The document provides an analysis of the design elements and signifiers used on the front covers of rock and pop music magazines. It examines features like the masthead, headline, cover lines, images, colors and slogans and how they signify the genre of the magazine as either rock or pop. For the rock magazine cover, it identifies dark colors, images of artists with long hair and dark makeup, and content about touring and new artists as signifying the rock genre. For the pop magazine, it finds brighter colors, an image of a pop artist, gossip-focused content and a slogan about getting to the chorus as signifying a focus on pop music.

1. Barcode- this is used so
magazine retailers know
who bought the magazine
Headline – its white and bold which tells the audience that
this is the content that’s going to be in the magazine the
audience can tell the headline is associated with the rock
genre as we can see it’s an open question “is Andy six the
new god of rock?” Which means it’s a debate on the genre
as Andy six is an rising rock artist which is an typical
convention in rock magazines as they would want to know
who is the best of their genre.
Cover lines- they all relate on rock artists whose
musical careers s are being discussed with
rumours which is a typical convention in rock
magazines as plenty of rock fans would want to
know if they are going on tour.
The masthead - bold and white which
shows its importance. The audience
can tell this is a masthead as it has
the biggest font size then the rest of
the text on the front cover the
audience can tell this is a rock heavy
metal magazine as it has signifiers of
the masthead being cracked which is
associated with genre as it is known
for rock artist to break their guitars
during performances
Banner – the background of the
banner is black whereas the writing is
white and yellow we know that this is
an banner as it is on the top with a
message to readers the banner tells
the audience that this is an rock
magazine as the band all time low is
an rock group also the word roadie is
associated with the rock genre as
they are always on the road
The overall colour scheme consists of many
warm dark colours which brings signifiers of
anger and danger the colours consist of white
black red and dark yellow these are signifiers
of the rock genre as the colours are very dark
and the genre produces dark music.
Splash- says the UK’s biggest gig guide as
the rock genre is mainly associated on gigs
and performing.
The main image is of a rock artist Andy six looking at the camera
with a sort of dark look as he’s lips are towards the other side of
his face we know this is the main image as he is centrally
framed which shows the audience he is the main person to look
at. The main image has signifiers which are associated with the
rock genre for example Andy six has plenty of dark make up on
his face which is mainly associated with emos who mainly listen
to the rock genre also Andy six has long hair which shows the
rock genre as mainly rock artist have long hair which is a
signifier which they wanted to show on the front cover to show
it is a rock magazine.

2. The masthead - bold and white with black-purple coloured writing with a
purple-pink border which shows its importance. The audience can tell
this is a masthead as it has the biggest font size then the rest of the text
on the front cover the masthead is situated on the left corner of the
cover. The audience can tell this is a pop magazine as it has signifiers of
an love heart which people associate with teeny fan girls who are in love
with celebrities which shows it’s a pop magazine
The overall colour scheme consists of many
bright colours more happy colours which
brings a sense of girls such as Bright pink
light blue and white these are signifiers of
the pop genre as its more targeted towards
kids by the colours which are more teeny
Headline – its white and bold which tells the audience that
this is the content that’s going to be in the magazine the
audience can tell the headline is associated with the pop
genre as we can see it’s an exclusive interview which means it
has all the gossip which is a key theme in pop magazines also
the artist they are interviewing is an pop artist TULISA so we
know the two elements we have both contribute to this
magazine being a pop magazine.
Cover lines- they all relate on
pop artists whose personal lives
are being discussed with
rumours and gossips popping up
which is a typical convention in
pop magazines
slogan – the slogan is under
the masthead with the
slogan message “Don’t Bore
us Get to the chorus” this is
more associated with the
pop genre as pop magazines
consist of gossip tales which
would want people to buy
the magazine as the target
audience are teen girls they
would want to know all
about what’s going on with
their idol so the slogan is
saying they have all the
gossip