On the Kerrang magazine they have a big main image of the band “sleeping with
sirens” this main image over laps the masthead, this shows the main image of
the band must be an important part of the magazine as the lead singer is
covering the middle of the masthead. The masthead is important on a magazine as
it tells you want the magazine is called but as the main image is covering that
this suggests that it’s not as important in this occasion. The main image also
covers most of the page, giving just enough room for small images and text
around it, this also suggest that the main image is the main article in the
magazine as it’s one of the first things that you see on the page. The main
image has the colour scheme within it too, this is good as it shows that there
is a link between the brand and this would carry on throughout the magazine.
The genre of Kerrang magazine is rock and having the main image as a rock band
on the front shows the audience what the genre of the magazine is, the band are
also dressed to look like a rock band which works really well as it shows a
clear link in the magazine and that the genre would carry on through out the
magazine. This will appeal to a younger audience who is interested in rock as
the main image makes the front cover look informal and also everything is
linked with the genre and brand.
The colour
scheme of the magazine is red, white, yellow and black. White is the house
style in this magazine so it will be carried on throughout most of the magazine
when using masthead and subheading etc this is good as it works with the brand
as they will always be using there house style. then the background colour of
the magazine front cover is red, this makes the white masthead stand out
against everything which is good as it means that it is easy to see and will
attract peoples attention more. The colours black and yellow vary between text
box colour and text. This makes the magazine more colourful, quirky and
interesting it also give the feel that it is aimed at a younger audience as
they have used 4 contrasting colours to catch the viewer attention toward the
text and not just the pictures.
The Puff
on the Kerrang magazine is in the top right hand corner of the front cover this
isn’t very good as it is out of the way so people don’t see it as much because
it is up in the corner rather than in a random place of the magazine to catch
attention. It also does not really stand out much to the reader as it isn’t in
your face and it doesn’t pop out at you as it is too hidden in the corner and
isn’t bold enough to catch someone’s attention this is a bad puff as it doesn’t
do what a puff should do because you can see it that well it doesn’t interest
you as much. The puff has got the colour scheme of black and yellow which is
good as it works well in with the rest of the magazine but it also blend into
the corner slightly which isn’t good because then you tend not to notice it as
much.
This magazine also has a footer at the bottom of the page which gives you more information
on the magazine as it lists different band names. This works with the genre as
people who are interested in those bands and the genre would by the magazine as
those bands that are mentioned are more than likely to be featured inside the
magazine at some point. It is also uses just one word which is each band to try
and catch attention, this works well as because it is just a band name the band
would interest people who like that genre.
I then went on to look at the contents page of this magazine:
The contents page of Kerrang magazine still mentions
about there USP which is the green
day posters, it does this by showing another image of green day which could be
a poster this makes the audience more interested and wants to look at the
posters it also give you more information about the USP. I then went on to look at the article of the magazine and i analyzed that :
In the corner of the Kerrang article there is a quote form one of the members of the
fall out boy band. This quote gives an insight as to what is coming up in the
text of the article. This is an effective way of making the reader intrigued as
to what all of the article says because it only give a little bit of
information but enough information for the reader to want to read on. The Quote
uses the white house style so that the colour scheme can be linked with the
article and so that it looks more professional.
In the middle of the text there is a text box give you information about
fall out boy but it isn’t on the same topic as the secret album. This is wrote
here so that the reader gets given that little bit more information about fall
out boy and so that it will get them excited about the things that fall out boy
has to offer for there fans.
I find that this article is an informal article. This is due to the fact that the entire font on
this article is a san-serif font which is seen as an informal font as it has no
smooth edges to keep everything in line. The way that the layout is presented
this also shows that this is informal as everything on the double page spread
is edgy and quirky and would appeal to a younger audience. The lexis on the
page is also informal as there is small non-complicated words that makes the
article an easy read for the target audience.
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