Magazine Analysis

1. AmiraAbdi 12OF Kerrang!Magazine’sheadline followsthe same theme redandwhite
as most rock magazines.These colours heavilycontrastthe black
background,makingiteasyto read,as it ismore predominant.The
fontchoseninthe headlineisthe same asthe magazine’smasthead,
connotingconsistencyandservesasanappropriate representation
of the rock genre andsatisfiesthe targetaudience,whichare young
adults.
The sub-headerhere hasthe word‘new’
capitalisedandina redwhichisa vibrant,eye-
cachingcolour.Moreover,the white box
aroundcontrasts the blackbackground.This,
overall dragsthe person’seye towardsthis
corner of the magazine,whichadvertisesits
ownwebsite belowthe capitalisedword.This
type of exhibitionallowsthe popularityof this
website toincrease aseveryissue wouldhave
one.Alsoonthe left,the words‘world
exclusive’entice the readertoreadthe text
on the upperleftside. Itmakesthe individual
feel asthoughtheyare beingtoldamajor
secret.Moreover,asthisinterviewwouldbe
takingplace withinMyChemical Romance’s
recordingstudiowhichwouldmake the
readerthe feel asthoughtheyare beingtold
the true andthe artistsare completely
genuine astheyasin theirnatural
environment.ThisenhancesKerrang!
Magazine’sauthenticityandmore people
wouldbuyit.
There are multiplepicturesinthismagazine,whichsuggestthatthismagazine isnot
suitable forolderormiddle agedpeople,astheywouldprefermore writing.Hence
otherwise theirtargetaudience of youngadultswouldpreferthistype of magazine
as it allowsthemtosee imagesof gigsandarena tourstheymay have not beenable
to go to. Alsothe picture of My Chemical Romance inside theirrecodingstudionot
onlylegitimisesthe place where the interviewwastakenbutistakenfrom a high
angle,whichhighlightsthatthe bandare vulnerable tothe pressandare inviting
themintotheirprivate places.
Also,all of the picturesare of the band exercisingthe rules
of beingina bandsuch as singing,songwritingandplaying
theirowninstruments.Itisevidentthatthisbandisnot
superficial as all of the pictureswere taken‘accidently’and
none of the bandmembersare posingforit.Thismay act as
a representationof the magazine asitscoulddemonstrate
Kerrang!’shonestyas the picturesare not artificial.
On the righthand side of the page
are fournewexclusiveup-coming
songtitles.Byincludingthis
Kerrang!Magazine will have
accomplishedinintroducingmore
My Chemical Romance fanstotheir
magazine.Thisexclusiveiswithina
white box which evidentlystands
out,separatingitself fromthe rest
of the double page spread.The red
arrow compelsthe readertolooking
downontothe newsongtitles
whichgivesthe magazine asense of
movementand perpetuitywhich
couldrepresentrockmusicitself.

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