The document discusses magazine layout conventions for music magazines like Kerrang. Some key points: 1) The masthead is always one of the largest texts on the cover page to identify the magazine. The featured band's name is also in a large font below to indicate the main article. 2) The cover includes the main band's picture centered along with other article headlines and images to attract a wide audience. 3) Inside, the contents page lists the main stories large with images to appeal to many readers. Other articles are listed in smaller font. 4) The featured band's article contains the band's name, pictures, quotes and story in a newspaper column format. Additional information promotes the band's

1. Put a competition next to
the masthead so everyone
notices it
The masthead ‘Kerrang’
will always be one of the
biggest texts on the
There will also be a magazine, and will
main picture, which normally always be on
will be centred most the top as it is here.
of the times and
relevant to the band
that is in the main
article
Then the bands
name, ‘Biffy Clyro’ will
The use of free poster be next in line for the
also draws people biggest font, to catch
in, and they’ve made peoples attention and
it a bigger font on the also so they know who
‘free’ to make it clear the main article is
and catch peoples about, also to draw
eyes people in who like the
Inclusion of other artists/bands is used band.
so it attracts a wider audience too.

2. There will normally be a
phrase too on the top of the
page, and in this case it’s ‘the
The masthead will UK’s biggest music magazine’
always be the which will be used to attract
biggest, most customers
noticeable thing on
the page, and for ‘Q’ it
will always be in the
left corner.
The main band will
also have a picture
The main band will of them or the main
be the biggest font singer centred in the
size on the page page.
normally, so it’s
clear who the main
article is about and
attracts more Other stories will also
people be headlined on the
More headlines will also be main cover too, often
included on the cover, often in with a picture like this
a list to draw a wider range of time but sometimes
audience in. without.

3. The title ‘Contents’ is always the
Quotes will often be
same on each of kerrangs given off famous
magazines. people, so then
customers will also
review them because if
they think that a
The main stories, which famous person thinks
they would more than they’re good, then they
likely want to appeal to actually must be pretty
lots of people will be good, so it makes them
placed like this along intrigued.
with a picture to make
it appealing , also they
are probably more
The rest of the stories
famous than the others
will be listed here that
so more people will
may interest people
recognise it
too, they are also
sectioned too with
‘live reviews, gigs’ etc.
So if someone's
looking for something
specific its easy to
find

4. Other big stories will also be included with a
Big title to make it clear that picture, and made quite visible like this on the
it’s the contents page. right side, this is to attract a wide range of
audience.
The issue
number is also
included, theref
ore you know
which one
you’re reading
and if you miss a
number you can
go get it or look
for it on the
internet
All other stories
will be listed in a
smaller font on
the right, they
One big picture of the main story will be
are made less
included on the left hand side of the contents
notable because
page because that’s probably what they
they are seen to
consider as the best article
be less important

5. The main headline will stand out
clearly, in this case it’s a
quote, which will also make people
more interested because they will
want to know what he’s going on
about.
Band logo’s may
The article will be also be included.
written in
newspaper form, so
its in columns
A main picture will be used for the
article, more than likely the main singer of
the band so its clear who it’s on about.

6. Pictures of the band will be included
along with the article
Column inch is used
The name of the
to advertise the
band will also be
bands newest
headlined to make it
singles, albums etc
clear who they’re on
included with a
about
review, it also has a
teaser.. So if you like
the band then you
will want to know
more with the teaser.
The story will be
Quotes for the band included somewhere
will also be given, in on the page and in
this case its ‘we’re newspaper form so its
ready to rock’ in columns