The document analyzes Kerrang magazine as a case study for a rock magazine the author wants to produce. Some key points: - Kerrang focuses on rock music and targets a teenage audience, publishing weekly since 1981. - The magazine has conventions like a simple layout, masthead on the cover, and sections divided by genre. - Features include cover stars, editor's notes, and ads to convince readers to buy. - The author wants to take inspiration from Kerrang's accessible photo shoots, vibrant colors, and busy yet simple covers that appeal to their target audience.

2.  I have chosen to do one of my case
studies on Kerrang Magazine as I believe
that the magazine I want to
produce, will aim for a similar style and
target audience. By looking at this
magazine I can see what are already
the conventions of rock magazines.

3.  The Magazine focuses predominantly on rock
music and aims its content at a teenage audience
of all sexes.
 Bauer Media Group are responsible for publishing
Kerrang on a weekly basis.
 James McMahon is the current editor of the
magazine.
 Kerrang was first published on 6th June 1981 with
Geoff Barton as the founder and editor and ever
since the magazine has been published weekly.

4.  Currently Kerrang is sold for £2.20 and can be
bought in most newsagents, supermarkets and
music shops.

5. Colour scheme is red, The general layout of the magazine is
white and blue which quite simple with everything easy to Masthead is big and clear
fits into the theme of see and read. and stands out against the
British bands for this pale background.
particular issue.
The magazine has 3 cover
stars, that overlap the
Cover lines to inform main masthead, which is
the reader what the a convention of all
main feature of the magazines.
magazine is.
Buzz words, designed to
Puffs advertising posters persuade the reader to
in the magazine, read more.
designed to convince
the reader to buy the
magazine. Judging from the front cover
of the magazine, you could
say that they aim to target
their magazine at teenagers
The magazine has a bar at the of all genres and that are
bottom to give a last chance into rock music.
attempt at showing the reader
who is featured in the magazine.

6. Title at the top of the page
which also shows the date
and issue number, a standard
Editors note, so the convention of a magazine
reader can read contents page.
about the
particular issue in
more detail.
An list of the magazines
content which is split in
to different section
dependent on the
Main image which genre.
gives the reader
more information on
what they may find
in this particular
feature of the Images which denote
magazine. pictures of featured
articles within the
magazine.
Colour scheme
which sticks to the
house style of the
magazine
(Yellow, Black The contents sticks has a basic
and white) layout, but it manages to cover all
the conventions of a contents
page.

7. The colour scheme
is a very basic black
and red which Quotes taken from the The main article
Title positioned relates well to the article to try and entice which is split into
at the top of target audience the reader to read on. two separate
the page. they are aiming for. columns.
Side bar
running
Main image down some
denoting the things you
lead singer can expect
performing to come
live. from the
band, to get
the reader
The double page
excited.
spread has a
basic layout, with
images and text
clearly separated
and clearly visible Secondary
over the basic image showing
colour scheme. the band
doing various
activities.

8.  There are various aspects of the magazine that
work well and that I would like to take inspiration
from when it comes to producing my own
magazine. For example, the way the magazine
lays out its front covers, is busy yet simple which
aims at the same target market that I would be
looking to sell to when it comes to magazine. Also
the photo shoots and the style in which they do
them is very accessible and replicable. Also there
use of bright vibrant colours appeals to the same
demographic I am aiming it. These are the features
that I would like to take inspiration from when it
came to producing my own magazine.