2. These are called teasers.
With this cover, the font and They are some names of
style of the masthead is very bands who are associated
well known so even with the with the magazine or
main image covering most of mentioned inside. It appeals to
it, people will still be able to a target audience.
recognise that this is a
Kerrang! magazine.
The main image is of a
famous lead singer.
Rather than putting the
whole band as the image,
they have used only the
main singer as she is the
This photo and heading most famous and it may
shows the comeback of an catch people's attention
old band. People who liked more.
their old music would maybe
want to read this out of The word 'FREE!' is big,
curiosity to see what their
bold and stands out.
new music is like.
This would encourage
customers to buy the
magazine as there is a
free gift inside.
This is called the kicker. It's The bar code is put at the
the main headline on the bottom of the page, usually
cover of a magazine. It's with the date of the issue.
usually big, stands out and This is usually printed quite
explains what is featured in small and out of the way.
the magazine. This is usually Unless there is a special
associated with the main offer on the price.
image.
3. This advertises and As like the last
features information magazine, the main
about one of the UK’s
image is of the main
most famous and popular
rock festivals. This fits in singer of the band
well with the magazine as featured rather than
it is the same genre of the whole band. The
music. It will make people photos overlap the title
want to read the and writing.
magazine, especially if
they are going or if they
are interested in going.
Quotes are used on the
cover as this shows
evidence of talking to the
Here the date and price artist personally rather than
of the magazine is just writing something that
showed just under the could or could not be true. It
title, rather than next to also tells us that there is an
exclusive interview with
the barcode.
Brandon Flowers and NME.
It is obvious that this
The kicker on this cover
magazine was released
during ‘festival season’ as it is almost bigger than the
talks about Reading, Leeds NME logo. This is done
and V Festival. This is as The Killers are a very
because a lot of music fans famous band and
who read NME would be worldwide known. They
interested in going to have written the name of
festivals, therefore they are the band very big to try
trying to persuade people to and attract more people
go by writing articles about to buy the magazine.
it in their magazine.
4. ‘The UK’s biggest music These are names of
magazine’ tells us that there bands which are features
has been proof that this or mentioned in the
magazine is one of the most magazine. This may
well known in the UK and
attract readers as they
has been proven to be the
may be a fan of one of
biggest. It attracts
customers to buy it as they the artists mentioned on
feel it is a successful the cover and they want
magazine to read about them.
This logo shows that the These teasers tell us about
magazine has received what else is featured in the
an award and they have magazine as well as what is
printed the logo of the written in bigger and bolder
writing on the front cover.
award on the front cover.
These would be smaller and
This is done to make the
less interesting articles
magazine stand out from compared to the ones
other magazines and to advertised
look more professional.
The main image is very
The kicker suggests that
plain and not very
interesting. This is done to we are seeing Michael
make the artist featured Jackson in a different light.
stand out. Michael Jackson As he is very well known, a
is a very iconic musician, he lot of people even those
is known worldwide and is in who are not a fan of his
the press very often. music will want to read this
Therefore to have an as it is very rare to get an
interview in Q Magazine is a interview with him.
big deal.
