Analysing a kerrang front cover

Analysing a rock magazine

Kerrang is one of the mainstream Rock magazines its target audience is probably for a more mature audience as the language used is sometimes quite strong but I think if you have an interest in music you will enjoy reading it.

There is a lot happening on the front cover, there is a lot of side stories on the side of the page which are all easy to see and to read as the colours used all compliment each other. There is also one main story which also very clear to see. 

The main story that they are trying to promote has a quote which will hook the reader and make them want to read what is inside. They communicate with the target audience by having the most popular band that they are featuring.(Thirty seconds to mars) By featuring a popular band it is more likely to grab the reader's attention because if it is a popular band in that genre and people like that group they will be more likely to buy the magazine.

The poses  are  similar  in some ways as they are all looking  at the  camera.However  they are different as some are looking serious and others aren't  as serious.

The typography used  on this front  cover  is  similar  as most of  the  text  is  in the  same  font. This  font  stands  out  as it’s all in capitals  which allows  the writing  to stand  out  against the  background.This magazine  uses  to different  colours  to go with this  type of  font  as  these  two colours  make  the  writing  stand out  on the page.The  red and  the  white really stand out against  the black background.They use  black for the colour  of  the  font raley as most of  the  background is  black or they use  red  on the  white  as  it  stands out more.

The colours used are black, red and white this is good because all of the colours compliment each other, also the red and black are bold colours and stand out this is important because if this magazine is on a shelf it will stand out and people will notice it. I think the colour white is being used just to make some writing a little bit more clear and understandable.

The type  of  shot  used  in these  images  especially  the  main image  is  mid  shot  and  there  is  one  close  up on one  of  the  smaller images.The  main image  is  position and  framed so it's  in the centre of  the  front cover.This allows for  images and  text  to be placed  over and  around  the  main image  without  covering  the  face  of  the  model. The photography is  consistent as  the  type  of  shots  being  used  are  used  throughout and  the images  are  all  framed  the  same I think they do this because it makes the pictures easier to see and the audience can see everything.

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