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- 1. Analysis of Kerrang! rock magzine
- 2. The main colours used on this magazine front cover Here is the masthead, with are, black, white, red and the magazine name on. With yellow all these colours the black background and create the rock atmosphere white bold lettering on that the magazine aims for. Kerrang! makes it stand out This is also convention as many magazine only use a few colours which they keep consistent throughout the magazine The main image is of a member of the Foo Over here is a box with an imagine of Fighters, and is a long mid another rock band and a page number shot which highlights being which relates to an article that's the main attraction of this featured within the magazine . This is magazine. The red shirt slightly unconventional as many that he has one adds to the magazines wouldn't have another rock feel the magazine is image apart fro m the main image aiming at. but there is a wide spread of magazines that do this , never the less, this works well as the colours that the band are wearing balances out the black on the page and also The lettering of Foo the use of the yellow out lining of the Fighters is in bold box and the yellow text balances it white letters. This out too. stands out with the red shirt and also is The front cover also uses variations in one on the main font size, over here the PLUS is much colours used on this larger than the rest of the text on front cover yellow to emphasis on there being something much more but also the importance in what else is included in the magazine.
- 3. Across the top are different The contents page also includes images of artists that are the issue number and date featured in the magazines. which enables readers to see All these images relate back which date it was published and to the contents page and what number the issue is. This is have numbers and conventional to magazines as a illustrations to what they wide spread of magazine would are meant to be with. include this. Under this is also an editors letter which is also conventional in contents pages. The use of white text and black background is still kept consistent on the contents page too to The main image used also hold up the house style has a caption and page for the magazine. The number to show where it font used for contents is belongs , this is conventional the same used for in magazines as it allows the Karrang! too, this shows readers to view the pictures a limited use of font and immediately show styles to keep the pages which page to go to if they consistent and similar. want to read that article The constant use of the theme colours, red, black In most magazines they usually and white is still used to have shots of other front covers keep the style of the in there contents page to show magazine rational. Also, the other issues they have created by having the subheadings in and that the readers may be red highlights the interested in importance and draws attention to it.
- 4. Here is another image which is also related to the text as Here is a small there is a caption on the left caption of what hand side of it. The images The heading of this article is in bold, capitalized the main, large relate back to the context as white letters which makes it stands out from the image is about on its talk about live background, it also has writing under to show the page . performances, and all the what the title is about and gives more images have been taken in information. natural positions In many music magazine articles it is conventional for The article has also used them to have one subheadings to indicate main, large, image that what the band name is and represents an interview or a under have got more discussion that's happened information of the band on within the context, in this there live performance. The magazine they have a singer font is the same as the from a band in his live heading of the article but performance and an interview the size is smaller in taken after it. This main image comparison. This is represents that. Also, looking conventional for magazines the type of shot used here, its as they use different size The text in magazines are conventionally put slightly a low angle mid shot fonts to emphasis on the into columns of 2 or 3, they have also done this of the singer. This rock feel to importance of the text. here. What works well for this magazine is the this is done through seeing the box of text in black with white font and layered black clothing he is swearing as on the page on an angle. This makes the double well as the tattoos across his page look more active, and goes along with the arm. article theme of live performances.
- 5. Using a variation in font size emphasises on the importance of context, and is a convection of magazines. Use colours associated with the genre of music the magazine is based on, for instance this magazine uses black more frequently as a main colour as black is associated with rock. Always have a caption with each image to show what page number its related to (if on the contexts page) or what the image is of. Use a verity of images on a double page spread taken in different shots and angles so the page looks appealing.