The document analyzes the front cover, contents page, and a double page spread from Rock Sound magazine. It summarizes key elements like the masthead, cover lines, images, house style, layout, target audience, contents, images, pull quotes, and page numbers. The target audience is described as young adults aged 16-25 interested in rock music.

1. Analysis of
Magazine
Front cover,
Contents page
&
Double page spread
By Amait Boora

2. Masthead Front Cover
This is the title of
the magazine and Header
features the iconic This header contains an
logo of Rock extra cover line that
sound. anchors the image of Biffy
Clyro on the cover. Telling
us what’s inside the
magazine.
Images
The image is
medium group shot
of the band Biffy Cover lines
Clyro. Along with These tell us the contents of
another image the magazine. With some
highlighting that it cover lines anchoring
is the magazines images on the page, for
150th birthday issue. example ‘We get the party
started!’ would link to the
House Style 150 epic birthday issue
The house style consists of image.
Sans Serif fonts along with the
colour scheme of
black, white, red and yellow.
However they occasionally use
different colours to relate to
artists they feature.
Barcode
The barcode is placed on the
bottom right of the page
Layout because it is easy to spot and
The layout follows the rule of easy for retailers to show. It also
thirds. With the one of the main features the issue date.
images being centered.

3. Target Audience
The target audience for
Rock sound would be
young adults aged around
16 – 25 years of age. They
would also have to have
an interest in rock music as
that is what the magazine
specializes in due its various
featured rock artists. This is
suited to the audience as it
has many eye catching
colours that’s contrast
against the back making it
stand out. Along with a
cluttered layout which also
matches the genre of
music.

4. Contents Page
Logo
Logo of Rock
Quotation Sound, matches
A quote from an house style.
article about an
interview with
Gerard Way. Images
There are quite a
few
images, mainly
medium shots
and group shots.
House Style These are preview
The house style consists images based
of Sans Serif fonts along upon a few
with the colour scheme articles.
of black, white and red.
Contents
This shows the
general contents of
Introduction the magazine letting
readers know what
This is a general
articles are featured
introduction to this issue
within the
of the magazine letting
issue, through page
readers know about
numbers.
certain aspects of the
magazine.

5. Title
Double Page Spread This is the title
Layout of the
The layout consists magazine.
of one main image
on one page with
other images and
quotes overlapping
the main image. It
also has the article By line
on a separate page
This credits the
broken up by
writers and
images to make it
photographers
more appealing.
of the double
page spread.
Images
This double page
spread contains 4
images one featuring a
group shot of the
artists and the other
two featuring medium
and medium close up
shots of each artist.
Also a drawing of a
fish skeleton which
represents the article of
Trash talk.
Page Numbers
Pull quote The page numbers are positioned on the
This is a quote from the bottom left and right corners of the pages so
extract giving the that it’s easy for the reader to spot. They also
reader a little snippet relate to the numbers on the contents page so
of what is in the article. readers can find the articles they are searching
for easily.