2. The main colours used on
this magazine front cover Here is the masthead, with
are, black, white, red and the magazine name on. With
yellow – all these colours the black background and
create the rock atmosphere white bold lettering on
that the magazine aims for. “Kerrang!” makes it stand out
This is also convention as
many magazine only use a
few colours which they keep
consistent throughout the
magazine
The main image is of a
member of the Foo
Over here is a box with an imagine of
Fighters, and is a long mid
another rock band and a page number
shot which highlights being
which relates to an article that's
the main attraction of this
featured within the magazine . This is
magazine. The red shirt
slightly unconventional as many
that he has one adds to the
magazines wouldn't have another
rock feel the magazine is
image apart fro m the main image
aiming at.
but there is a wide spread of
magazines that do this , never the
less, this works well as the colours
that the band are wearing balances
out the black on the page and also
The lettering of Foo
the use of the yellow out lining of the
Fighters is in bold
box and the yellow text balances it
white letters. This
out too.
stands out with the
red shirt and also is
The front cover also uses variations in one on the main
font size, over here the “PLUS” is much colours used on this
larger than the rest of the text on front cover
yellow to emphasis on there being
something much more but also the
importance in what else is included in
the magazine.
3. Across the top are different
The contents page also includes images of artists that are
the issue number and date featured in the magazines.
which enables readers to see All these images relate back
which date it was published and to the contents page and
what number the issue is. This is have numbers and
conventional to magazines as a illustrations to what they
wide spread of magazine would are meant to be with.
include this. Under this is also an
editors letter which is also
conventional in contents pages.
The use of white text
and black background is
still kept consistent on
the contents page too to
The main image used also hold up the house style
has a caption and page for the magazine. The
number to show where it font used for contents is
belongs , this is conventional the same used for
in magazines as it allows the Karrang! too, this shows
readers to view the pictures a limited use of font
and immediately show styles to keep the pages
which page to go to if they consistent and similar.
want to read that article
The constant use of the
theme colours, red, black
In most magazines they usually
and white is still used to
have shots of other front covers
keep the style of the
in there contents page to show
magazine rational. Also, the
other issues they have created
by having the subheadings in
and that the readers may be
red highlights the
interested in
importance and draws
attention to it.
4. Here is another image which is
also related to the text as
Here is a small
there is a caption on the left
caption of what
hand side of it. The images
The heading of this article is in bold, capitalized the main, large
relate back to the context as
white letters which makes it stands out from the image is about on
its talk about live
background, it also has writing under to show the page .
performances, and all the
what the title is about and gives more
images have been taken in
information.
natural positions
In many music magazine
articles it is conventional for
The article has also used
them to have one
subheadings to indicate
main, large, image that
what the band name is and
represents an interview or a
under have got more
discussion that's happened
information of the band on
within the context, in this
there live performance. The
magazine they have a singer
font is the same as the
from a band in his live
heading of the article but
performance and an interview
the size is smaller in
taken after it. This main image
comparison. This is
represents that. Also, looking
conventional for magazines
the type of shot used here, its
as they use different size The text in magazines are conventionally put slightly a low angle mid shot
fonts to emphasis on the into columns of 2 or 3, they have also done this of the singer. This rock feel to
importance of the text. here. What works well for this magazine is the this is done through seeing the
box of text in black with white font and layered black clothing he is swearing as
on the page on an angle. This makes the double well as the tattoos across his
page look more active, and goes along with the arm.
article theme of live performances.
5. • Using a variation in font size emphasises on the importance of
context, and is a convection of magazines.
• Use colours associated with the genre of music the magazine
is based on, for instance this magazine uses black more
frequently as a main colour as black is associated with rock.
• Always have a caption with each image to show what page
number its related to (if on the contexts page) or what the
image is of.
• Use a verity of images on a double page spread taken in
different shots and angles so the page looks appealing.
