1. Image: The image for this issue of Kerrang!s double page spread is
about My Chemical Romance, MCR are a rock band and thus suits the
magazine well. The main image takes up the hole of the left page and Kerrang!
the image falls off the page. The other images are a lot smaller and
they are at the bottom of the right page. None of the images are
looking at the audience as they are images of them performing and
recording. These images are in a dark sepia/black and white contrast
as they are a rock band this represents them well as it looks dark
and slightly rebellious and as this is a rock band the dark colours
represent their music well.
Box Out: This box out
highlights the other
Colour Scheme: The colour features on the page
scheme is black, white and as it stands out from
red. This is because it the dark black
represents danger, anger background as this is
and even love, these are white.
thing that My Chemical
Romance sing about (in a Pull Quote: This
‘rock’ way). pull quote is what
was said by MCR
Drop Capital: There is a during the
drop capital which shows interview.
the reader where to start
reading from in the Gutter: The gutter
article. separates the
columns of text.
Heading: The heading for this article is a quote Background: The background is the image
from the artist/band. This is eye catching and that is on the left side of the double
different from the other headings as this is a page spread. This as a very dark Text: The mode of
quote. Some parts of it are bigger and are more background the it and is followed onto address is peer to
eye catching than other parts. This is seen in the right side page to continue the peer thus informal.
white which also makes the text jump from the theme.
page.

2. Heading: The heading of this Image: This is NME double page spread, the image is of Florence
double page spread is, ‘USA Welch sat on what looks like a US flag, you can see this because of
got the love’, immediately the strips that traditionally represent the flag. She is dressed in
you can see the ‘got the all black thus making the only colour on the page come from the red
love’ as this is in black stripes which match Florence Welch’s hair, she is directly gazing
and is bold compared to the into the audience which engages the audience.
other text on the page, if
you look closer you can also
see the USA in grey in the
background, this is also The Lead: This is
implied in the image with the leading
the stripes. paragraph of the
article which is in
bold in comparison
to the other text.
Drop Capital: The drop
capital highlights the
start of the main
article, this is
normally in a different Gutter: The gutter
font to the other texts. separates the
columns of text.
Colour Scheme: The colour scheme for this Background: The background colour is a
NME double page spread is black and white, grey, slightly lighter than the USA in
it has a hint of red that highlight the background. The background is very
certain features of the magazine. simple and makes the image pop out and
become bold.
NME (New Musical Express)

3. Colour Scheme: The colour scheme for this magazine is
primarily white and black through the background and
text, however there is some colour on the page in the Rolling Stone
quotes that are a red colour. There is also colour in the
box out that highlights the subheading of the box out.
Text: The mode of
address is peer to peer
and very relaxed.
Background: The
Gutter: The gutter background for this
separates the columns of magazine if plain white
text. with little features, for
example the spade sign
that is in a faint grey
behind the red quote,
Drop Capital: The drop
capital highlights each
new paragraph start point.
Pull Quote: The pull
quote is from Steve
Image: The image is eye catching as it is the only image that is in
Tyler, this engages the
colour on the page, this could be because the left hand image is audience as it feels like
modern times and the images that are black and white are from the he is speaking to them
past. Steve Tyler is dressed like a rock star, looking rebelish with personally.
no top, jeans and boots, this is typical for his style and genre.
Steve is also making direct gaze with the audience, in the black and
white images he looks like he was on stage performing with his band
Aerosmith.

4. Image: This image for Q is of Lady Gaga, this image takes up the
whole of the left page, the image is in black and white as this
could be because she is a colourful character and in order to create
Colour Scheme: Q’s colour some kind of normality about her. She is covering her modesty as she
scheme is consistent is know for being ‘out of the box’ and being very ‘eccentric’.
throughout the magazine
and this has created a
house style also.
Text: This mode of
language is peer to peer
Drop Capital: This drop as it is an interview
capital takes up the whole with Lady Gaga.
page, it adds colour to
the whole double page
spread, this is in red
which follows the colour
scheme of Q magazine. Gutter: The gutter
There are other drop separates the columns
capitals on the page, they of text.
are a lot smaller than the
red ‘L’ and are in
black. These are where a
new paragraph starts.
Background: The background for this Q House style: This is part
double page spread is white, the only of the house style as it
colour on the page come from the is seen on every page, it
‘L’, the image also has no colour to contains the Q logo.
it which makes it work well with the
plain white background on the right
page.
Q