Saturday, 2 November 2013

Magazine analysis of front cover - Kerrang

-The Masthead is Situated Along the top of the Magazine, stretching along the whole of the width, The font is large compared with others on the page so that even though the main images cover the bottom of the text it still stands out. This is also because of the choice of colour being bright white with a red background, which is linked to the splash or main cover line.

-The Splash is located to the centre of the cover and is enclosed in a box coloured white to stand out with the darker background of the main images and the red, The text is made up of 3 different fonts. "THE OFFICIAL" being black and the smallest of the three, also relating the the words "the official" mirrors this and looks quite formal. "ROCK" being a main theme for the magazine is red with black highlights to make it stand out on the white background.

- The Main Image is composed of 5 different images, all Lead singers of separate bands that include Blink 182, Bring Me The Horizon, Green day, Pierce the vale and  Avenged sevenfold. All bands tending to the themes of the magazine that are rock, punk metal and so on. As the majority of their images are covered, leaving just their upper torso, the shots are medium close ups.

- The subsidiary images follow a grid structure around the splash and main image, showing other bands and artists, giving the reader an idea of what else the magazine has to offer, with artists like Foo Fighters and Enter Shikari. To break these images apart from their background they have been edited into a white circular boarder.

- The Pug, placed in the top right hand corner of the page draws the reader in with a competition, "WIN METALLICA SHOES" Again following the same black white and red colour scheme of the magazine.

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