The document analyzes the design elements used across multiple magazine covers and contents pages for rock music magazines. It discusses the typography, layout, language, color, camerawork, mise-en-scene, and mode of address used in magazines like Kerrang, Revolver, and Metal Hammer. Across all the magazines analyzed, common design techniques are used that suit the rock genre, including bold typography, dark colors, aggressive language, close-up photography of musicians, and clothing/sets that match the rock aesthetic. The magazines aim to attract readers through catchy headlines and quotes that draw the reader in to learn more.

1. Typography – The fonts that are used on this ‘Kerrang’
magazine are big and bold. This is used because it catches
the reader’s attention, and wants them to read about it.
Layout – The layout is a bit cluttered on this
magazine, but you are still able to see everything that’s
essential. However, the writing over laps the main picture
which isn’t neat. The route of the eye ‘z’ works well on
this because you see the offer and tittle and main news all
together.
Language – The language that is used on this magazine
cover is standard English, no big words or phrases, so
most audiences will be able to read this as they
understand it all.
Colour – The colour of this magazine is just three
colours, Black, Red and Yellow, which all stand out to each
other. The colours go with the genre of the magazine
because for example, its very ‘rock’ so the red on this
magazine creates and evil, or danger colour.
Camerawork – The camera work of this magazine is a mid
close, group shot which shows they are a band. Also the
mid shot shows just there torso and face’s, showing there
facially expressions, which seem quite depressing which
goes with the genre of the magazine.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene of this magazine
cover is very suiting for the genre. They have black outfits
on which again, because its dark, goes with the ‘rock’ feel
to the magazine.
Mode of address – The magazine tries to interact with the
audience by putting words like ‘free’ onto it, because they
will want to buy it because it has special items. It as
phrases ‘life is loud’ which shows the genre of the
magazine because we stereotype rock with being loud
and wild.

2. Typography – There are many fonts used on this ‘Revolver’
magazine, using big bold writing, and italic writing. The
‘Slipknot’ in the corner, the font used for that represents the
genre of ‘rock’ very well.
Layout – The layout of this ‘Revolver’ magazine is
ordered, but doesn’t have a route of the eye, meaning the
reader misses a lot of infromation. However, with the main
picture being a model with a gun in her hand, relating to the
magazine name, will attract a lot of male readers, because
she is attractive and wearing little clothes.
Language – The language used on the ‘Revolver’ magazine
cover is very genre suited because of ‘hard rock’ and
‘destruction’ signfies the meaning of what is being explained.
Colour – The colour of thismagazine cover is very much near
the same as ‘Kerrang’ front cover because its contains ‘rock’
colours such as red, black, and grey. Which is dark and with
the bright colours such as the red is used to locate the main
information on the cover.
Camerawork – The camera work of this magazine cover is a
far shot showing all of the model. This is done because it will
attract all of the readers, because a male wouldn’t be so
attracted to the magazine if it just showed her face, and not
her whole body.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene used on this front cover
really matches the magazine genre and name. With the
name being ‘Revolver’ which is a gun, the props they have
provided the model, which is a gun suits this.
Mode of address – The magazine tries to interact with the
reader by signifying the main information with large writing
so attracts the readers to the magazine, and makes them
want to buy it.

3. Typography – The typography of this ‘Kerrang’ front cover is
bold, like most magazine covers, because this stands out and
attracts the readers attention because they catch a word, or
something they like and want to read on.
Layout – The layout of this magazine cover is ordered and
the use of the route of the eye is essential on this
cover, because you see the title, and the banner, then the
main story and all of the other stories the magazine
contains. Also, with the main picture you can see there main
features.
Language – The language used on this magazine cover is very
powering, because with words like ‘uproar’ and ‘storm’ is
exaggeration to what it actually is, so interests the reader.
Colour – The colour of this magazine cover, is very similar to
all of the other rock magazines that are out because they are
very coordinated, with black being the base colour then
white and red to signify the main information.
Camerawork – The camera work is mainly to show who they
are, with a wide shot, showing the whole of the band. The
bottom three pictures are to show them performing, all
showing there ‘rockstars’.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene of this magazine cover is
very stereotypical for a rock magazine, with the dark clothing
and a tattoo all over the mans hands. Also, the microphones
suggest there doing a concert.
Mode of address – The magazine cover tries to speak to you
with the aggressive appearance, so will attract heavy rock
readers, and will buy the magazine.

