This magazine cover focuses on rock and heavy metal icons. The main image features Billy Joel Armstrong, Slash, and Kurt Cobain dressed in dark colors, drawing the target teenage audience. The bold red, white, and yellow text reads "Rock's ultimate icons" and draws readers in. The masthead "Kerrang!" is in large red and white capital letters, signifying the rock music genre through its association with the sound of guitars. The cover promotes stories on bands and new band members to entice readers.

1. Target Audience andgenre
The genre is heavymetal/rock.We
can tell thisbythe bands appearing
on the frontcover andthe fact the
model creditsaysrocksultimate
icons.Aswell asthisthe coloursare
red,yellow,white andblack.Black
and redare coloursassociatedwith
rock. The target audience is
teenagers.
Main image
The main image isBillyJoel
Armstrong,SlashandKurt Cobain3
rock and heavymetal artists.Theyare
all dressedindarkcolours.2 also
have visible tattooswhichis
somethingwe associate withrock
and roll.
Model credit
The model creditisaboutthe 20 stars
whochangedrock musicforever.The
writingisinyellowandwhite drawing
our attentiontowardsthe article.
Main coverlines
The main coverline is“ Rocks
ultimate icons”the writingisinabold
fontand isred white andyellow
drawingthe audience in.the artists
namesare smallerthanthe headline
as the headline drawsinpeople.
Masthead
The mastheadis“Kerrang!” it’sall incapital
letterandthe textisred and white.Kerrang
isonomatopiaandsoundslike anoise a
guitarwouldmake.Thisshowsthe genre as
inrock music guitarisa staple instrument.
The writingisina large fontdrawing
attentiontoit.
The Gutenbergdesignprinciple-the axisof
orientationis storyonbulletformy
valentine the writingisinyellowandblack
to make it standout fromthe blue
background.
The primaryoptical area isthe title Kerrang
that standsout due to the large fontand
the two coloursredand white.
Colours/TypeFaces/Housestyle
The coloursof the magazine are red,black ,
yellowandwhite.Thesecoloursare all
edgyand rocky.The house style isKerrang
isalwaysinthe centre at the top,red ,
black,yellowandwhite are the main
colourson everyissue andthere’salwaysa
borderat the topand bottom.
Coverlines
The cover linesare aboutfightsinbandsand newbandmembers
speakingtothe magazine.There aren’tasmanycoverlinesonthis
magazine asit’sa special editionwiththe rockiconsstory.
Banners/Flashes/Badges
There isa bannerat the bottomof the magazine
withtwostoriesonto entice inthe audience.
“winyour heightincds”I believe thiswill help
draw inthe audience astheywill wantthe prize.
The badge is blackand has yellow andwhite
writingonit as these are the house colours.