Detailed Analysis of 'Kerrang!' Magazine

1. Detailed Analysis
I am going to be analysing the cover, contents page and a double page spread from an issue
of ‘Kerrang!’ magazine.
Cover
The masthead of this magazine is ‘KERRANG!’
in capital, green, bold and cracked letters. The
boldness and the fact that it is in capital letters
represent the genre of the magazine (rock)
giving connotations of loudness. The colour
green links in with the cover image (Green
Day) to show the reader that the main article
will be about Green Day. The colour of the font
on the cover page is mainly green, white and
yellow; this continues to represent Green Day.
Capital letters are used throughout the text on
the cover page to make it stand out and catch
the reader’s attention.
There are a number of different images shown
on the cover. The main one is the cover image,
this takes up most of the cover and it is the
main focus. We know this because it is
positioned in front of the masthead, this gives
the impression that the magazine want to
reader to notice the cover image because
ultimately that is what is going to sell this
issue. There are also smaller images of posters
that are included in the issue, on the sky line.
These posters are the puff and they are to tell
the reader that there is something inside (in
this case free posters) in order to persuade
them to buy the issue.
The cover shows a number of different
features including puffs, and it tells the
reader what they can expect to be reading
about inside the issue. This is to persuade
the reader to buy the magazine.
There is a clear rock theme n the cover
represented by the font, images and other
fearures.

2. Contents Page
The masthead of this page is ‘CONTENTS’.
The capital letters catches the reader’s
attention and immediately it lets the
reader know that this is the contents page.
A number of different images have been
shown on this page to give a sneak peak of
what will be featured in the magazine.
Bold subtitles catch the reader’s attention
and the simple layout makes the list of
pages easier to read and understand.
There is an introduction, which uses direct
address to the reader, to explain what s in
the issue, this will appeal to the reader
because it makes them feel like the
magazine is speaking directly to them.
There is a very simple house style, which is
used throughout the issue. The colours
white, black, red and yellow are used in
contrast to each other to give for a simple,
yet edgy look.

3. The masthead of this double page
spread is in very big, bold capital
letters to catch the reader’s
attention. Also, the house style is
continued again on this page, this
gives a theme to the issue and brings
it all together.
The story on this double page spread is set
out in an interview style, posing questions
to the bands and showing the exact
response, this gives it a slight sense of
informality and also makes the reader feel
like they are listening to the interview.
The register of this feature is both formal
and informal. The reason it is formal is
because it is in the style of an interview, so
there is structure to the conversation,
however the speech is very casual giving it
sense of informality. The language used
uses a lot of music lexis.