Magazine analysis

Magazine 1:
Kerrang magazine breached its conventional colours on the front cover; it used a mixture of red, green white and black to emphasize the background picture of “Enter Shikari”. The design is set into three layers, the first being the masthead, then conventionally to the background and finally the band name and promotions. The main image here is the feature band “Enter Shikari” posing as politicians as the “voice of the people”. They hold the conventional rock band image, a mixture of long and short hair but unconventionally wearing suits and looking smart. The words are used on the cover to stand out and catch the reader’s eye; they are all in bold and each coloured word stands out against the background. The masthead is the “Kerrang” style font in bold black. This appeals to the weekly readers, as it is what they are used to. The language used is conventional rock language, of well known band and advertisements such as “win an orange amp” an amp being an amplifier that you plug an electric guitar into. The overall impression is a bit bland and not as eye catching as you would imagine, however it is extremely detailed and provides a valuable insight into its contents.



Magazine 2:
NME magazine used its conventional colours of black white and red to set of the elementary rock star image, the background is set overlapping the title with small texts around the side. A singer from the band “My chemical Romance” is the main and only image, and is dressed in black to demonstrate a dark side. His hands are in his pockets and he is slightly tilted to the reader’s right, his hair is its usual long untidy wind swept mess and he has some black eyeliner on that is typical of his character. The masthead as usual is in bold and capitals, the text around the sides are a mixture of bolds, capital letters and fonts. They use quotes to entice the reader and rocky language that yet again is conventional to the magazine. The overall effect of the front cover is effective, the colours and image all fit together well and it would appeal to previous and first time buyers.



Magazine 3:
NME this week once again used conventional colouring of black white and red. This sets the rock star image that the magazine comes with, once again the magazine is set into layers, the bottom layer is the masthead and a strap line. The second layer is the background image of the band ‘the XX’. This is also the top layer of the magazine along with a secondary strap line, a bar code and “now Biffy’s new band” In the image the woman is facing the opposite way to the men so to demonstrate the difference between the sexes. The masthead as usual is in bold and capitals, the text around the sides are a mixture of bolds, capital letters and fonts. The magazine uses rocky language that yet again is conventional to the magazine. The overall effect of the front cover is effective, the colours and image all fit together well and it would appeal to previous and first time buyers.