4. Typography – The fonts used on this contents are similar to those
used on the front cover, because they are bold, but this time just
less spread out and there is a certain section where the font is a
bit less straight and more smooth.
Layout – The layout in this contents is much more ordered
because the main picture has no writing overlapping it and is kept
clear. Also, the writing around the side of the picture and on top is
very neat because it has page numbers and loads of sub-headings.
Language – The language in this contents page is very ‘punking’
because it has a lot of words such as ‘chaos’ which signifies its
meaning.
Colour – The colour code on this contents page is the same as the
title page which is very good because it shows professionalism
because it is ordered. I believe Kerrang have done this because it
keeps it simple, but still looks good and suits the genre.
Camerawork – The camera work of this magazine contents page
has a variety because there are several pictures, however, the
main picture is a close shot, signifying certain features, with his
long hair, grown beard and tattoo on the neck, its matches the
genre of the magazine.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene in this contents page is used
very much. For example the picture at the bottom on the left is
named ‘Lamb of god’ and he is singing and the microphone is
used to show this off and also he dark clothing and black hair
shows the amount of mise-en-scene which is used a lot through
the magazine.
Mode of address – The magazine contents page speaks to the
audience with loads of captions showing ‘snip its’ of the stories
that are able to be read in the magazine and with sub headings
such as ‘The king blues’ you want to read on more about
it, because ‘king’ shows how good he is.

5. Typography – The typography of this contents page is
simple, and doesn’t have much range of fonts, though the
colour code is the main feature for the font as this is the
colour for every issue, which is there unique house style, so
the magazine in recognized.
Layout – The layout of this magazine contents page, is very
ordered, but also has its own style, because a lot of contents
pages have just the main information down in a straight
line, however, with this set up, it will attract readers.
Language – The language used on this contents page, suits
the genre of the magazine because with words such as ‘die’
and ‘fear’ it gives the reader the aggression side of the
magazine.
Colour – The colour of this magazine contents page is the
same as all ‘Kerrang’ magazines, because with the dark
colour’s being the base and white and yellow the main
colour to show important features, everybody will recognize
the house style, with ‘Kerrang’.
Camerawork – The camerawork of this contents magazine is
a wide shot a ‘mosh pit’ which is very related to rock
music, also the rock star is being lifted across showing they
are uncontrolled and just do what they want.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene of this contents page is
mainly showing the clothing and props that are used, for
example the dark clothing, giving more of a rock feel, and
the microphone and mosh pits also signifying they are at a
concert.
Mode of address – This magazine contents page speaks to
its audience, because of its wild and careless behavior
shown, which will relate to most teenagers and young adults
because they dream of things like this.

6. Typography – The typography of this metal hammer
magazine contents page is very gothic. The curling font
and dripping words, the gives the reader an evil
feeling, suiting the genre of the magazine.
Layout – The layout of this contents page Is different to
most, because it’s a bit like a normal article page and is
maybe a bit more cluttered than ordered.
Colour – The colour of this magazine is like most rock
magazines, though this one contains a lot more red.
Connotations of red are associates red with being the
colour of blood, and evil. Because of this the colour
matches the genre perfectly.
Language – The language to this contents page
is, again, like all other rock magazine with the aggressive
words ‘death’ representing what the magazine will be like.
Camerawork – The camerawork of the photos on this
contents page are mainly two shots and wide
shots, because they want to show who is in the
magazine, if someone see’s a band they like then they will
buy it and read it.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene of this contents page
is the dark outfits, with ‘punky’ designs on them showing
rock. Also, the poses that the people in the picture are
doing are suited to the genre, with the two fingers, on the
bottom finger, we stereotype this with rock.
Mode of address – The mode of address to this magazine
contents page is very evil and intimidating with the dark
colours and droopy haunted like writing. The readers will
buy this if there hard-core rock fans.

