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Billboard! The magazine originally
focused on bill posting and outdoor
amusements before specializing in
the music industry in the
1960s. Billboard maintains several
internationally-recognized record
charts, which track the most popular
songs and albums across several
categories on a weekly basis. Its
primary charts, the Billboard Hot
100 and the Billboard 200,
respectively rank the top songs and
albums regardless of genre, and are
based on digital downloads,
radio airplay, and internet streaming.
Its data is largely based on
the Nielsen SoundScan tracking
system, which it has used since 1991.
The target audience of the magazine
is between the age of 18 and 50.
3. Cover Page
Masthead
The title of the
magazine is
Billboard. The
colors used in the
logo makes it
more attractive
and unique for
the magazine’s
audience.
Direct Mode of
Access
The music artist is
directly looking towards
the camera in order to
show the importance of
the magazine’s
audience.
Color Scheme
The color scheme of
the magazine’s cover
page is Blue and
White. The colors
used in text and the
blue shade on the
background make
the cover lively.
The artist’s
name, written
in a large font
size, to divert
the attention of
the audience
towards the
artist.
4. Contents Page
This section of the
magazine is
colored grey, in
order to make it
different from the
other pages of the
magazine.
The logo make
the page more
unique and
lively with
respect to the
contents or the
features.
Content page is
used to show the
list of the articles
written in the
magazine,
followed by the
page number.
These three
images shows
the variety of
photos in the
contents page.
Some of the main
features are
mentioned in
order to aware the
audience.
5. Double Spread Page
Sara! A 17
year old is
predicted to
be one of the
largest
artists soon.
Her unique
dressing style
and
amazing
voice is all,
the audience
wants.
She proved the
world that she
can come up
with some
melodious pop
music in the
future by
coming up in
the billboard
top charts.
Her name,
Sara is the
only word
on the page
which is
colored, in
order to
divert the
attention
of the
audience
towards
her.
Only the young girl have
been focused on this page
because the main article is
about this girl, Sara!
A message
for the
audience by
the rising
artist, Sara.
6. KERRANG!
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Kerrang! It mainly concentrates on the
bands like Green Day, Lost Prophets,
Slipknot kind of rock bands.
Kerrang! is a UKbased magazine devoted to rock
music published by Bauer Media
Group. It was first published on 6 June
1981 as a one-off supplement in
the Sounds newspaper. Named after
the onomatopoeic word that derives
from the sound made when playing a
power chord on a distorted electric
guitar, Kerrang! was initially devoted to
the New Wave of British Heavy
Metal and the rise of hard rock acts. In
the early 2000s it became the bestselling British music newspaper.
The target audience of this magazine
are Young & Mature Adults who are
interested in Punk Rock music genre.
7. Cover Page
Masthead
Main Image
The masthead is
in a font that is
made to look
simple but strong.
It creates a
Rock/Metal style
that is well known.
Due to the font,
audience would
understand that
this is Kerrang!
The main image
focus on the
guitarist to give
the cover a classic
look as it is a
heavy metal
special issue.
Color Scheme
Color scheme of the cover
page is red, white and
the background is grey.
Banner
The banner is used to
create more attention of
the audience towards the
magazine and it is also
used to aware the
audience that it is a
Heavy Metal Special
edition.
8. Contents Page
Content page is used
to show the list of the
articles written in the
magazine, followed by
the page number.
Each article in the
contents is
separated in to
sections for ease of
the reader, the
page numbers are
found in order to
find an article.
The cover stories
also have their
own labels to show
importance.
The image shows that
the band is giving
autographs to their
fans.
Some of the
news,
feedback
and
features are
mentioned
in order to
attract the
audience.
9. Double Page Spread
The color
scheme of
the double
page is
black,
white and
grey.
The life of the
band is also
discussed in
the article.
The heavy
metal band
Metallica has
been spotted
on the page
and a
measure has
been
mentioned
by the band
for the
audience..
10. Classic Rock
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Classic Rock is a music magazine
which covers Classic or Old Age
bands/artists like Guns N’ Roses, Def
Leppard, Pink Floyd and Aerosmith.
Classic Rock is a
British magazine dedicated to the
radio format of classic rock,
published by TeamRock, who are also
responsible for its "sister"
publication Metal Hammer. Although
firmly focusing on key bands from
the 1960s through early 1990s, it
also includes articles and reviews of
contemporary and upcoming artists
it deems worthy of note. Despite
starting as an on-off project it has
become one of the UK's best selling
music magazines. In September 2010
it published its 150th issue and now
has a higher circulation than
the NME.
The target audience of the magazine
is Mature Adults who listen to the
classic rock music.
11. Masthead
The masthead of
the magazine is
Classic Rock. The
font style of the
masthead is
simple and old,
which is perfect for
the old time rock
music.
Cover Page
Color
Scheme
The color scheme
of the cover page is
white, orange and
grey.
The
artist/guitarist
name has
written in large
font to specify his
name and to
catch audience’s
attention.
Bar Code
Bar Code is used to
store product
related data.
12. Contents Page
List of the
articles written
in the magazine.
Content page is
used to show the
list of the articles
written in the
magazine,
followed by the
page number.
Some of the features
of the magazine are
shown,
The artist Bruce
Springsteen is
spotted on the
page and the
page number is
also mentioned
where his
article has
published.
13. Double Page Spread
The text has
written in a
classic form, in
a standard
article format
in order to give
it a classic
touch.
Color
scheme
of the
page is
black,
white
and
dark
yellow.
The focus of
the
magazine is
on the artist
and about
his
statement.
No negative
space has
been given
because of
the image.
