magazine covers
• The masthead is quite a dark colour and a large font
which stands out against the light colour of the
background
• Blue and yellow are added into the spaces of the ‘A’ and
the ‘D’ to add colour and again it makes it stand out
• The article titles are placed down the sides of the cover
so they do not cover the image of her. They are all of a
general colour scheme, either White or Black which is
distinct against the purple background

4. KERRANG! • The large image of the band suggests they are the
main story
• It is laid out in a way that it eye catching and not
boring
• The white background allows the colour scheme
of mainly black and yellow to stand out against it.
There is only hints of red (the numbers of the
page) as to not make it to exciting as this would
have already been done of the cover page
• There are images which down the side to show
what comes with the magazine. This is down the
side as to not cover the main part of this page
• The larger image of the ‘21st century playlist’
stands out against the smaller elements which
surround it.
• The font is quite big, bold but also simple as there
is a lot of other things going on within the page
• They have packed a lot of information onto this
contents page. This is done by both text and
images, making it more dynamic and not too
boring to look at

5. BILLBOARD • The white background allows the other colours on the
page to stand out and look bolder
• There is a simple colour scheme which works well with
the amount of text there is on the page
• Hints of other colours e.g. the Red gives the page a more
vibrant look/feel
• The more dominant picture clearly shows that they are
the main part of this magazine. They are standing
typically how a man would, protective and ready
• The woman in the picture has hardly any clothing on
using sex to sell. She is standing in a way that attracts
men/women to look at her, showing off her figure which
goes back to the idea of using sex to sell magazines
• The other photos seem to be attractive bands/groups.
Again using looks to attract a particular audience. They
are probably using the more attractive men for influence
as they used slightly older men as the dominant picture.
• This is useful as it attracts a wide audience
• The same font is used throughout for different sections
e.g. headings, fonts etc. this maintains the structure and
keeps it neat, as by using too many different fonts,
colours etc. it becomes too much to take it and people
give up. It can become to overpowering therefore
simplicity is always the key.

6. •
KERRANG! – Double page
Using half of the page as the image of the band draws in the reader
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spread
They are wearing their own clothes. It doesn’t appear they are following some sort of colour scheme which
works well against the grey, yellow and white of the actual article.
Using a quote over the image is very effective because it will be one of the first things the reader will read.
The quote will therefore keep them enticed to find out what it is they are actually talking about
• Often the quote has been rearranged to make it seem more interesting. The quote has been main bold and
is clearly isolated from the rest of the image
• The enlargement of ‘now’ is demanding and also suggests a change of path, implying ‘now’ is when they
become who they want to be and the direction they intend to go in
• The article is based around the main image, which is the band they are in fact talking about
• This article is a double page spread, probably leading onto another page as the image takes up a full page. A
double page spread is often used for big stories for people who were on the cover of the magazine. By using
a double page spread the full story can be told. Usually there is a simple colour scheme due to the large
amount of content that is included.
• The first paragraph of the article is stating
facts which they have clearly quoted, but
have been turned into statements.
• The casual tone of ‘the don’t think their
fans will like their new album’ makes
people want to read on about why they
think that
• Using a popular band to sell magazines
• The writing remains the same font, size
and colour throughout, which works well
against the grey of the background.
• The whole article has simplicity running
through it which enables all the content to
be included

7. BILLBOARD – Double page
spread
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The article is based on Lily Allen which is the actual image. The image takes up half of the
spread to draw the reader in.
The title itself is effective in making people want to read it.
• This is because the boldness of the black against the white makes it stand out, again drawing
people in. This with the changing font size adds dynamic to the article as it is quite simple.
• The headline is an example of a ‘Punk Fanzy’. One of them used to be ‘sniffing glue’. This is to
give her more of a punk, edgy image to her.
• The fact that it is embedded in quotations makes it obvious that she said it herself. This is often
used to make the reader want to read on to find out what it is they are actually talking about.
• She is standing on angle and leaning
forward which makes it look like she is
being projected forward to appeal to
the audience
• She is made up in a punk kind of style
which reflects the idea of the headline
of the article. Also her black hair gives
her the stereotypical image of a ‘punk
rocker’
• There is a simple colour scheme of
black, white and red so that it does not
become too overwhelming for the
reader.