The document analyzes and compares the front covers and inside contents pages of three music magazines: Kerrang, Q, and RockSound. The summaries focus on the layout, target audiences, and styles of each magazine based on visual elements like images, colors, fonts, and organizational structures. Kerrang targets teenagers and young adults with a rock and rebellious style. Q has a more sophisticated layout in red, white, and black targeting a similar audience. RockSound appeals to teenagers with artistic fonts and images representing bands. The inside contents pages maintain consistency with the covers' styles. Kerrang and Q articles have newspaper-like layouts while RockSound uses more images with inspirational quotes. Photoshop effects

1. Analysis of music magazines AS Media Studies

3. Kerrang! Masthead Big, attractive and appeals to the target audience. Now become a worldwide logo. Skyline Quick burst of information, usually used to advertise. Main Article Kerrang’s main image and article focus usually on a lead singer of a band, a solo artist or a whole band. Main article features Pearl Jam with the lead singer standing tall and looking serious. Pull Quote Quote from the main article, supports the main band being featured. Left Third In Kerrang, the left third usually features free items to give away, an attractive prospect first seen on a store shelf. Selling line “ The UK’s biggest gig guide!” – This already suggests to the reader about the popularity of the magazine, and how useful it can be. Coverlines On Kerrang, these feature bands, interviews and the occasional competition. Displays general info about what’s in the issue so the reader knows what to expect. Flash Usually featured in Kerrang, sometimes featured in other magazines. Displays a quick burst of information, on only one particular topic/subject. They are useful because they display a topic in the magazine that the reader might not expect, but that they would enjoy.

4. Kerrang Kerrang tends to contain an organised front cover layout. The front usually contains a few flashes which perhaps try to give the magazine a more rockout and rebellious design, appealing to it’s target audience – teenagers and young adults. Circulation Figures - 43,253

7. Contents of Kerrang, Q and RockSound