7. Typography – The typography in this double page spread is only one font which is big and bold like all of the other pages. There is a kicker in the
article which makes the reader want to read about it because it catches there eye.
Layout- The layout of magazine is very ordered, because with one page having the main picture and the second page having the whole article
and bit more information. I believe that this is good because it makes the reader want to read because they can see it all, and it attracts them.
Language – The language is like the front cover of the ‘Kerrang’ magazine, it is very standard with no ‘over the top’ language that a less educated
person will struggle to understand, so most audiences can buy it.
Colour – The colour of this double page spread is very dark, even the pictures have had all the colour been taken out of them. There is red
included which stands out, but the colour suits the genre well because rock is associated with dark and evil colours.
Camerawork – Camerwork to this double page spread of a ‘Kerrang’ magazine is mainly just mid-close shots and close –ups. This is good
because it shows the emotion of the person featured in the photo, and rock singers and artists are usually known to show emotion in there
performances such as anger.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene on this double page spread is used a lot, because there is a lot of rock associated props and costumes. For
example the microphone shows the singing, and the card around the mans neck with a skull on suits the genre. Also the recording studio shows
music is being produced.
Mode of address – This double page spread speaks to the reader with quotations from the band. ‘were being the best mcr we can be’ This
makes the audience want to know what extra they are doing to make this happen so wish to read on.

8. Typography – The fonts that are used are like what you would expect to find on a road sign, which usually shows key information you need to
know, so with this font used, people will read into it.
Layout – The layout of this double page spread is ordered, with the bands name taking up most of the first page, and the quote that will
attract readers, the second page is the article.
Language – The language used on this double page spread is a little less aggressive than the other’s which shows a calmer, however, still
rocky enough to attract rock music fans.
Colour – There isn't a colour code on this double page spread, which there usually is in other magazines, but there are still the odd bit of
coding, such as the red kicker, showing the start of the article.
Camerawork – the camerawork of this double page spread is a wide shot showing the whole band with the camera looking up at them and
one of them pointing to us, showing they are powerful.
Mise-en-scene – The mise-en-scene of this magazine double page spread is a scruffy sort of look, which is a lot less intimidating than most of
the other rock magazines. With the scene that there at and the clothes, it seems a little more indie than rock.
Mode of address – The double page spread speaks to the audience mainly with the band leader pointing his finger out to us, which attracts
the reader to see why he is pointing towards the camera as though it has something to do with ourselves.

9. Typography – The typography of this double page spread is a mixture of bold, but also a haunted sort of font. The haunted looking
font, which is coloured red, makes it look evil and like a bit of blood.
Format – The format of this double page spread is ordered, with the picture taking up the whole of the first page and the article the second.
This is good because it attracts readers because it is tidy, and easy to approach.
Colour – The colour of this double page spread is mainly white and red, with the person pictured the only one having a different
colour, black. With the white and red, the clash, so stand out to each other, which is good because the reader will read them as it appeals to
them. Also, the red is a colour associated with evil, showing the genre of the magazine.
Language – The language used in this double page spread is used to pull readers in. With the title using onomatopoeia this is catchy, but also
with the bottom quotes ‘I lived in a house that matthew Hopkins witchfinder used to stay in’ shows that the person mentioned is famous
and is a well-known magazine to contain this information.
Camerawork – The camerawork of this magazine double page spread is a mid-shot showing the torso upwards of the person featured, this is
to show who he is, what he is wearing, which matches the genre and also his emotions, which are very ‘rocky’
Mise-en-scene - There isn’t much mise-en-scene used in this double page however from what there is used, which is the dark clothing and
the persons make up, makes the genre of the magazine stand out.
Mode of address – The magazine tries to connect with its readers with its rocky feeling but also by quoting the main things a rockstar has
said, making us feel that we need to know it, therefore buy the magazine.