This document summarizes the design elements used on the front cover and contents pages of a Kerrang magazine. The front cover uses a black and white color scheme with artist photos in grayscale to fit the theme. Coverlines are in contrasting colors like yellow and red to draw attention. The contents pages continue the color blocking with quotes in vibrant colors to hook readers. Photos of popular artists are prominently featured throughout to appeal to readers and promote articles. Consistent branding elements like the logo and masthead maintain recognition across pages.

1. This is the masthead. Kerrang
do usually use different colour
schemes for different
magazines however this time
they have gone for a black and
white colour scheme. This is
effective as they are
contrasting colours therefore
stand out. Also, these colours
aren’t very vibrant to show
that the topics within the
magazine may not be very
intense or that they are a bit
lighter and soft. The masthead
is in capital letters to grab the
audiences attention and the
logo is in Sans Serif as always
This is a picture of the band
which appears to be a
medium shot. The artists
are dressed in black and the
lighting on their faces have
made them look more pale
so that they fit in with the
overall black and white
effect of the front cover.
Also, you can briefly see the
background behind them
which is a light grey colour
which adds to the setting
The pug of the magazine is
unusually obelisk shaped. The
colour scheme on this is slightly
different as although it still uses
a black background, it has a
dark red outline. This would be
a different aspect of the front
cover to get the readers
attention, which is very
effective as this is the pug’s
purpose
These are images of other artists/bands. The
images are slightly angled to make it more
appealing and are overlapping one another
as well. This has been done to appeal to the
audience as they might like one of the other
artists or may be familiar with them. This
increases the chance of the reader opening
the magazine
This showcases an article within the
magazine. The shot of the artist is a
close up, and he looks very serious and
critical which may hint that it’s not
such a light topic perhaps. Also, the
colour scheme on this part of the front
cover is completely different. It uses a
green, white and black colour scheme
and it looks very urban. This would be
very eye catching for the audience.
This is the Main headline. It uses a white and yellow colour
scheme which isn’t used a lot however can still work. The text
is slanted up slightly and the band name in the middle of the
headline is in a larger font and is in white where as the rest of
the headline is yellow. Also, the yellow text parts have an
effect put on them which makes the letters appears torn up
and damaged. This shows/symbolises the context within the
magazine
These coverlines have been placed on
top of the masthead which is very
effective as the masthead is very
catchy and appealing so this would
automatically draw the readers
attention to the text above

2. The contents page for
kerrang uses a black,
yellow and white colour
scheme. The masthead
is virtually in the centre
of the page which
draws attention as the
audience are familiar
with the logo.This is a very different
technique kerrang
have used which is to
place a quote or some
dialogue from
someone who is well
known to grab the
audiences attention as
they will want to know
what has been said. It
keeps them hooked.
Once again an artist has
been used to appeal to
people. This takes up half
of the contents page and
has a blue filter on it to
change up the colour
scheme or lighting so that
the reader stays hooked
The other kerrang magazines have
been advertised next to a picture
of a rock artist as they know that
the picture will appeal to people
therefore they have placed their
magazines just under this picture
The page numbers
are surprisingly
small and are in
orange, a colour
which wasn’t used
on the front cover.
However, this could
be effective as it’s
the most vibrant
colour on the page
and therefore will
draw attention and
the reader would
read the headings
next to it which may
or may not appeal
to them

3. With this double page
spread, Kerrang have
chosen to cover the
majority of the first page
with the music artist .
This must mean that
they are very significant
or popular and this is an
aspect which will
therefore attract people
to read the article.
The background is grey
and the artist also has a
grey fade filter placed
on his picture to make
it fit in nicely.
This is a medium shot
and the person is
looking at the camera.
This was probably
done as Kerrang
wanted the whole
page to be a picture of
him so this was the
ideal shot to take and
place on the page
The border around both pages
consists of small light white balls
which gives it a premium look to
emphasise how significant and “VIP”
the artist is so that the audience go
on to read what is written on the
second page
This is the main headline. It
consists of a white and pink
colour scheme. The
background is black to
contrast with the white and
the headline is slanted up to
give it a unique and
appealing look. Also, the
headline is a statement
from the artist on the left
hand side which would get
attention as people may
want to know what he has
to say and value his opinion.
The coverlines beneath follow
the same colour scheme
however the parts which kerrang
felt were going to catch people’s
eyes are in bright pink. This is a
very vibrant colour and there for
is effective for its intended
purpose.